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| The Cook in Action At Inkwnkwezi High School in Mdantsane NU 6 |
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| A cook who does not taste his or her own food is no good! |
I am starting this article on a small personal note. My grandmother (of whom I am thinking very often because she was just so full of wisdom) always used to say: " A cook has to be of a certain substance. If he or she does not eat her own food there is no need in preparing it for others".
A peek into the kitchen of the Inkwenkwezi High School in NU 6 around 12 o' clock tells you immediately, that you do not have to worry here about what my grandmother was trying to say and that everything is in order.
The school gives lunch to the students, cooked every day by these ladies!
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| The size of the pots indicates the hunger of the learners at Inkwenkwezi High School in Mdantsane |
The size of the pots, the smell of the vegetable stew and the steaming rice on the plates makes you terribly hungry within seconds (should you be so unlucky to be in the kitchen around lunch time). You are unlucky if you are not part of the students.
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| The food is given the final touch under the eyes of the cook's helper |
We were not the only ones getting hungry. Anticipation could be seen on several faces.
What you see here is the work of an artist and her helpers and assistance. Do not think for a second that it it is easy to cook for several hundred learners on a tight budget and make the food still tasty. But confidence and experience does it.
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| The kitchen is the place to be around lunch time |
At least O N E of us tried to soften the heart of the ladies. Meli was captured on film making use of his infatuating charm and smile, hoping to get his share of the pot. Well Meli, nice try but we nevertheless ended up at the RED STAR.
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| MELIKAYA GIVING IT ALL |
But we know the meal indeed tasted delicious!
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| It's gooood..... |
Just watch the learners for a little while having their meal in the classroom.
The Principal told us that for many students it can be the only meal of the day.
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| Learnes at the Inkwenkwezi High School |
It becomes clear how important it is in South Africa to serve lunch at the schools. Nobody can study with an empty stomach.
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| Lunch in the classroom |
This by the way means: NO EATING ALLOWED HERE!
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| Happy |
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