2019-09-01 Woolworths Taste

TABLE TALK

42 TASTE SEPTEMBER 2019

Whether you call it gemere, gemmerbier

or ginger beer, one thing’s for certain:

the nose-tingly, tangy fermented drink

tastes like home. This Heritage Day,

toast the cultural treasure by giving

it the star treatment it deserves

GINGER BEER

FLOAT

You can thank Mogau

Seshoene a.k.a. The Lazy

Makoti, for this ginger

beer recipe – one of

the most viewed on

taste.co.za!

water 2 litres

sugar 400 g

ground ginger 2 T

cream of tartar 1 t

raisins a handful

pineapple 1, peeled

instant dry yeast 1 t

Woolworths

Extremely Creamy

Madagascan vanilla

ice cream, for serving

1 To make the ginger

beer, pour 2 cups water

into a saucepan. Add

the sugar and dissolve

over a low heat, stirring

regularly. Add the

ginger, cream of tartar,

raisins, pineapple peel

and the remaining

water. Simmer for

10 minutes. 2 Allow

to cool (about an hour),

then stir in the yeast.

Cover and leave to

stand overnight. Strain

through a sieve into a

2-litre bottle and chill

before serving. 3 Pour

the chilled ginger beer

into tall glasses and

carefully top with a

scoop of ice cream –

two, if you’re feeling

indulgent.

THERAISIND’ETRE

Love‘emorhate‘em,the

swollen,fizzyraisinsthat

bobaroundyourglassof

home-madegingerbeer,

actuallyservea purpose.

Onceyourbrewis done

fermenting,theraisins

risetothetop,signalling

thatthebeer’sready

tobebottled.

PHOTOGRAPH

SADIQAH ASSUR-ISMAIL

PRODUCTION

HANNAH LEWRY

FOOD ASSISTANT

KATE FERREIRA