Zim born Chef Caz shares advice on culinary matt...

Zim born Chef Caz shares advice on culinary matters

Culinary Arts, A.A.A.S. | Grand Rapids Community College

Zim Now Writer

Caz Gundi is a dynamic 26-year old Zimbabwean-born and British-raised businesswomanwith a passion for food.

She was randomly entered into a cooking competition when she was 14 years old to fill a space for someone who had dropped out, but at this point, she was already a fairly seasoned cook.

“I moved here when I was nine years old, and being a first-generation immigrant, my parents worked a lot and I found myself helping out in the kitchen a lot,” she said.

Caz shares food tips with her followers under Cooking With Caz, giving advice on how to save money and still add flavour.

Having now lived in the UK for twenty years after moving from Zimbabwe, she said there is a lot more British influence involved with the typical Christmas dinner.

A typical Christmas dinner, she said, involves a lot of fried meats, from chicken to steak to sausage.

Cooking With Caz has evolved into a chic Southern African foodie brand where she showcases her creative recipes with the aim of putting Zimbabwean food, reimagined, on the map through unique dining experiences.

“I have even filmed my own cooking show and have released my debut book, Zimbabwean Food Reimagined.

“Through Cooking with Caz, I want to revolutionalise the evolving Zimbabwean cuisine by experimenting with traditional recipes and recreating new ones along with other Zimbabweans doing the same,” she says.

Caz shares food tips with her followers under Cooking With Caz, giving advice on how to save money and still add flavour.

One money-saving tip she gives is to butterfly your chicken, so it takes less time to cook as well as needing less time in the oven, because the chicken lies flatter on the tray, it means more food can fit in the oven.

If you are hosting children, she suggests, bulking out your chicken with extra wings – they are normally cheaper than leg or breast meat.