Mexican food

It’s safe to say that South Africans enjoy their fair share of spicy food, you only need to think of our long history of Indian and Cape Malay curries, or our penchant for peri-peri sauce (yes, flame-grilled chicken, we’re looking at you) to know that spices and chilli peppers form part of our much-loved cuisine.

Saveur is a gourmet, food, wine and travel magazine that focuses on global cuisine. Considered one of the most respected publications in the culinary world, it annually rates the world’s best food blogs, and this year finalists flew in from as far afield as Poland, India and Hong Kong to spend two days in Charleston, SC whilst the winners were decided. If you’re interested in what’s trending and who you should be following for your foodie fill – here are a few of the proud winners.