"Hamman, who has more than 200,000 followers on both Instagram and TikTok, has made it his mission for the past two years to boost food businesses across South Africa, highlighting the country's diverse cuisine and bringing South Africans together across their often divided cultures. Each video opens with a cheerful: I'm Nick Hamman! He then goes on to state his goal for the day, such as looking for the best burgers, boerewors sausages or breyani (biriyani)."
"I believe food is political. I think food is very deeply tied to memory and nostalgia and history. And it tells the story of our country in a very special way. It's a democracy in one way, so we get a lot of suggestions on social media If you start to see a place being suggested 100 times or more, you get a good sense that you should probably go there."
Solly's Corner in downtown Johannesburg bustles with slabs of hake, golden chips, chopped green chillies and liberal servings of homemade sauces in packed sandwiches. Food influencer and 5FM radio DJ Nick Hamman uses his Instagram and TikTok presence to spotlight South African eateries and diverse cuisines, bringing attention to family-run businesses in historically South Asian and Middle Eastern Fordsburg. Hamman seeks passionate entrepreneurs often with stories of resilience, samples a wide range of dishes from mala mogodu stew to magwinya doughnuts, and frames food as political and deeply tied to memory, nostalgia and history. He follows audience suggestions and visits venues recommended repeatedly to foster shared culinary connections.
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