Discovery, UKTV taste South Africa

UKTV and Discovery in Africa and Poland are onboard a 10-part food series that takes British chef Matt Tebbutt to South Africa to sample and work with the local cuisine.

Matt Tebbutt

A Taste of South Africa is being produced by South African indie Oxyg3n Media, which has previously worked on a local version of Married at First Sight for Lifetime.

Further international sales of the series are being handled by Modern Times Group’s London-based distributor DRG.

Tebbutt will travel across South Africa exploring the diversity of local foods and regional specialties, meeting people such as Nelson Mandela’s personal chef Xoliswa Ndoyiya.

Tebbutt has previously appeared in series such as Food Unwrapped for Channel 4 in the UK, Saturday Kitchen on BBC1, Kings of the Wild on Discovery and Market Kitchen on UKTV.