Real Skills With Lesego: Eggs Benedict ZA

In the first of his new series for TASTE, chef Lesego Semenya – a.k.a. Les Da Chef – the Jozi-based cookbook author and TV host shares his version of eggs Benedict. It’s proudly South African, naturally, and will teach you an important life skill: how to balance flavours in chakalaka

- Lesego Semenya

I’ve Been Lucky enough to have worked all over the world but my favourite [job] by far was right here at home, at Richard Branson’s private game reserve at Sabi Sands in the Kruger Park. The guests always wanted to try foods that they had never tried before, which is how we came up with this dish. It’s recognisable in that it’s a breakfast stack, but totally different in terms of flavour.

We twisted eggs Benedict and made it using typically South African ingredients, as well as traditional English muffins. Adding chakalaka brings a new, exciting element to this breakfast recipe, and adds beautiful colours.