Cooking with Tito: How SA's Finance Minister is fast becoming a food hero on Twitter

It’s no surprise that our Minister of Finance is a real foodie, and apart from eating out at his favourite restaurants, the man is a serious cook. Last week he live-tweeted the making of a chicken stew. Check out the thread.

Come with me as I prepare a simple chicken stew for dinner! Cutting up garlic! pic.twitter.com/CvPk3cxMuD

— Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) May 11, 2019

In keeping with the Winter comfort food theme, this week he’s back with a beef stew recipe and his tweets have had us glued to our screens with grumbling tummies. Tito documents each step of the process, thoughtfully styling his mise en place and infusing his posts with clever and witty captions like, “cooking needs time. It’s like drawing up the National Budget. Time and patience!”

Beef stew alert!! The bottle on the left contains “Shito” from Ghana. We are starting early today! Come with me… pic.twitter.com/epS0cDDAdc

— Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) May 28, 2019

I am hiding the garlic!!???? pic.twitter.com/89fqDsLnyn

— Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) May 28, 2019

Olive oil, salt and spices done. Here we go! pic.twitter.com/vDVffh61Ec

— Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) May 28, 2019

Now we introduce onions, green pepper and garlic. Mix and the slow cooking goes on. Cooking needs time. It’s like drawing up the National Budget. Time and patience!! pic.twitter.com/B8JV5r3rr5

— Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) May 28, 2019

There is something about cooking which soothes the soul. Removes stressful things and makes one a better person. There is nothing lower class about cooking. In my zone, cooking is UPPER CLASS!! ????

— Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) May 28, 2019

We love that the political head of the National Treasury is so enthusiastic about his cooking – and sharing the action as it happens. Could there be a side hustle to explore here, Tito?

Be sure to keep following Tito Mboweni @tito_mboweni for more food inspiration! We can’t wait to see what he plans to cook next!

ALSO READ: Your go-to guide for making the best stew ever this Winter

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