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I’m in the throes of preparing to cook Easter Sunday lunch which, by tradition among some South Africans, should include a roast leg of lamb. But, since I’m doing the cooking, it can’t be any old leg of lamb. It has to be Karoo lamb because the meat has a very distinctive flavour - one I’m particularly familiar with as I grew up on a sheep farm in this semi-desert area of the country.
This isn’t about childhood fantasy or nostalgia. As Johann Kirsten explains, Karoo lamb has been given its own Geographical Indication - a World Trade Organisation designation that protects certain products that have their own unique story. Karoo lamb has been given this special status because of the particular shrubs and grasses sheep feed on in the area. A similar backstory lies behind Agneau de Prés-salés du Mont-Saint-Michel from sheep that
graze on France’s vast salt marshes.
It can be difficult to avoid sugar – whether it’s the chocolatey goodness of Easter eggs or the refreshment of a cold drink on a hot day. Sugar has become a normal part of our diets and a common feature during celebrations. Yet, the link between sweet treats and the rise in diseases – like obesity, diabetes and some cancers – requires us to think again. Grace Marie Jones suggests simple ways to swap out sugar for a healthier lifestyle.
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Caroline Southey
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Johann Kirsten, Stellenbosch University
Meat from sheep that graze in South Africa’s Karoo and France’s Mont Saint-Michel lamb is deemed special.
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Grace Marie Jones, Touro University
A higher consumption of sugar leads to worse health outcomes, so we need to be mindful of the added sugar we eat.
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Mouhamed Abdallah Ly, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar; Pape Chérif Bertrand Bassène, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
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Satang Nabaneh, University of Dayton
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