Finance minister Tito Mboweni on Thursday evening was once again cooking with Twitter open as he live-tweeted his latest culinary adventure.
Kicking off a little later than usual — probably due to today’s Reserve Bank drama — Mboweni didn’t have time to make a stocky meal. Instead, he improvised, whipped out a tin of Lucky Star, two tomatoes and two onions for what he termed a “Lucky Star stew”.
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Although, personally, the recipe doesn’t whet the appetite, his step-by-step guide was as wholesome as ever.
His initial tweet garnered more than 1000 likes. In total, his nine-tweet tutorial received close to 3000 likes.
Preparing a simple quick meal after a long difficult day. Tjoooo!! Thanks Lucky Star!
pic.twitter.com/PR9xYp53TB — Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) June 6, 2019
Onions and extra tomatoes sorted! Stage two. pic.twitter.com/qJkJOCalYw
— Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) June 6, 2019
Just about done!! pic.twitter.com/W0sqslJ7og
— Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) June 6, 2019
Lucky Star stew! ( I have no relationship with them but enjoy the fish). pic.twitter.com/nnOPOcjG5a
— Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) June 6, 2019
Close up picture! Later!! pic.twitter.com/S6bilHT5Kt
— Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) June 6, 2019
He sure knows how to set a table, too.
While many, once again, loved the minister’s enthusiasm in the kitchen, his now meme-like food escapades on Twitter have earned him a few nicknames on the social network and in Parliament.
“We will troll him ngala pilchard in Parly,” tweeted EFF MP Yoliswa Yako.
TITO Mustard Mboweni kuhle kudla kwakho bawo
— Khanyo (@Khanyo21312481) June 6, 2019
We will troll him ngala pilchard in Parly
— Nomampondomise
(@YolzYako) June 6, 2019
Tito Mboweni’s latest cooking guide comes just a few weeks after his now famous beef stew simmered through South Africa’s Twitter feeds.
Feature image: screenshot, Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) via Twitter
