From the Series
David Cope is “The Foodie” of South Africa. He is also a writer and winemaker, and believes bacon is god. We ask him if food culture, diet or money is more important?
I would say money drives food culture, which drives diet. The poorest part of the population has a food culture driven purely around value, which generally drives an undernourished (think Africa) or extremely over-nourished (think USA) diet. The wealthy can afford to have food ideals, pursue moralistic food purchases and eat a perfectly balanced diet. Naturally there are exceptions to this, but I think the wealth divide is going to keep a healthy food culture out of the reach of many as long as it exists.
