--- title: "Anna Trapido is Food Writer of the Year" description: "A portfolio of work published in TGIFood secured the win for South Africa’s finest food writer, Anna Trapido, at the annual Galliova Awards." type: "NewsArticle" publisher: "Daily Maverick" site: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za" section: "WINNING" author: "Tony Jackman" author_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/author/tonyjackman/" canonical_url: "https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-10-27-anna-trapido-is-food-writer-of-the-year/" published: "2026-10-27T12:14:42" lang: "en-ZA" word_count: 504 --- # Anna Trapido is Food Writer of the Year > A portfolio of work published in TGIFood secured the win for South Africa’s finest food writer, Anna Trapido, at the annual Galliova Awards. By Tony Jackman · Published 27 October 2026, 14:14 SAST ## Key points - Anna Trapido has won Food Writer of the Year at the annual Galliova Awards — and Health Writer of the Year, too. - Her winning TGIFood portfolio spans raspberry soufflés, piri-piri, Ghanaian street food and Tanzanian green bananas. - Trapido brings curiosity and cultural insight to everyday ingredients, from chicken feet and delele, to liver and soup. - Read the 10 award-winning stories, including her tongue-in-cheek hunt for South Africa’s ultimate fried chicken. ## Content Not content with winning the title of Food Writer of the Year (not for the first time), Dr Anna Trapido was also the winner of its sister category, and is now also Health Writer of the Year. It is my honour to be able to publish her stories in this space. She brings huge value to TGIFood with every story that comes our way. And each of the 10 pieces in her submission portfolio is worth reading, or reading again. Here they are, in the order in which she submitted them: **Chef Alain Roux’s raspberry soufflés leave the Pink Lady breathless** ![Souffle at the Pink Palace. (Photo: Markus Fiedler)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/4EbsdOWXmy1xy8x5P6sNmKutjy8=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/2996/pink-souffle-main1_830668.jpg) *Souffle at the Pink Palace. (Photo: Markus Fiedler)* When Chef Alain Roux visited Cape Town his raspberry soufflé rose above all expectations. Find the story [here](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-08-26-chef-alain-roux-s-raspberry-souffles-astound-at-the-pink-palace/). **The secrets of piri-piri, from a chef who knows how** ![Explore the cultural roots of Molho de Piri-Piri, a sauce that has transitioned from Mozambican kitchens to global culinary fame.](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/avtchG2JW5SmQC3WIIwjVK5VD7M=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/2995/Chickenpiri-piricookingphotocreditAbsaKotsokoane_721194.jpg) *Chef Freddie Dias’s piri-piri chicken cooking. (Photo: Absa Kotsokoane)* Great piri-piri connects to the people, place and knowledge that created it. Find her story [here](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-31-the-power-of-piri-piri-with-a-chef-who-knows-how/). **Ghana’s signature street food is impossible to beat** ![A kosua ne meko lady balances eggs on her head in this image produced by AI in the style of Soviet realism and in the colours of the Ghanaian flag. (AI image generated by Anna Trapido)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/TfN0gMmrYaMGpiog0s4n3T0pm48=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/2995/kosuanemekosellerlandscapeorientation_105796.png) *A kosua ne meko lady balances eggs on her head in this image produced by AI in the style of Soviet realism and in the colours of the Ghanaian flag. (AI image generated by Anna Trapido)* Kosua ne meko Ghanaian hard-boiled eggs are healthy, hot-headed and highly stacked. Find the story [here](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-07-17-ghanas-signature-street-food-is-impossible-to-beat/). **In Tanzania, South African Pinotage makes a new friend** ![Green bananas. (Photo: Anna Trapido)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/61T9GnWdPkast_LCpT68q1huNuw=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/2985/GreenbananasaningredientinmtoriphotoAnnaTrapido_429392_decc4ee944a43d9d8b6779ee71b97133.jpg) *Green bananas. (Photo: Anna Trapido)* Pairing Pinotage wine with Tanzanian green banana soup is unconventional but deeply delicious. Find her piece [here](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-12-05-in-tanzania-south-african-pinotage-makes-a-new-friend/). **Collagen, chicken feet, caviar and ceramics: The luxury rebranding of ordinary appetites** ![Chef Absa’s orange and chutney chicken feet. (Photo: Absa Kotsokoane)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/te5WW4cdEM9Szg_CyrnTpIa_ocY=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/2994/ChefAbsasorangeandchutneychickenfeetphotocreditAbsaKotsokoane_808374.jpg) *Chef Absa’s orange and chutney chicken feet. (Photo: Absa Kotsokoane)* Would you rather consume collagen in a premium powder, or find it where it has always been: in a chicken foot? Her story is [here](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-26-collagen-chicken-feet-caviar-and-ceramics-the-luxury-rebranding-of-ordinary-appetites/). **Delele: the velvety ingredient bridging language and sensory experience** ![delele-tgifood](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/kElYEldF1SChcsf58xGHT90qO50=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/orphans/DelelefordinnerinZimbabwe_PrinceSivaloMahlangu_616767.jpeg) *Delele for dinner in Zimbabwe. (Photo: Prince Sivalo Mahlangu)* Delele is a viscous, velvety vegetable whose name captures the sensory experience of eating it and reveals how language, taste and knowledge intertwine. [Here’s her story](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-03-26-delele-the-velvety-ingredient-bridging-language-and-sensory-experience/). **Chicken liver — nutritious and delicious but divisive** ![Chicken livers, luxury on a budget. (Photo: Rimsha Noor on Unsplash)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/xc6YhfyGxulKBU_74FACXOacNwo=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/2993/rimsha-noor-jYlMyZwCV3w-unsplash_656807.jpg) *Chicken livers, luxury on a budget. (Photo: Rimsha Noor on Unsplash)* Chicken liver is cheap, chic, wholesome and probably prophetic. Find her story [here](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-06-12-chicken-liver-nutritious-and-delicious-but-divisive/). **A witty, elegant — and damn good — debut by Insta legend Fehmida ‘Fehmz’ Jordaan** ![Fehmida Jordaan’s prawn coconut curry. (Photo: Supplied)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/fEnWIDVODzGXkYtKMPbiyDR7Q2Q=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Prawn-Coconut-Curry-pg-80-83-2.jpg) *Fehmida Jordaan’s prawn coconut curry. (Photo: Supplied)* In Damn Good Food, Fehmida Jordaan shares life-affirming recipes and stories that nourish far beyond the plate. Find her piece [here](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-10-24-a-witty-elegant-and-damn-good-debut-by-insta-legend-fehmida-fehmz-jordaan/). **Chicken soup — cure, comfort or both?** ![Whether it can cure a cold or not, chicken and still healthy eating](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/r6h5-Ah3mUZ4hTLC40KUoelNsrc=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/2992/LeopardDelichickenbroth_795263.jpg) *Andrea Burgener’s chicken soup. (Photo supplied by The Leopard)* Chicken soup is a sick-day staple, but can it cure the rhinovirus? Find her story [here](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-29-chicken-soup-cure-comfort-or-both/). **Crunch time for the country’s ultimate fried chicken contenders** ![Korean Fried Chicken (or chikin as it is often rendered in Korea) at Korean Garden, Magaliessig. (Photo supplied by vendor)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/x20oyNw5iSaiCoXzkv7uui3_FAI=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/attachments/2992/KoreanGardenJohannesburgfriedchicken_221717.jpg) *Korean Fried Chicken (or chikin as it is often rendered in Korea) at Korean Garden, Magaliessig. (Photo: Supplied by vendor)* A tongue-in-cheek survey of South Africa’s finest fried chicken. Find Anna’s piece [here](https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-22-crunch-time-for-fried-chicken/). **DM**