‘Drowned’ chicken to garlic stew: Inside Tito Mboweni’s crazy concotions
The late ‘Twitter chef’ Tito Mboweni was known for his unhinged cuisine, which involved plenty of onions, garlic and boiled meat…
While social media users often joked about Tito Mboweni dying of food poisoning thanks to his crazy culinary concoctions, his passing after a short illness has come with great shock and sadness to many South Africans.
The former Minister of Finance and Reserve Bank Governor was known for his experimental cooking, which he posted on his X [Twitter] account.
Tito often laughed along with comments teasing both his food and his fashion sense.
THUMBS UP FOR LAST MEAL POSTED ON X
While Tito Mboweni last tweeted on 1 October, pictures of his last meal were shared last month.
According to the 65-year-old, he chose to make a hearty chicken stew following a cold front that hit his home province of Limpopo.
In true Tito style, the former minister used plenty of garlic and chunks of onions and tomato.
It is still THIS cold. So I decided to prepare the Duke’s chicken stew . Wait ! pic.twitter.com/a6J1CfOOEU
— Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) September 22, 2024
This is how it went. Not bad. Cheers ! pic.twitter.com/ov3IN8Jbjz
— Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) September 23, 2024
He served the meal – which looked surprisingly edible – with a side of pap.
“This is how it ended. I enjoyed them bones. Home-cooked meals are great”, he proudly tweeted.
This is how it ended. I enjoyed them bones. Home cooked meals are great. pic.twitter.com/c469h5y907
— Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) September 23, 2024
According to Tito Mboweni’s X followers, the food was a “big improvement” and even “looked delicious.”
TITO MBOWENI’S CRAZY COOKING ADVENTURES
While Tito Mboweni bragged about his improved cooking skills in recent months, his home-cooked meals weren’t always appealing.
In fact, Tito was known for his late-night experiments in the kitchen with bizarre ingredients and methods.
A few unusual combinations included:
- Tin fish curry and pasta
- Mopani worms and tomato chunks
- Boiled fish chutney
- Deep fried chicken
- Beef and green pepper stew
- Boerewors stew
- Tinned chicken feet and pap
- Hot chilli fish soup
Today, we are not drowning the children. Salt and a bit of water and olive oil. Yee of no Faith! pic.twitter.com/CYvgAusuyV
— Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) March 8, 2024
Dinner is loading ! pic.twitter.com/kQDjrW0Ofu
— Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) April 24, 2024
