Lesotho: ‘Fighting a Giant’ – the Chef in Lesotho Taking On the Agro-Industrial Complex

In a time of climate breakdown, corporate capture, and unhealthy diets, can the humble food of Lesotho show us the future?

Over the past few years, the notion that all cuisine can be boiled down to four simple elements – salt, fat, acid, and heat – has gained widespread popularity thanks to a bestselling cookbook by chef Samin Nosrat. This philosophy is alluring for its sheer simplicity. Yet it’s arguably still a little over-complex when applied to the minimalism of Lesotho’s traditional food.