06/09/2026
Fig, Smoke & Memory
Our Fig Jam is named after our Great Uncle Victor — a man who knew good flavour and, more importantly, knew that good food was meant to be shared.
We remember him at the back door, peeling fruit and cutting it up for whoever happened to be nearby. There was always something being prepared, something being passed around, something worth tasting.
That spirit of generous, uncomplicated food is part of what inspired this jam.
And because some flavours just belong together, we wanted to pair our figs with something unmistakably South African: smoked snoek.
The sweetness of the fig against the rich smokiness of the fish. Add the funky creaminess of blue cheese, finished with the freshness of basil, and suddenly a familiar flavour combination becomes something entirely new.
Fig. Smoke. Blue cheese. Basil. Snoek.
A little tribute to Uncle Victor, and to the wonderfully unexpected ways our South African flavours can meet at the table.
It’s crazy, really, how much of ourselves lives in the food we remember — how a taste can carry a person, a place, a moment, and a whole little piece of our history.
Foodies South Africa🍻🍔
