The world's best pickled fish by Kobus van der Merwe (Wolfgat) | Woolworths TASTE Magazine
In 2003, Kobus van der Merwe quit his job as a web editor and started cooking for a few tables at his family's shop, Oep ve Koep, in Paternoster.
In 2018, he opened Wolfgat.
In February 2019, Wolfgat won Restaurant of the Year at the World Restaurant Awards in Paris.
Today, he's making the world's best pickled fish.
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The world's best pickled fish by Kobus van der Merwe, Wolfgat | Woolworths TASTE Magazine
Behind the scenes with Kobus van de Merwe - Turning the tide
Offering a contemporary twist on local culinary tradition, 21st-century forager Kobus van de Merwe dishes up modernised Malay curry as the perfect antidote to hotter days.
Video production: Sumien Brink Location: Oep ve Koep -- Die Winkel op Paternoster Music: Klein Tambotieboom by Die Heuwels Fantasties