Ina Paarman's Kitchen

Ina Paarman's Kitchen

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13/06/2025

๐— ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด

One of South Africaโ€™s most loved desserts is Malva Pudding โ€“ a warm, spongy baked pudding drenched in a saucy glaze. Our Sticky Malva Pudding Mix adds so much convenience, with the dry ingredients perfectly measured and the apricot glaze ready to heat.

Interesting fact: Did you know that Malva Pudding was Nelson Mandelaโ€™s favourite dessert?

13/06/2025

๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฒ

If you have access to good-quality venison sausage (kudu or impala, for instance), make a stunning meal of it with this recipe for Blue Cheese Polenta (or braai pap) and a delicious Onion Relish made with reduced red wine. This recipe is from Inaโ€™s latest book, โ€œMy Favourite Recipes,โ€ available from select bookshops throughout South Africa.

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12/06/2025

๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒ

A pop of colour is always a welcome addition to any table! While many cooks prefer to slow roast a punnet of cherry tomatoes, Ina also has a quicker way: roast or air-fry these at 200 ยฐC for only 10 minutes until the skins crack open and they are warmed through. A juicy boost of nutritious tomatoes (rich in vitamin C), the perfect side to any meal! Tip: Prick the tomatoes with a toothpick before roasting to avoid unwanted explosions.

Save this recipe: https://bit.ly/4jm1EYn

11/06/2025

๐—ž๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—น๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ด ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฑ

When youโ€™re looking for a quick and affordable, protein-rich salad recipe, this is it: our Egg, Butter Lettuce and Blue Cheese Salad. Tip: If you donโ€™t love blue cheese, rather use our Creamy Honey Mustard Dressing and a cheese of your preference.

Did you know that eggs are still considered the most cost-effective source of animal protein? They are also a great source of vitamins A and D. Good to know!

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10/06/2025

๐—›๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ

Boiling pasta can be tricky, because if you donโ€™t watch the pot, it can boil over easily. To prevent this, add a wine cork to the boiling water. The cork will help to break some of the bubbles that form on the surface, and stop it from boiling over. Voilร !

10/06/2025

Raise your hand if you've also been guilty of standing in front of the oven, waiting for it to magically heat you and the entire house. But what if we told you there's a simpler way to do winter?

Step away from your oven-turned-heater and into the kind of comfort that actually satisfies. Like a wholesome pasta bake made with our flavourful and convenient Pasta Sauces โ€“ comfort guaranteed, no oven hovering required.

Get your easy meal staples from all major retailers nationwide.

10/06/2025

๐—” ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—”๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ฎ

Upon visiting Australia earlier this year, Ina came across this delicious recipe made by a family friend, Estelle Gildenhuys โ€“ it was her late father Barryโ€™s favourite dinner-party dish! Pan-fried bacon with garlic, fresh chillies and plump prawn tails, stirred through freshly cooked spaghetti, with a sprinkle of fresh parsley.

Get this star recipe: https://bit.ly/43Pnoau

09/06/2025

๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป & ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ

Orecchiette pasta is shaped like โ€œlittle ears,โ€ famously from the Italian region of Apulia. While most orecchiette is made without eggs (only flour and water), the resulting little pasta hollows take a little more time to cook than most pasta shapes. Try our recipe for Orecchiette with Broccoli, tossed with our Basil Pesto and topped with crunchy pecan nuts: a beautifully green, meatless, textural pasta supper!

Find the recipe: https://bit.ly/4mJa9Qn

07/06/2025

๐—š๐—น๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ-๐˜‚๐—ฝ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ

While our Chocolate Mousse Mix needs no introduction, we can always do with clever ideas on how to glam it up for a special occasion. Make your own white chocolate โ€œbarkโ€ by adding pistachios, cranberries and edible silver balls to melted white chocolate, spread out on a baking tray lined with baking paper, then cool and break into large splinters.

What a beautiful, festive serving suggestion! See the step-by-step photos in the link below.

Find the recipe: https://bit.ly/3HdRtb3

07/06/2025

๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ณ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ง๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ผ

We haven't come across a meat enthusiast who didn't fall in love with this delicious and robust slow-cooked beef stew with tomato and red wine. It stands up to pre-prepping and freezing for a delightful, deeply nourishing dinner, even when low on time or energy. Serve it over rice or cheesy polenta, and enjoy.

Get the full recipe: https://bit.ly/4dzoj22

06/06/2025

๐—ก๐—˜๐—ช ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป: ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฝ

Great news! Weโ€™ve expanded our range of delicious Ready To Serve Soups. Say hello to our Country Chicken Soup, a classic, comforting, home-style soup that is deeply nourishing and reputed to be a miracle cure for colds.

Tell us, do you love to eat soup during winter?

06/06/2025

๐—ฆ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„-๐—•๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜€

The key to braaiing the best, crispy chicken thigh portions is to take your time with a high grid position over the course of at least 45 minutes. If your grid stand is too low, lift it up with a potjie stand. We love seasoning these thighs with our versatile Braai & Grill Seasoning and a lick of our Sticky Plum & Soy Marinade. Chicken perfection!

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Our Story

Our story is a tale of humble beginnings, true grit and a tireless dedication to exceptional quality

The story of Paarman Foods unfolds like magical journey. And like all good stories it combines the best of lifeโ€™s ingredients โ€“humble beginnings, dogged perseverance, a tireless dedication to exceptional quality and an inherent passion for good food and enriching peopleโ€™s lives by making cooking and eating a more pleasurable, healthy experience. Itโ€™s the progress โ€“ the challenges encountered and overcome along the way, the experiences and the people โ€“ that make this journey so rewarding.

In 1982, Ina left behind her lecturing career to start a cookery school in the familyโ€™s converted garage. The business got off to a slow start as people were not accustomed to paying to learn how to cook and Ina did not have a budget for advertising, and so her teenage sons were despatched on their bicycles through the neighbourhood to drop homemade flyers into peopleโ€™s post boxes. But 7 years later, the school was hugely popular and Inaโ€™s younger son, Graham, had finished a business degree and was about to do his chartered accountancy exam. He knew it was not the life he wanted, though. โ€˜Graham said to me, โ€œWhy donโ€™t we go into business together? You can cook, and I can count!โ€ recalls Ina.

From those early days in a garage a generation ago, this small, but highly respected cookery school morphed into a fledgling food-manufacturing business.

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Opening Hours

Monday 10:00 - 15:00
Tuesday 10:00 - 15:00
Wednesday 10:00 - 15:00
Thursday 10:00 - 15:00
Friday 10:00 - 15:00
Saturday 09:00 - 13:00