“Working Smart, Not Hard”: KZN Woman Shows Young Girl Cooking Pap With Mixer, Dividing Mzansi

• A teenage girl shocked South Africans when she used a baking mixer to stir her pap instead of the traditional wooden spoon method
• The viral video posted by @londiwe.makhubo.89 at the end of July got over 28,200 reactions and 500 comments
• South Africans were split in the comments, with some praising her for working smart, while others questioned if the heat would damage the equipment

A KwaZulu-Natal teenager has left South Africa talking after her unique method of cooking pap went viral on social media.

The video, shared by content creator @londiwe.makhubo.89 at the end of July, shows the young girl using an electric baking mixer to stir her pap instead of the traditional wooden spoon or mixing stick that generations have used.

In the video, someone who appears to be her father records the girl as she confidently uses the electric mixer to stir the maize meal in the pot. The people in the room can be heard laughing at her unconventional cooking method, and the girl herself smiles at the end, finding their reactions funny. The clip quickly gained traction, receiving over 28,200 reactions and more than 500 comments from amazed viewers.

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The viral video has sparked intense debate about traditional cooking methods versus modern shortcuts. Some viewers see the girl's approach as innovative and practical, especially for those who struggle with the physical demands of stirring thick pap. Others worry about the heat damaging the electric equipment or changing the authentic taste of the traditional dish.

Mixers have come a long way since the early days when bakers used their bare hands to mix ingredients. Today's electric mixers are powerful machines designed to handle all sorts of mixing tasks, though they're mainly used for baking rather than cooking traditional African dishes like pap.

Viral pap cooking method gets mixed reactions

@Pinkie Ngwenya supported her:

"Working smart, not hard."

@丁席尼 found it amusing:

"IYoh, the voiceover is emotional damage😂😂😂."

@Fortunate Mohlala defended the method:

"You can tell when people are used to hard labour 😢working smart is not laziness. 💖."

@Xolie Maxoli raised concerns:

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"Does the temperature not damage the equipment?"

@Goodwin Anthony offered advice:

"After your puthu pap is done, you can do that to make it more fluff,y but wait for the pap to cool off first. My son was my teacher 😂."

@Mary Simelane laughed:

"This is hilarious 🤣😂."

@Lee Bo Hang Tsotetsi questioned:

"It won't taste the same... Mfazi we future."

Why were mixers invented

According to experts at Best Buy, electric mixers have only been around for about a century, with the first electric mixer credited to Rufus Eastman in 1885. Before that, people used everything from sticks from apple or peach trees to wire whisks invented in France in the mid-19th century. The modern stand mixer we know today was developed by Herbert Johnson in 1908 when he noticed a baker struggling to mix dough with a spoon.

The girl's method isn't as unusual as some might think. Modern automatic pap cookers now come with built-in mixing mechanisms that work similarly to prevent lumps from forming. These machines use rotating paddles to stir the maize meal continuously, ensuring a smooth texture without the manual labour of stirring by hand.

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Other stories of creative pap recipes

• Briefly News recently reported on a South African woman's pap cupcakes recipe that sparked outrage.
• A Mzansi woman swapped bread for pap in a unique burger recipe that left SA divided, but the way she shaped the pap into buns impressed many.
• A South African woman's chocolate pap recipe sparked debate when she served it to her boyfriend, but the unexpected side dishes she paired it with surprised viewers.

Source: Briefly News