We read every single one (see the Facebook entries) and from laughing and tummy rumbles to snug wintery sighs (with constant tapping on the desk counting out syllables) had good fun doing so. You really melt our cheese, people.

Faced with such genius, we ended up picking our four favourite haikus for a R500 Yuppiechef kitchen tool hamper and ten runners-up for a R100 Yuppiechef voucher.

4 x Winning Haikus:

T for Siris ‏@SirisVintners
Outside I saw snow.
Inside, mushroom risotto.
Dreamy with Merlot.

Stacey Vee ‏@MissStaceyVee
Warm berries in cream,
Made sweet love to my eyeballs,
My tastebuds high-fived!

Aimee Lloyd Fowler
Warm oven roasting
Pork leg, spiced apple relish
Fire burning bright.

Sara Essop
Hot salsa and cheese
In case of emergency.
Come light my fire.

And the runners-up:

Kashmiri Beesham
Chocolate fondant,
Sweet Hot liquid oozing out,
Serve with ice cream now!

Blaine Spencer
Crisp Yorkshire Pudding,
Gravy seas roast beef shores,
Peas swim whilst squash tease.

Lee Goldschmidt
Slow roasted Greek lamb,
With vegetables and rice,
Bring on the weather.

Christo van Gemert
Fresh bread. Marmalade.
And don’t forget some Horlicks.
Fireplace foodstuffs.

Rosanne Amelia De Castro
A savoured sip.
Hearty ardour in cupped hands;
Affair Rigatoni.

Ann Green
Spinach egg pod poached.
Sublime butter hollandaise.
Perfect florentine.

Werner Pieterson @wernerhp
O, freshly ground beans,
Thy aroma, so intense,
Warm my heart tonight.

Nicoletta @NicolettaTreats
Sweet temptation is…
Warm red velvet nice and moist;
Cream cheese icing rocks!

Michelle Edwards ‏@MicheChelle
Ostrich cottage pie,
Hearty, starchy, husband-made.
Tastes of love – and home.

Miri Moo Blog ‏@karlea
Mother’s comfort food,
Hot cinnamon apricot,
Sago in my bowl.

If you’re one of our fourteen winners – please send a mail to hello@spatula.co.za so we can arrange your prize. Thanks for taking part everybody, and see you soon for some more quirkery.