Where to Find the Best Bunny Chow in Durban
Who First Started Making Bunny Chow?
The bunny chow was created in Durban, home to a large community of people of Indian origin. The precise origins of the food are disputed, although its creation has been dated to the 1940s. It was also sold in Gwelo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) during World War II and is still sold in the nearby town of Kadoma, formerly known as Gatooma.
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Bunny chow, often referred to as a bunny, is a South African fast food dish consisting of a hollowed-out loaf of bread filled with curry. It originated in the Durban Indian community. A small version of the bunny chow that uses only a quarter loaf of bread is sometimes called a kota ("quarter"), a name it shares with spatlo, a South African dish that evolved from the bunny chow.
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Bunny Chow at Cafe India, Sarnia
The Origin of the Bunny Chow
Stories of the origin of bunny chow date as far back as the migrant Indian workers' arrival in South Africa. One account suggests that migrant workers from India who were brought to South Africa to work the sugar cane plantations of KwaZulu-Natal (Port Natal) required a way of carrying their lunches to the field; a hollowed out loaf of bread was a convenient way to transport their vegetarian curries.
Nice post @veejay, I am going to Durban tomorrow for the Ironman competition. Maybe I should get myself a bunny chow!
Oh! That's wonderful @hope777. Have a safe journey and enjoy yourself. God bless.
Thank you veejay. We are safely back at home, did not eat a bunny chow but had a marvelous day.
That's wonderful @hope777. Don't miss eating a bunny chow next time you visit Durban.
Thanks watch out for my blog on what we did today :-)
Will keep my eyes open @hope777, so long I will be still awake