SteemitSandwichContest Week 24 - Spicy Steemit Bunny Chow
So SSC Week 23 was loads of fun, a huge thank you to @jaybird as I've discovered that sandwiches sure can be fun plus has been known to send some steemians on amazing trips as well :)
Where I live in Durban, South Africa, we have Bunny Chows, so my entry this week is a Spicy Steemit Bunny Chow, but I assure you there's no bunnies in this delicious Durban specialty.
Legend has it that Bunny Chows originated when migrant Indian sugarcane workers needed a container to carry their lunch to the sugar plantations, and a hollowed out loaf of bread was ideal to hold their vegetarian curries. The cut-out piece was used to make a 'lid'.
Nowadays, meat fillings are very popular and most Durban visitors will not go back home without having a tasty Bunny Chow. Of course it has to be eaten with the hands, but I still have not mastered that art :)
Whenever anyone orders a Bunny Chow in the office, co-workers are invited to sit around the lunch table and tuck into the feast, cutlery forbidden but they forgave me when I sheepishly sat down with a fork hidden in my palm :)
First of all, the ingredients are a hot spicy Durban curry (Ground Beef Curry in this instance although it's a no-no in the Hindu faith as cows are considered sacred, my Indian friends would be horrified that I'm doing this to their Bunnies), a half loaf of Bread, Carrot & Onion Salad dressed with a vinaigrette dressing, Fresh Dhania (Coriander).
Serve with carrot & onion salad.
But at least it looks more like an open sandwich now :)
Could have been the wine but I'd like to blame the heat (curry or the temperature outside) that fried my brain :)
Jeera/ Cumin Seeds, Cloves, Cinnamon Sticks, Bay Leaves, Turmeric
Ooo Solid Entry there, I like the history lesson too lol!
Excellent choice with the beef chilli & white wine ;)
Apologies for those last fuzzy pics, think I resized already resized photos silly me...blame the grey hairs, will edit them :):)
oh that looks delicious
Thanks @intrepidsurfer, yours looked great as well! Nothing like the smell of a yeast bake plus the added bacon :)
ps I see you also enjoy a good curry
Yummy made me so hungry for one right now, totally addicted to my bunny chow.
Each one tastes different so always exciting to eat @lizelle BTW I have a curry tree in my garden..
Thanks @joanstewart, I just Iove anything spicy but then suffer afterwards...irritating reflux problem, but I just overdose on all things to stop the acidity. My curry leaf tree is doing well now, love love the flavour it gives to the curry, same with fresh dhania. I was so annoyed when I was making that curry, had no Turmeric, not even one little pinch of it!! So that curry looked a tad pale but still was hot & spicy. Found a gorgeous paste at Pick n Pay today, Garlic, Ginger & Dhania; guess what we had for dinner tonight ;) Reflux on it's way again!
!originalworks
I love bunny chow @lizelle. especially on a cold winters day.
Thanks @artywink, it's the best hey! Soft spongy bread soaked with curry gravy :):) Thanks for stopping by!