Bunny chow
Added May 15, 2025
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A dish that originated in Durban, but can now be bought all across South Africa. It consists of a half or quarter loaf of bread hollowed out and filled with curry.They came about because, under apartheid laws, Indian restaurant owners were not allowed to seat black customers, and could only sell them take-aways. They invented bunny chows so they could still sell them a proper serving of curry.The origin of the word "bunny chow" is unknown.
"I'm getting take-aways. Do you want a burger, boerewors roll or bunny chow?"
A South African street food classic from Durban: a hollowed-out half (or quarter) loaf of bread filled with curry. Despite the name, it usually contains lamb, chicken, or bean curry (not rabbit). It's a filling, spicy meal on the go.
"It was lunchtime in Durban so we grabbed a mutton bunny chow – eating curry out of a bread loaf with our hands. Messy but absolutely delicious and satisfying."
A famous South African street food: a hollowed-out loaf of bread filled with curry.
"I’m getting a bunny chow for lunch."
A famous South African street food: a hollowed-out loaf of bread filled with curry
"I'm getting a bunny chow for lunch. (I'm getting a bread-curry bowl for lunch.)"
Bunny chow (Curry in bread)
"Durban bunny chow (Durban bunny chow)"
Isinkwa sine-curry (Bread with curry)
"Bunny chow wa-quarter (Quarter bunny chow)"
Senkgoa se nang le kari / Bohobe bo nang le nama (Bread filled with curry / Bread with meat)
"Ke rata bunny chow ea kgomo! (I like beef bunny chow!)"
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