Bunny chow definition 1
A famous South African street food: a hollowed-out loaf of bread filled with curry.
"I’m getting a bunny chow for lunch."
Bunny chow definition 2
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."
Bunny chow definition 3
Isinkwa esigcwele ukudla kwaseNdiya (Bread filled with Indian food)
"Ngifuna i-bunny chow namhlanje (I want bunny chow today)"
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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 aparth…
"I'm getting take-aways. Do you want a burger, boerewors roll or bunny chow?"
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