Manish Vij‘#BunnyChow… an Indian South African fast food dish… hollowed-out loaf of white bread filled with curry’ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_chow
Yet another thing I’ve enjoyed with no idea of its desi influence
‘laborers who came to work the sugar cane plantations of KwaZulu-Natal… were required to work long hours… they would lay out their food on large leaves which was time consuming’
‘hollowed-out bread bowl… useful as they would be able to take it out into the plantation’
‘lack of the traditional roti… as well as its weak structure… the cheap loaf, widely available at local stores, would be an optimal substitute vessel’
‘One story claims that a South African restaurant run by Banias (an Indian caste) first created the dish’
Bania chow
‘Another tale opines that the origin of this handheld dish was due to Indian golf caddies not being allowed to publicly carry sharp cutlery like knives during apartheid’
‘Bunny chows come in quarter, half and full loaves… eaten using the fingers’
“hollowed-out loaf of white bread filled with curry” aka the evolution of my neighborhood
✋🏽 melting pot
👉🏽 curry bowl