Comments on: Bunny Chow Serendipity in Durban, South Africa

By: Audrey Scott

Audrey Scott — Sat, 27 Jul 2013 08:07:50 +0000

@Tamara: Love how you mention the social factor associated with Bunny Chow. That’s something that makes the memories and the taste of the dish so much more memorable as you probably remember the friends/family you were with for all those Bunny Chow experiences. Maybe you should start your own Bunny Chow restaurant in Europe?? 🙂

By: Tamara OReilly

Tamara OReilly — Tue, 23 Jul 2013 10:44:17 +0000

Aw Audrey! You’ve made me homesick!! Nothing, and I mean nothing I have eaten in Europe beats the satisfaction of a Durban bunny chow. The medley of spices, the fluffy bread and the merriness of eating with your fingers is almost therapeutic. Most important for me though is the social factor. A bunny is almost always shared (or everyone gets their own) but you will probably never find someone eating a bunny by themselves.

By: Audrey Scott

Audrey Scott — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 23:57:00 +0000

@Vid: Bunny chow is certainly a Durban institution. We didn’t have it for every meal when we were there, but we could have! Interesting to hear about the variations of the dish across the country. Now I’m getting hungry 🙂

@Renan: The dish in the photograph is called Bunny Chow. If you read on in the article, you’ll find a full description of it and the history of how it came to be.

@Adrian: So glad we brought back good memories from your hometown and for experiences like eating Bunny Chow. We really liked the feel of Durban – would like to return for more time next visit.

By: Adrian Fleur

Adrian Fleur — Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:11:49 +0000

Thank you for this post. I actually shed a tear reading it if you can believe that! It made me incredibly nostalgic for my hometown, for places like Little Gujarat, and of course, for Bunny Chow. I’m glad you had such a positive experience.

By: Renan Ferrer

Renan Ferrer — Mon, 24 Jun 2013 13:18:32 +0000

Just seeing these photos my appetite whetted! What is the name of the food from the first picture?
Thanks for sharing with us!
Cheers
Renan Ferrer

By: Vid

Vid — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 22:29:19 +0000

Hey Audrey, Dan,

This took us back a couple of years when we did the most amazing road-trip from Jo’Burg to Capetown via Durban. In Durban we had a bunny-chow for every damn meal – it’s like an institution there, isn’t it? While the one served in Durban is usually “filled” with curry as your beautiful pictures show, we had a drier variant in Soweto, Jo’Burg while on a township tour. Obviously the two can’t be compared because they have different meats and flavours, but the “Kota” was definitely easier to gobble down 🙂

http://www.bruisedpassports.com/wheres/5-reasons-you-must-go-for-a-township-tour-in-south-africa

Love the video clip of Dan – that sums up my reaction to such exciting food 🙂

Cheers

By: Daniel Noll

Daniel Noll — Fri, 31 May 2013 08:06:53 +0000

@Richard: We couldn’t contain ourselves. Missing bunny chow already.

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 30 May 2013 15:08:38 +0000

Panipuri and bunny chow look really yummy. Isn’t great to be asked “What type of curry you want”? 🙂 I absolutely love curry. Durban here we come, it’s on the bucket list. Thanks so much for this.

By: Audrey Scott

Audrey Scott — Sun, 26 May 2013 13:15:11 +0000

@Jam: I would say that this is one of the best value meals we’ve had all over the world – the quality for the price is hard to beat!

By: Jam @icoSnap

Jam @icoSnap — Thu, 23 May 2013 11:13:44 +0000

I just had to click on this post because that first photo looks so delish. And for $1.50 that’s a steal!