Bunny chow is an Indian South African fast food dish consisting of a hollowed-out loaf of white bread filled with curry, usually served with a side of salad. It originated among the Indian South African community of Durban, and the name is often shortened simply to a bunny in everyday conversation. Various South African communities have developed their own versions of the dish, generally made from a quarter loaf and known by other names such as skhambane, kota or shibobo. It is eaten hot as a lunch, dinner or snack, and its defining feature is the bread itself, which is hollowed to hold the curry filling and can then be torn apart and used to scoop up the remaining sauce.
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Origin Period, From (Year)Sourced to the subject's own accountWikipedia states the bunny chow's precise origins are disputed among several competing founding stories, but its creation is dated broadly to the 1940s in Durban. Origin Period, To (Year)Sourced to the subject's own accountBy the end of World War II the bunny chow was already being sold across the border in Gwelo (now Gweru), Rhodesia, and in nearby Kadoma, showing the dish had spread beyond Durban within the same decade it was created; no source gives a more precise year. Origin RegionSourced to the subject's own account Sources
1. Bunny chow (Wikipedia)
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Bunny chow was created in Durban, South Africa, which is home to a large community of people of Indian origin.
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The precise origins of the food are disputed, although its creation has been dated to the 1940s.
Wikipedia, Bunny chow, History section, Rhodesia sentence
It was also sold in Gwelo, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), during World War II and is still sold in the nearby town of Kadoma, formerly known as Gatooma.
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