Americans Living in South Africa Rave About Garage Pies in TikTok Video, Eating in Car Has Mzansi Tripping

Americans Living in South Africa Rave About Garage Pies in TikTok Video, Eating in Car Has Mzansi Tripping

  • A sweet American couple living in South Africa has fallen in love with garage pies
  • TikTok user @acrosstheatlantic shared a video showing them enjoying this simple delight
  • Many people were shocked that this was even a thing and highlighted that eating a pie in a car is a big no-no

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While garage pies are after-party snacks to most, Americans love them! A couple from the US living in South Africa confessed their love for garage pies on TikTok.

TikTok user @acrosstheatlantic shared a video showing them enjoying this simple delight
TikTok user @acrosstheatlantic shared a video showing them enjoying a few garage pies. Image: TikTok / @acrosstheatlantic
Source: TikTok

When you have not been to another country, simple things like garage pies are not something you'd expect foreigners to rave about.

American couple hype Mzansi garage pies in TikTok video

TikTok user @acrosstheatlantic shared a video where she showed her and her man devouring pies bought from a garage in Mzansi. According to these two, garage pies are one of the hidden gems of SA.

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Take a look at how good they made basic garage pies look in this video:

Mzansi citizens cringe over the pie mess while laughing

This is not something Mzansi citizens expected Americans to go gaga over. Sure, a garage pie hits after a long night out or on a journey where no other food is available, but this level of hype is wild.

A lot of people made it clear to these peeps that eating a pie in your car is sacrilege!

Read some of the comments:

Jess said in shock:

“Wait, what? American gas stations don't have pies? ”

Max Maw cringed:

“It’s a national crime to eat a pie in the car.”

Maritsadejager laughed:

“He must love you very much, allowing you to eat a pie in the car.”

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Wallawallabingbang said:

“Eat them from the package so the crumbs fall into the paper, it's A LOT less messy.”

Kathy Barnard suggested:

“If you ever come to the Eastern Cape, you HAVE to go to Nanaga. It will put any pie to shame!!”

HanlieLR shared:

“We are South Africans living in Dubai, and we miss garage pies!”

Mzansi calls on US TikTok Star Nilla Allin to embrace African name during South Africa trip

In other news, Briefly News reported that US singer and TikTok star Nilla Allin, who boasts 1.2 million followers on the popular video-sharing app, arrived in South Africa on Sunday. Since then, she has been touring the Western Cape.

Her posts chronicling her trip have quickly gone viral, with many South Africans eager to follow her journey. Netizens are calling for Allin to adopt a name with African roots.

The TikTok star was given many name suggestions but seemed to love "Thandeka" the most.

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Denika Herbst (Editor) Denika Herbst is a Human Interest writer at Briefly News. She is also an Industrial Sociologist with a master's degree in Industrial Organisational and Labour Studies from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, which she completed in 2020. She is now a PhD candidate at UKZN. Denika has over five years of experience writing for Briefly News (joined in 2018), and a short time writing for The South African. You can reach her via: denika.herbst@briefly.co.za.