“It’s Called Appropriation”: SA Side-Eyes Aussie’s Tasty Twist on Bunny Chow

• A content creator from Australia asked the internet for a name for one of his tasty-looking food creations
• The meal he made mimicked a bunny chow, also using hollowed-out bread but with a variety of fillings
• South African members of the online community were not too pleased with what they had seen on their screens

An Australian food content creator stunned South Africans when he shared a food creation that closely resembled a bunny chow. Of course, local social media users went off in the comments.

The man, who is based in Melbourne and shares clips of American barbecue slow-smoked meats, took to his TikTok account on July to ask the internet what he should call the bunny chow-like meal.

Describing the dish, he told the online community:

"This is a brioche bun filled with mac and cheese, cheese, a lamb shank, more cheese on top, bacon weave, Bourbon chili jam, and lamb jus."

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All the ingredients were stuffed inside the hollow half a loaf of bread.

Mzansi unimpressed with 'bunny chow'

Thousands of South African social media users dashed straight to the comment section after seeing that the meal that the Australian made resembled Durban's bunny chow. The local meal is a fast-food dish with a hollowed-out loaf of white bread filled with a delicious curry.

Many thought it was a smack in the face for the man to ask the world what they should call the meal.

@adbreak007 wrote in the comment section:

"It's called appropriation."

@annelinesam, who had the same thought, wrote:

"Shouldn't we end up saying this is cultural appropriation at this point?"

@bargain_queen_stacey, who hails from KwaZulu-Natal, told the online community:

"Runs to comments. Durban girl here and crying for bunnies. This looks so dry and a waste of a good lamb shank."

@zarvraemarris said of the meal:

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"I wish it was smashed potatoes instead of squishy pasta. Chuck in some mint peas and dark roasted Kent pumpkin. Heaven's calling."

@galiedgee exclaimed to the foodie:

"Pasta does not belong in bread!"

@erinn_frans shared their question, writing to the public:

"Why are people from other countries taking our recipes and making it like it's theirs now?"

Take a look at the TikTok video below:

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• In another food-related article, Briefly News reported about a woman who shared her recipe for purple pap. She asked South Africans, who were quite reluctant, what colour she should experiment with next.
• A young Afrikaner woman put a twist on a hotdog by replacing the vienna with a banana. She put two spreads on the bun before placing the banana inside.
• A woman shared a controversial recipe that had her turning breakfast oats into a stew. People wondered why the TikTok content creator would think of such an odd combination.
• The same young woman showed how she combined spaghetti with amasi to create a unique meal. Several local internet users disagreed with the dish and thought she was wasting food.

Source: Briefly News