Eating at eKasi is a unique experience you won't find in New York or Berlin.
Almost every town in South Africa serves four great foods, including amagwinya and chicken feet.
Also read: Canned chicken feet are in stores – are South Africans keen?
What is the first thing you want to eat when you get out of the taxi?
Eating doesn't have to be a complicated experience. Sometimes it's simple and cheap.
Here's how to navigate eKasi's best meals.
eKasi eats: 5 great foods you can eat in almost every town
According to Definitions.net, eKasi is a term for a township in South Africa.
The city is lively, exciting, thriving and on the taxi route. It's a place where delicious food is alive, a little removed from the usual franchise fare.
Roadside stalls and home cooks are delighted.
If you haven't tried these eKasi meals, you're missing out.
1. eKasi Meals: Amawinya
Amaginya means “vetkok” in IsiXhosa and IsiZulu and is made with love, yeast and fried dough. A simple unsliced amawinya costs between R5 and R15, but prices vary depending on location.
It is traditionally eaten with toppings such as polony or sliced cheese, but it can also be eaten on its own.
2. What eKasi eats: Chicken feet
If you haven't tried chicken feet, you haven't lived.
It is also available canned or stew, but the traditional eKasi method requires cooking it. Chicken feet provide a beneficial energy spike that thousands of people use to energize their day.
3. What eKasi eats: Fried chips
Next comes the fried chips.
Almost all eKasi stores have fried chips and are usually located near taxi routes. Fried chips are traditionally eaten with sauces such as tomato sauce or mayonnaise, but ask if you don't want your peri peri burnt.
Do you want to feel stylish?
Add cheese to it.
4: Hot dog
Hot dogs are a South African staple, whether or not they were invented there. Where there are fried chips, there may be hot dogs nearby.
It is a simple food with cooked meat inside bread and can have toppings if desired.
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