Talk:Bunny chow

"Bunny Chow"
"Bunny Chow" as a term pre-dates 1948; the Local history Museum in Durban has a reference from the early 1940s. I suggest that the Bania's preference for foods that had never touched meat was the source, as Kapitan's could serve a takeaway that was guaranteed meat free.

Grant McKenna 04:16, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

This article had a condiment stub and a condiment category assigned to it. It is not something which is added to a meal as a condiment is. It is a full dish. Hence the removal Loyola 11:34, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

And also in the 'Ou Transvaal'
I remember sitting on the curb with my feet in the gutter enjoying a Bunny Chow, outside of a ubiquitous Greek cafe in Pretoria, South Africa in the '70s. In those years it was a popular dish around the country, or at least in the cities. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.243.74.196 (talk) 18:59, 18 August 2011 (UTC)
 * Yes, food for real working-class heroes, indeed. Plutonium27 (talk) 23:45, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

Is it a sandwich?
This is currently in Category:Sandwiches, but it seems a bit closer in concept to bread bowl. Thoughts? Ibadibam (talk) 18:06, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
 * I'm inclined to say no. This article never describes this dish using the word 'sandwich', and none of its references use that word to describe it either (admittedly it was a quick skim of the book refs, for the web articles I could ctrl-F). The closest anything comes is the BBC Food article, which notes that Bunny Chow may be popular because "people ... are tired of having a cold sandwich", which seems to suggest that Bunny Chow is not a sandwich in comparison (or, it could be interpreted that it is a 'hot' sandwich, but the article never says directly). Seems to fail WP:CATDEF. Antepenultimate (talk) 22:19, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it doesn't really seem like a sandwich to me. As a categorization, it's close enough to at least be sort of useful, though. Are there any other dishes that would fit in Category:Bread bowls? I can't think of any. There's some relationship to open sandwich too, but that's only slightly closer. Starting Category:Open sandwiches might be a good idea, though. Grayfell (talk) 22:44, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Maybe a Category:Bread dishes as a parent to Sandwiches, and including bread pudding, toast, panzanella, etc? Ibadibam (talk) 22:48, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
 * If a 'bread dishes' category were to be made, this would certainly be an appropriate addition. Most sources seem to generally describe it as 'street food' or a 'take away' food item, so Category:Street food may be an option here. Several sources mentioned that it is almost exclusively sold as take-out or from street vendors. Antepenultimate (talk) 23:00, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Yes! I like that idea. Let's do both of those things. Grayfell (talk) 23:02, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
 * I went ahead and added Category:Street food. I feel it's likely that the Category:Sandwiches will have to go but we can let the discussion play out a bit more. I've never created a category before and I am a bit pressed for time, so I'll let someone else handle that if it's deemed appropriate. Antepenultimate (talk) 23:38, 28 September 2015 (UTC)
 * I'll take a shot at it in a bit, if someone else doesn't get to it first. Grayfell (talk) 00:00, 29 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Okay, done. The category is now populated, and I removed 'sandwiches' from this article. There's always room for debate with categories, but this seems a lot clearer to me. Grayfell (talk) 01:59, 29 September 2015 (UTC)


 * My two cents


 * Definitions as I see them:
 * Bread under, something on top = open sandwich
 * Bread container with sides = bread bowl
 * Food being "sandwiched" = sandwich


 * To me, bunny chow is a bread bowl.


 * Anna Frodesiak (talk) 23:32, 28 September 2015 (UTC)

Productive discussion so far, everyone! Now how about Talk:Spatlo Ibadibam (talk) 00:30, 30 September 2015 (UTC)

Rabbit curry?
Is it made with rabbit meat? If not, what's the origin of the name? Mnealon (talk) 18:27, 10 October 2022 (UTC)