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'''Spatlo''' (also spelled '''sphatlo''', '''{{not a typo|spathlo}}''' and '''sphatlho''') is a South African [[street food]] popular in all [[provinces of South Africa]], especially [[Gauteng]]. It is also known as a ''kota'' or "skhambane". |
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=== '''Spatlo''' (also spelled '''sphatlo''', '''spathlo''' and '''sphatlho'''), origanilly known as a '''kota''' and first appeard in Daveyton in the mid to late 60's . A South African beloved carb-loaded and uniquely [[South Africa|South African]] street food popular in all [[Provinces of South Africa]] including [[Daveyton|Gauteng Daveyton]] and the [[Free State (province)|Free State]]. It is made from a hollowed out quarter loaf of bread, filled with a variety of ingredients, often chips, cheese, [[polony]] and [[atchar]].<ref name="news24">{{cite web|url=http://m.news24.com/news24/Travel/Street-food-for-thought-20120629|title=Street food for thought | News24|publisher=m.news24.com|access-date=2014-06-17}}</ref> The name ''kota'', used in such areas as [[Soweto]] and [[Johannesburg]], is derived from the English ''quarter'', referring to the bread loaf.The name sphatlo used in such are as [[Pretoria]] [[Mamelodi|(Mamelodi)]] <ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/cathyhuyghe/2013/12/09/street-food-soweto-style-preparing-the-famous-kota-sandwich/ |title=Street Food, Soweto Style: Preparing The Famous Kota Sandwich |work=Forbes |first=Cathy |last=Huyghe |date=December 9, 2013}}</ref> As such, the term may apply to any dish using a quarter loaf of bread, such as [[bunny chow]]. === |
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The spatlo is made from a hollowed out quarter loaf of [[bread]] and filled with a variety of ingredients, often [[French fries|potato "slap" chips]], [[sausage]], [[fried egg|egg]], [[beef patty]], [[cheese]], [[polony]] and [[atchar]]. The name ''kota'', used in areas such as [[Soweto]] and [[Johannesburg]], is derived from the English word ''quarter'', referring to the size of the bread loaf used. The name sphatlo is being used in the [[Pretoria]] [[townships]] of [[Soshanguve]], [[Atteridgeville]] and [[Mamelodi]]. |
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=== '''<ref>https://sasko.co.za/recipes/russian-kota/</ref>Ingredients:''' === |
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* 1 loaf of baked white bread (not sliced) |
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* Fried potato chips (“slap tjips”) |
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* French polony (sliced) |
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* Cheese (sliced) |
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* Shoulder bacon (fried) |
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* 1 Russian Sausage (per “Sphatlho”) |
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* Mild or Hot Atchar |
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* Optional: 1 fried egg (per “Sphatlho”) |
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'''<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9sLb7sZeNo</ref>How to make Kota :''' |
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* Take a quarter of bread and cut out the soft part out into a square and toast it. |
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* On the space of the quarter of bread you put first atchar, add first layer of fried chips followed by your Russian . |
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* Then you place polony ,add another layer of fried chips and add shoulder bacon and cheese. |
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* Take the small soft piece of bread you had cut out and toasted and place it on top. |
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Spaza shops that sell this popular street food normally set minimum prices at {{ZAR|15}} ranging to over {{ZAR|120}} depending on the size and ingredients. Consumers are largely scholars and low income individuals, because it is the cheapest alternative to hamburgers. This meal is usually available in every area across the country, rarely not so. '''Sphatlo''' is considered a staple junk food in South Africa which goes well with a soft drink, usually a [[cola]]. |
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[[Category:Gauteng]] |
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Latest revision as of 19:53, 30 November 2023
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Spatlo (also spelled sphatlo, spathlo and sphatlho) is a South African street food popular in all provinces of South Africa, especially Gauteng. It is also known as a kota or "skhambane".
The spatlo is made from a hollowed out quarter loaf of bread and filled with a variety of ingredients, often potato "slap" chips, sausage, egg, beef patty, cheese, polony and atchar. The name kota, used in areas such as Soweto and Johannesburg, is derived from the English word quarter, referring to the size of the bread loaf used. The name sphatlo is being used in the Pretoria townships of Soshanguve, Atteridgeville and Mamelodi.
Spaza shops sell popular street food, including spatlo. Spaza shops are the backbone of township economy.
Spaza shops that sell this popular street food normally set minimum prices at R 15 ranging to over R 120 depending on the size and ingredients. Consumers are largely scholars and low income individuals, because it is the cheapest alternative to hamburgers. This meal is usually available in every area across the country, rarely not so. Sphatlo is considered a staple junk food in South Africa which goes well with a soft drink, usually a cola.
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