Spatlo
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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. Originally known as kota, it first appeared in Daveyton in the mid to late 1960s.
It is made from a hollowed out quarter loaf of bread and filled with a variety of ingredients, often potato chips, 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. The name sphatlo, used in areas such as Pretoria and Mamelodi), may apply to any dish using a quarter loaf of bread, such as bunny chow.
Spaza shops sell popular street food, including spatlo. Spaza shops are the backbone of township economy.
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