Durban Bunnies

Blog by Shirls

Today, Bruce ate a quarter bunny. No need to call the SPCA though because a bunny (or a bunny chow if you want to be 100% accurate) is a Durban delicacy. Dad took us to the middle of an industrial area, to a betting shop filled with happy punters to make sure we got the real deal, not some tourist version served in the city.

It’s comprised of a quarter loaf of white bread with a chunk taken out of the middle. Into the cavity is scooped a large amount of lip-burning mutton curry, and on the side is a carrot and chilli salad. It’s normally eaten without cutlery. And is delicious! Or so I’m told, because I have never been able to face that amount of white bread. Instead I had my curry in a roti, but Bruce ate his the authentic way, picking out the bones and washing it down with a Castle Lager. A curry-stained thumbs up!