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#Is it a sandwich? 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)