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Best Durban Bunny Chow in New York

“The bread itself is the plate — a hollowed quarter-loaf holds the curry, and the bread you scoop out is dipped back in as you eat.”

Durban Bunny Chow

What the real thing tastes like

A quarter (or half) loaf of white bread is hollowed out and filled with a South African Indian-style curry (bean, chicken, or mutton), with the removed bread chunk served on top for dipping — the loaf itself functions as both container and utensil, a format that emerged from Durban's Indian community adapting to takeaway constraints during apartheid-era segregation.

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Reviewers judge how well the bread absorbs curry without disintegrating entirely, and curry richness/heat since the bread's blandness is meant to be a canvas for it. A curry that's too thin soaks through too fast and turns the loaf soggy, which reviewers consistently flag as a flaw.

Order it here when it has

  • bread soaks up curry well
  • generous hearty portion
  • rich flavourful curry

Walk away when you see

  • very messy to eat
  • bread can turn soggy
  • heavy portion

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