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fried dough bread. The vetkoek forms a part of South African culture. It is similar to the Caribbean

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s''. It is also known by the Xhosa and Zulu name ''igwinya'' (plural ''magwinya''). The word ''vetkoek'' literally means "fat cake" in Afrikaans. It is similar in shape to a

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without a hole, and is made with a yeast dough. Vetkoeks are also often made alongside a curry

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, which is stuffed inside. Vetkoek is commonly sold at family-owned takeaway restaurants and African festivals and cultural events. Vetkoek is a popular meal for many people living in South Africa where it is served plain or with a filling and is hot and is sold by a wide variety of small trading businesses, hawkers at taxi ranks, roadside vendors, and

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shops located throughout South Africa, Namibia and Botswana.

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A typical recipe
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