Spatlo

Spatlo (also spelled sphatlo, and sphatlho) is a South African

street food Street food is ready-to-eat food or drinks sold by a hawker, or vendor, in a street or at other public places, such as markets or fairs. It is often sold from a portable food booth, food cart, or food truck and is meant for immediate consumption ...

popular in all

provinces of South Africa South Africa is divided into nine provinces. On the eve of the 1994 general election, South Africa's former homelands, also known as Bantustans, were reintegrated, and the four existing provinces were divided into nine. The twelfth, thirteenth ...

, especially

Gauteng Gauteng ( ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name in Sotho-Tswana languages means 'place of gold'. Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts for only ...

. Also known as ''kota''. It is made from a hollowed out quarter loaf of

bread Bread is a staple food prepared from a dough of flour (usually wheat) and water, usually by baking. Throughout recorded history and around the world, it has been an important part of many cultures' diet. It is one of the oldest human-made f ...

and filled with a variety of ingredients, often

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s, sausage, egg, beef patty, cheese,

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and atchar. The name ''kota'', used in areas such as

Soweto Soweto () is a township of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality in Gauteng, South Africa, bordering the city's mining belt in the south. Its name is an English syllabic abbreviation for ''South Western Townships''. Formerly a s ...

and

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...

, is derived from the English word ''quarter'', referring to the size of the bread loaf. The name sphatlo, used in areas such as

Pretoria Pretoria () is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the Executive (government), executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa. Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends ...

Soshanguve Soshanguve is a Township (South Africa), township situated about 30 km north of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa along Mabopane, and Ga-Rankuwa. The name Soshanguve is an acronym for Sotho, Shangaan, Nguni and Venda, thus showing the multi- ...

, Attredgeville and

Mamelodi Mamelodi, part of the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, is a township set up by the then apartheid government northeast of Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. Etymology "Mamelodi" is the name derived from the Sepedi word with the prefix bei ...

Spaza shop A spaza shop, also known as a tuck shop, is an informal convenience shop business in South Africa, usually run from home. They also serve the purpose of supplementing household incomes of the owners, selling small everyday household items. These s ...

s sell popular street food, including spatlo. Spaza shops are the backbone of township economy. Spaza shops that sell this popular street food normally set minimum prices at ZAR(R)10 ranging over to ZAR(R)200 depending on the size and ingredients inside,customers largely scholars and low income individuals in general because it's the cheapest alternative to Burgers and this meal is largely available in every area across the country (it's a rare occasion where it won't be available for sale in any given area across South Africa),Sphatlo is considered a stable junk food in South Africa and best goes well with a soft drink, most people preferring Coca-Cola beverages as a buddy for the meal. Gauteng South African cuisine Sandwiches {{SouthAfrica-stub