Sometimes, you’ve got to throw away whatever notions you have of what makes food good – and focus instead on what makes it damned tasty – even if it’s possible detrimental to your health. For the first time in a long time, I had vetkoek and mince. Deliciously puffy pockets of deep-fried dough, stuffed with savoury mince and grated cheese and a bit of freshly chopped chillies for a bit kick. My heart’s not that happy – but my soul is.
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Last Updated: May 10, 2016
Admiral Chief in New York
May 10, 2016 at 16:01
Mmmmm, leke
Dutch Matrix
May 10, 2016 at 16:12
*lekke.
Admiral Chief in New York
May 11, 2016 at 07:11
Nee, leke.
Focus on the e, not the k
Dutch Matrix
May 11, 2016 at 07:41
Nee. Lekke. Basic rules of spelling.
Admiral Chief in New York
May 11, 2016 at 08:19
Then it was lekkeR
And yes, there is lekke, but I’m placing focus on the e, to elongate the eeee
As in leeeeeeeeeeke (translation: mmmmmmmmm)
Dutch Matrix
May 11, 2016 at 08:38
That is a flimsy excuse, Sir.
Admiral Chief in New York
May 11, 2016 at 08:50
As jy nou wil kla oor die korrekte spel van die woord, is ons altwee verkeerd.
Hierdie gaan oor konteks.
Drink jou koffie, jy is te knorrig so vroeg in die oggend
Pariah
May 10, 2016 at 16:05
Vetkoek. <3 Dis smaaklik.
Ottokie
May 10, 2016 at 16:06
I like Mince as much as you like Mushrooms
Pariah
May 10, 2016 at 16:29
VEGAN ALERT
Ottokie
May 10, 2016 at 16:30
NEVER!
miaau
May 10, 2016 at 16:35
so of the best food I eat was vegan once…..
Ottokie
May 10, 2016 at 16:36
went to check that Toad in Hole, it looks amazing O.o
DragonSpirit009
May 10, 2016 at 17:06
And it’s easy to make!
miaau
May 10, 2016 at 19:05
It is
Pariah
May 10, 2016 at 16:40
You eat Vegans?
Actually, I’m not that surprised. I bet they taste delicious.
Dutch Matrix
May 10, 2016 at 16:13
So enetjie met appelkoos jam en koffie?
Mmmmmmmm…
Pariah
May 10, 2016 at 16:29
Miskien nie die jam nie, maar slegs met botter en ja dis lekker.
miaau
May 10, 2016 at 16:15
OR homemade with some proper sausage inside before you deep fry the bad boys…. Hmm.
Done that with some cheesegriller from the local butchers or some pork sausage.
Pariah
May 10, 2016 at 16:29
Are you British by any chance?
miaau
May 10, 2016 at 16:32
no, but Grandmother was Irish. I learnt to drink tea from her.
BUT, my wife makes the most amazing Toad in Hole. Which is nothing like a sausage in a vetkoek.
But it is British.
Pariah
May 10, 2016 at 16:38
Thought so. Because you’ve effectively taken an amazing South African adaptation of a traditionally Dutch dish and butchered it with your suggestion. XD
Yes. I’m biased.
miaau
May 10, 2016 at 16:59
I still fail to see your point.
It is nice, to put meaty things inside the raw vetkoek and then deep fry the crap out of it. I would think that is the end. One of my uncles (yes, he called me Soutie till the he died) used to complain the same thing about toast.
DragonSpirit009
May 10, 2016 at 17:01
I love the dish toad in a hole. Especially the part where the sausages sauce gets sucked up by that pasty dough.
miaau
May 10, 2016 at 17:02
yes, and how it does. interesting taste to it.
DragonSpirit009
May 10, 2016 at 17:03
Sometimes when we didn’t have pork sausages we used boerewors. We improvised most of our foods XD
miaau
May 10, 2016 at 17:04
ah, but out of the improv come of a families favourite treats, lovingly built up over the years.
DragonSpirit009
May 10, 2016 at 17:06
That’s what I love about food. It brings everyone together and makes the best memories!
DragonSpirit009
May 10, 2016 at 16:17
My pa het vetkoek gebak vir ‘n lewe… toe kom hy kaap toe om dit te verkoop. Baie goed gedoen! Weskus mense het dit baie daarvan gehou!
Admiral Chief in New York
May 11, 2016 at 07:10
Interessant, het nie geweet jy praat so mooi Afrikaans nie
DragonSpirit009
May 11, 2016 at 08:33
Regtig…. is daai mooi? Dit voel soos kleintjie praat daai XD
Ek is Afrikaans. Ek praat net Engels omdat almal hier Engels praat.
Admiral Chief in New York
May 11, 2016 at 08:50
So as almal hier ‘n PS4 koop, gaan jy ook?
DragonSpirit009
May 11, 2016 at 08:53
As hulle vir my die geld borg om dit te koop… hoekom dan nie? 😛
DragonSpirit009
May 10, 2016 at 16:09
*looks at two minute noodles*
Nope… Not tonight! Vetkoek it is then!
Alien Emperor Trevor
May 10, 2016 at 16:10
That Tyranny SS was pretty cool. Always enjoyed Obsidian’s storytelling.
HvR
May 10, 2016 at 19:00
Mmm vetkoek.
Proper man-size vetkoek each a unique form not those funny ball thingies in the header.
Strawman Jim
May 11, 2016 at 00:00
@Darryn_Bonthuys:disqus Rest in Peace Disney Infinity! One of the finest franchise ever made… and all the best to the devs. Disney can suck it! 🙁
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