Simba Chips- taste like home?

In a bid to keep in touch with us South Africans and give visitors to the country a taste of Africa- in their chips, Simba decided that they needed to come up with new local flavours produced for the people, by the people (to quote Stace Norman from KFM- who we kicked it with on a simulcast with Highveld Radio last night, although I do have a feeling that someone else might have mentioned this somewhere else in history before last night).

There are 4 new flavours of one of South Africa’s favourite ways to add layers of insulation for winter- Simba Chips, which have all been thought up by some local “heroes” and fairly interesting characters.

Here are the flavours… and here are their stories-

Masala Steak Gatsby-

My personal view: Not as spicy as a gatsby from the famous Golden Dish, but will serve its purpose if you’re a muslim and overseas- far away from any Aneesa’s or The Dish (as its fondly referred to by the late night patrons of this fine food establishment).

This flavour is the brainchild of Monray Sackanary from Mitchell’s Plain- who describes himself as a huge fan of the Masala Steak Gatsby (really? no I would never say), which is in his opinion, the crème de la crème of Gatsbys. What exactly is a Gatsby you ask? Basically it’s the Cape Town equivalent of Durban’s bunny chow – a fresh footlong bread roll is stacked with delicious fillings like cheese, onions, polony and chips and then smothered in a delicious sauce. “Every fishery or take away joint that one finds in Cape Town will have Gatsbys on the menu. It is the perfect meal to have when you have a big appetite as it is a huge portion of food and is very affordable” said Monray.

Vetkoek and Polony -

My personal view: Tastes like really dodgy polony

Ayanda Thabede is the guy behind this flavour. Apparently it reminded him of food at home and stuff while growing up in Mzansi- nice idea but if you’re polony tasted like that while growing up- I shed a tear for you. Really I do.

Snoek and Atchar -

My personal view: I personally haven’t tried this flavour yet- which could be an indication of their awesomeness. Your time will come Mr Snoek and Atchar…

Brendan Johnston from Mondeor in the South of Johannesburg came up with the name because one of his lady friends wanted to buy a snack from the corner cafe- and what was that snack? Snoek and Atchar- apparently. Nice!

Walkie Talkie Chicken-

My personal view: It taste like chicken. What more do want me to say?!

For Aletta Crofton, it all started with a photo of a young girl from Sterkstroom holding a cooked ‘walkie’ in one hand and a ‘talkie’ in the other- which is a terrifying story to begin with. 

If you can be bothered to check out the full history behind each flavour go and visit the “What’s Your Lekker Flavour™?” competition at http://www.lekkerflavour.co.za/.

Yay… time to put on pounds

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