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thumb|A vetkoek topped with a piece of polony

Key facts

Prepared food.name
Vetkoek
Prepared food.image
Vetkoek with mince-001.jpg
Prepared food.image_size
250px
Prepared food.caption
Vetkoek filled with ground beef
Prepared food.alternate_name
Fatcake
Prepared food.country
South Africa
Prepared food.region
Southern Africa
Prepared food.course
Starter course
Prepared food.type
Bread
Prepared food.main_ingredient
Flour, salt, sugar and yeast
Prepared food.variations
Polony, chips, cheese (cheddar)

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thumb|A vetkoek topped with a piece of polony

Vetkoek (, ) is a traditional South African fried dough bread. It is similar to the Caribbean Johnny cake, the Dutch oliebol, and the Mexican sopaipillas. It is also known by the Xhosa, Zulu, and Setswana name igwinya (plural amagwinya) and legwinya (plural magwinya) respectively.

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