A kota is a popular South African street food, particularly found in townships, known for being hearty, flavourful, and customisable. The word "kota" comes from the Zulu word for "quarter," referring to the quarter loaf of bread that forms the base of this dish. The kota concept started as a hollowed out quarter loaf of bread and filled with beef mince and mashed potatoes in the township of Daveyton, Benoni. Initially it was sold at schools during lunch breaks. It then evolved to being filled with fried potato "slap" chips instead of mash and other ingredients such as sausage, egg, beef patty, cheese, polony and atchar replaced the mince as it started being sold at tuckshops in townships.
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