South African cuisine features a blend of influences, resulting in dishes like biltong (dried meat), bobotie (a spiced meat dish), boerewors (a type of sausage), bunny chow (curry-filled bread), and chakalaka (a spicy vegetable relish). 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 and Zulu name igwinya. The word vetkoek literally means "fat cake" in Afrikaans has its roots deeply embedded in South African history.