Food: Bulani

Know this. I am a Zarraffite (a fan of Zarraffas coffee). There are two shops I go to the most. One of these is at Calamvale Market Place. My children know that on the week-end there is a very good chance I will go there for coffee. After all, I drink coffee for their protection :) A few shops down from the coffee shop is a kebab shop. It has become an informal custom that when Daddy gets his coffee, the children will almost certainly get some chips from the kebab shop. This has happened often enough now that the proprietor knows who we are.

Well, today was one of those days. We ended up there pretty close to lunch-time so we could get the children hot chips for lunch. And today was the day I decided to try a bulani. The menu board describes a bulani as a pastry filled with tomato, potato and onions. I have been wanting to try one for ages and today is the first day I felt I did not have to rush away from there. So I ordered one. The man looks at the lady, asks her something, and tells me I have to wait about 20 minutes. "Haha, this will test my family's patience," I thought. At least I know it will be freshly made. I paid a total of $3.80 for this and went outside to wait I don't remember how long it took, but as surely as the sun rises in the east the children became impatient. Fotunately they had their chips to eat. Eventually the lady brought it out.  It was big. Very big. And flat. It was shaped like a semi-circle. And with it was a yoghurt dip with mint in it. I really enjoyed it. Even when I had a piece that had chilli in it. I did not expect that and it was very spicy! Yay for yoghurt dip. It was fried but not oily at all. I was elegant and ate it with a knife and fork, when traditionally pieces are torn off and dipped in the yoghurt. For $3.80 I couldn't fault it for value. And it was worth the wait.

I would like to have another next time there is an opportunity. As far as I know it is not on The List Of Banned Foods (like the durian pancakes from Sunnybank or the falafel kebabfrom this very shop, though that might have been the fault of the garlic and yoghurt sauce that went with it).

If you get the chance to try one, do so. You won't regret it.