{"id":107281,"date":"2023-09-29T10:22:19","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T10:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/?p=107281"},"modified":"2023-10-23T20:22:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T20:22:24","slug":"chip-butty-the-childhood-snack-we-cant-leave-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/chip-butty-the-childhood-snack-we-cant-leave-behind\/","title":{"rendered":"Chip Butty \u2013 The Childhood Snack We Can\u2019t Leave Behind"},"content":{"rendered":"

Masala steak gatsby, fish and chips, patata warras<\/a>. I\u2019ve had a few memorable meals in my lifetime\u00a0\u2013 the common denominator almost always being potatoes\u00a0\u2013 but there\u2019s one I always come back to\u2026 the humble chip butty.<\/p>\n

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Vuil Dite at Its Finest<\/h3>\n

Brits might liken it to cooked chips stuffed between slices of bread, but they\u2019ll be sorely mistaken. The chip butty I\u2019m talking about is essentially a \u2018poor man\u2019s chip roll\u2019 yet far more superior. Those who\u2019ve yet to experience a chip butty, it\u2019s a guilty pleasure that brings unadulterated joy\u00a0\u2013 that\u2019s as best as I can describe it.<\/p>\n

French kids have le go\u00fbter<\/i>, a post-school snack,\u00a0often baguette with butter and chocolate; Australians have Fairy Bread, and South Africans have chip butties. They\u2019re what we looked forward to eating at home time when we emptied lunchboxes before first break at school, or when we decided our fingers were wrinkly enough to climb out of the swimming pool.<\/p>\n

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Tazos & Five Bops<\/h3>\n

When we couldn\u2019t \u2018loaf\u2019 (colloquial coloured term for \u2018crowdfund\u2019) enough money for a slap tjips<\/i> parcel, we gladly turned to corner shops to buy Nik Naks, or Simba chips and Lays when we were ballin\u2019 in five bops (fifty cent coins). Lucky for us, chip packets were filled with less air and contained Tazo tokens back then, so you got dinner and a show.<\/p>\n

No matter how old you are, and even if you\u2019ve upgraded from eating Bully Beef to Wagyu since childhood days, there\u2019s no turning your back on this nostalgic treat.<\/p>\n

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Chip Butty Recipe<\/h3>\n

When it comes to making chip butties, there are no rules. That\u2019s the beauty of vuil dite<\/i> (low vibrational food) \u2013 what you see is what you get, in the best way possible. If you\u2019ve never tasted a chip butty, we\u2019ll refrain from judging; this is what you\u2019ll need:<\/p>\n

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Ingredients<\/h4>\n

– 1 loaf white bread (or hamburger rolls if you\u2019re feeling fancy)
\n– butter\/margarine (anything to prevent choking)
\n– your favourite potato crisps\/chips (the more MSG, the better)<\/p>\n

Method<\/h4>\n

Spread the butter on the bread and lay it on thick \u2013 the bread should stick to your palate.<\/p>\n

The next part really depends on how you like it. Personally, I prefer making individual slices and encasing the chips \u2013 it holds better \u2013 similar to how New Yorkers would fold a pizza. But, if you like making it classic sandwich style, top each slice with a handful of chips.<\/p>\n

Lastly, shift all your body weight onto the sandwich, placing one hand atop the other, and gently crush the chips \u2013 you should hear a satisfying crunch.<\/p>\n

*Enjoy with a 2L Coke or Jive with as many straws as needed.<\/p>\n

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What\u2019s your favourite childhood snack?<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Masala steak gatsby, fish and chips, patata warras. I\u2019ve had a few memorable meals in my lifetime\u00a0\u2013 the common denominator almost always being potatoes\u00a0\u2013 but there\u2019s one I always come back to\u2026 the humble chip butty. Vuil Dite at Its Finest Brits might liken it to cooked chips stuffed between slices of bread, but they\u2019ll be sorely mistaken. The chip butty I\u2019m talking about is essentially a \u2018poor man\u2019s chip roll\u2019 yet far more superior. Those who\u2019ve yet to experience […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8133,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4098],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-107281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"acf":[],"brand_slug":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8133"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107281"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108052,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107281\/revisions\/108052"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test10.co.za\/C\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}