vetkoek

thumb|A vetkoek topped with a piece of polony

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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.