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I Ate Every South African Street Food!! (Almost Failed)

2026-02-01 Travel & Events
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Today we’re going on an ultimate South African street food tour in the Langa Township of Cape Town, South Africa. What’s the best street food of the day? A huge thank you to Phumelele Ndwe (https://www.instagram.com/eat.african_with.me/) for taking us on this street food tour. You can book a tour with him in Langa Township. Here’s everything I tried: Rostile Cow Head (Umngqambulo) Ginger Beer Sheep Liver (Isbindi) Amagwinya Sandwich Shisanyama (Grilled Meat) Umqombithi (Maize Beer) Sheep Head (Intloko) Chicken Feet (Walkie Talkies) Xhosa 7 Colors Meal Flame Grilled Lamb Book a Langa township tour with Phumelele Ndwe: https://www.instagram.com/eat.african_with.me/ Thank you for watching this South African street food tour and see you on the next video! Follow for more food: https://www.youtube.com/@MarkWiensAbroad https://www.facebook.com/markwiensfoodvideos https://www.instagram.com/migrationology/ https://www.tiktok.com/@markwiens 👕 T-shirts: https://store.migrationology.com/ 🎥 Camera gear I use: https://amzn.to/3FVdBUd (some of these are affiliate links and I will make a small commission from any sales)

Top Comments (10)

@fionnamarais907 2026-02-01

Reading the negative comments below from other food vloggers. So what if you want to hire a tour guide ... it's not laziness, it's initiative and providing an income to locals!

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@thembisileshabangu-eu8mx 2026-02-02

Shout out to Phumelele for sharing a part of South Africa's food culture with Mark Weins❤

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@Mbali_O 2026-02-01

Well done" Eat African with me" you guys did a great job introducing Mark and the team to some Cape Town foods that is often not shown!

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@ViviliciousVee4459 2026-02-01

Mama Joy's arms gave it away that she must be the best of the best. Us eith such arms, we cook meals to warm the coldest of hearts

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@JonathanWalton-v8k 2026-02-06

Phumelele is a great tour guide. He took you to the right places for food. Amazing video full of amazing people.

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@mbusosiera1648 2026-02-07

The Xhosa natives are just amazing, their accent is clear in Cape Town!🇿🇦

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@OliverSabado-kv4st 2026-02-06

That guy Pmulele is nice. He's not a grandstanding person, he's professional, educated.

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@deonbenjamin9067 2026-02-01

First lady had the arms of cooking heaven

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@bryanagustin5886 2026-02-06

I felt a loving mother and cheerfull spirit on Mama joy

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@siyabulelalibazi4268 2026-04-14

Today I own my restuarant because of teachings from Mama Joy aka Nomvuyo Gqirana, she taught me a lot in food industry,she sadly passed away on the 8th March 2026 due to short illness,she was an inspiration to a lot of Langa Residents and to us, may her soul rest in peace

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