The Gatsby "Sandwich" is bigger than you think

"If you don't know what a gatsby is I don't know where you've been" said Cosy Corner's Yousri Hartley.
The hallmark of any South African celebrity is their ability for export. And the Cape Town Gatsby has gone global. No longer just a legend in the Cape Flats, Wynberg and Athlone. From the BBC to TikTok, this fullhouse documentary told through digital verité explores the critiques and passions that would trump an Italian and choke a French chef.
This video meets the criteria of Legal Fair Use and those of KZbin's guidelines, and is for educational and entertainment purposes. No citation herein constitutes infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). This video does not express the views or opinions of Digital Shelf, go somewhere SLOW or its associated partners.
SUPPORT THE SOUTH AFRICAN GATSBY COMMUNITY
Grimehouse
• #BEKSEX EPISODE 2 - Th...
grimehouses...
Jason Clark
/ @jasonclarkwilliams
Nic The Godly Giemba, YOMZANSI
• Grilled | Episode 7 | ...
Yaaseen Barnes
ya_a_seen_h...
Zola Nene
zola_nene?...
Aden Thomas
/ adenthomas
Taylor Spencer
• American in South Afri...
Jonathan Ferreira
• The Best Gatsby feat. ...
Review Bru
/ @reviewbru
Cape Town Is Awesome
• White South Africans t...
Cool Cape Travel
• The Great Gatsby of Ca...
Cody Banx
www.tiktok.com/discover/cody-...
Your Homie Earn
/ @yourhomieearn
XL Cravings, YOMZANSI
• MZANSI MUKBANG EP 1 #E...
Screaming Pugs
• Masala Steak Gatsby Co...
BryanDiscoversWorld
• Top 10 Iconic Street F...
If you're from the North America, this is the best explanation of a Gatsby
Samuel and Audrey, Gatsby Sandwich - Eating South African Food in Cape Town South Africa
• Gatsby Sandwich - Eati...
GATSBY SPOTS FEATURED
COSY CORNER
www.cosycornertakeaway.co.za
ANEESA’S
www.aneesas.co.za/
GOLDEN DISH
thegoldendish.co.za/index.html
MARIAMS KITCHEN
mariamskitchen.com
MCD TAKEAWAYS
/ mcd-pizzas-and-takeawa...
FOOD INN INDIA
www.foodinn247.co.za
CUT-IN-2
cut-in-2.my.canva.site
FARMSTALL TAKE-AWAYS
/ farmstalltw
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:54 "I'VE NEVER HAD A GATSBY"
2:21 GATSBY BLUNDERS
4:54 GATSBY ETIQUETTE
6:44 CLUBS, CARS AND GATSBY
7:38 GATSBY SPOTS
10:02 THE FOUNDER OF THE GATSBY
10:57 THE GREATEST GATSBY
11:47 GATSBY COMMUNITY

[@Dylizzle1]

Well done for highlighting the attempts at culturally appropriating the Gatsby... hulle vang kak an. Hands off!!!

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

We simply had to! It baffles that these fake ones still peek its head out every now and then!

[@lepermessiah1433]

Ek's 'n boertjie en ek change fokkol aan 'n gatsby nie my maat. Die fokken Ingilse en uitlanders beter ons Kaapse stuff los soos dit is, perfek!

[@HorseyPorsey]

As a Cape Townian myself, I found this video hilarious!!!! Nothing better than a greasy, hot gatsby from Aneesa's, yoh!

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

☺️ What is your go-to gatsby from Aneesa's?

[@itsremaine]

Ever since I left Cape Town for Jozi I been regretting it ever since brahhh I miss a full house Gatsby with the boys. The ones here can't compete

[@ismailbagus1]

What an ode to "Joss" Cosy Corner! Brilliant vid guys. Respect.

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

💛

[@nizartaylor9814]

The smetter... The better. 😂😂 Well done. This was a great watch.

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

Our favourite quote from Grimehouse! 🤣

[@robertjan002]

Very entertaining presentation of the culture around the Gatsby.

[@lfk53]

Attended Spes Bona high school in the 1990's (when it was a boys only school) and used to go to Athlone fisheries to buy their atchar polony gatsby.

[@raycantcope]

befokte content ! truly captured the heart of cpt ..

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

Thank you kindly, but the real shout out goes to the community 😉

[@RedLorryYellowLorry_]

Great video, I like the way it was made. Documenting the culture is always a W.

[@PCheyt]

4:47 "sparkling water.....lying its Sprite"😂❤❤❤❤❤

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

🤣 You're quoting some of our favourite parts of the video!

[@aspekt7631]

Mabru that line sent me 🤣🤣🤣

[@weisland2807]

lucky norwegian who's had gatsby from both golden dish and mariams here. but dang those double chip rotis' from sunshine bakery in mowbray where humongous!

[@clintondavids8313]

the mistake every foreigner makes is you cant make a Gatsby at home if you never tasted it in Cape town in the parking lot on the bonnet of your car at 5 in the morning.

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

*also applies to chefs/food companies trying to reinvent the Gatsby!*

[@clintondavids8313]

@@gosomewhereSLOW Awe its not a vibe

[@kylejacobs7662]

you guys outdid yourselves , super proud and can't wait to show my mense this.

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

💛

[@turkish270579]

Yousri - Legend! Cosy Corner!

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

He was such a legend! We are releasing the full uncut interview with him on Sunday on our second channel if you want to watch 😊 www.youtube.com/@extra_SLOW

[@loyisobloque411]

You guys are brilliant, really love your work

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

Thank you Loyiso! 💛

[@jayde_sloth_life8076]

My heart and soul in form of a food❤

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

💛

[@nevfelix]

Can someone please post the Gatsby eating rules for those that don't know them. 😂❤. This was awesome to watch. Haven't been in cape Town since October and I liss for a proper Gatsby 😅

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

We remember Yousri said there was a "list", will try to find it 😉

[@nevfelix]

@@gosomewhereSLOW sweet ja. If I find it I will post it below ❤️🔥🕺🏻

[@nevfelix]

The Great Gatsby Etiquette 1. Keep the time between purchase and consumption of the Gatsby as short as possible. Cold chips are no one's friend. 2. Cut the Gatsby into a maximum of four pieces for the medium and 6 for the large. Anything smaller is a gross injustice to the Gatsby because there's no way you'll be filled by a fifth or less. 3. Any chip falling from any given piece of the Gatsby is considered fair game. The ruling on this is final. 4. When separating the Gatsby, note the point of division: practice absolute precision here to avoid taking the bottom roll of the next person's piece. Ask for assistance if necessary. 5. You must finish your share. Besides it being a terrible waste, you'll be scorned by the Gatsby Fraternity for all time for being versin. 6. Grip is critical. Cup your piece in your hand so that loose bits have nowhere to fall except back into your hands. Avoid the scenario described in Point 3. 7. Never, ever leave the Gatsby unattended.It will "walk away" 8. It's best to accompany the Gatsby with a beverage, ie Coca Cola, Cream Soda or Stoney. Hearty burping guarantees relief. 9. Observe relative silence when consuming the Gatsby. No one likes to talk and eat at the same time. See Point 1 regarding cold chips. 10. Always wash hands with soap and water at the conclusion to avoid getting a spicy finger in the eye, a condition commonly known as "Gatsby Eye". The only cure is self-induced crying. No one wants to see that, so just make the trip and wash your damn hands. 11. The bra that contributes the least towards the gatsby gets the smallest piece... 12. The Gatsby is not supposed to be eaten out of a plate, so make sure you ask the BB.Sc (Bra Behind Shop Counter) to doublewrap the Gatsby to ensure enough paper for everyone. 13. Avoid eye contact with anyone not eating the Gatsby for fear of them asking for a stukkie or shouting "kap 'n baat". Alternatively turn the music volume up in your car. 14. When sipping on the Cola, make sure you only have 2 sips then pass... anyone attempting more than 2 sips forfeit the next round. NO BACKWASH!!! 15. Nothing on the Gatsby is to be wasted (refer point 5), that includes any salads or sauces still remaining in the paper...

[@ryanlewis4905]

I appreciate this content. Beautifully done

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

Hi Ryan, thank you 💛 while we weaved it together the real shout out goes to the community, and those who share, with so much colour, flavour and honesty their gatsby opinions 😉 and of course those who try that result in delicious blunders.

[@Van_Wilder]

Captain Dorego (Retreat), Aneesas (Wynberg), Cosy Corner (Wynberg), Bona (Grassy Park), Taj (Grassy Park), Dollars (Salt River), Golden Dish (Athlone), Biesmilah (BoKaap) and…memory is bit vague but I think Poppy’s in Retreat Rd use to sell a decent Gatsby. One thing I wish they brought back though is the old fat crispy Gatsby role.

[@zaydb2749]

The original Gatsby at Super Fisheries still hits the spot TO THIS DAY!!! Legends 🫡

[@TuriLombardo1973]

With atcha 😁

[@shamsi780]

The video hungry South Africans need right now. Radness.

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

Gatsby stock market going up, we're all hungry for a real one!

[@tebogomatlala2937]

I miss cape town now 😢

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

😭 Cape Town calling you for a visit and a bite!

[@MichelleMocke]

Spinach on a gatsby what the heck😆

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

Not just spinach... some boujee jam too!

[@MKD7036611]

It is tough for me. Either Aneesas or Wajids. Mostly leaning to Aneesas though but Wajids still one of my personal favourites

[@siphesihlenduduzo7039]

First thing I wanna indulge in when I get to Capetown😩😋

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

Do it! What gatsby will you be getting?

[@MrGhostguard]

Yummy !!! Reminiscing about the times I shared a Gatsby with my firefighter brothers !!! Those were the days !!!

[@acadoe]

It's funny how I laugh at Italians when they get bent outta shape about how people treat Italian dishes, but when I see the soulless gatsby creations in this video, it does make me a little upset. There's such a cultural element to the gatsby, that you can't just throw aside and still call it a gatsby.

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

You could not have said it better. That level of commitment and nuanced understanding brings respect. And that is why it becomes something we admire around the world. I hope there's an Italian somewhere laughing at us. - Han

[@ryanchothia8830]

Gatsby is a Cape Town thing . Not joberg durban or anywhere else ever .

[@thepiratepenguin4465]

The Shop on the corner where I work made Awesome Gatsby, sadly they did not survive the lockdown during the 2020.

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

That's sad, we lost so many good eateries because of the pandemic!

[@ItsHanHani]

"I'm gonna call one Bianca and one Nicole.... lekka thicc"

[@TraceyOfficial]

This makes me think of Uncle Roger seeing Jamie Oliver make fried rice 😅😂🎉

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

That's a brilliant comparison!

[@mzamom9323]

I'm not even from Cpt and I'm offended by those "Gatsby blunders" 😡, let's ma come together and sue them 😅 wife introduced me to Golden Dish's masala steak Gatsby in 2010, my life has never been the same 😍😭... we should treat Gatsbys like they do champagne 🍾 if it wasn't made in Cpt by a Capetonian it is NOT a Gatsby 😄

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

100%. Patent-pending! 🤣

[@carnagefxmarketslayers7795]

Living abroad now for 15 years and i must say this video made me nostalgic. You guys made me feel so proud. Golden dish after a lekker session at gala or west end! I smaak a Gatsby now. And so happy to hear how the mense respect the rules LOKL

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

😬 Now where to go with all that nostalgia and get a gatsby abroad? Have you tried to make one yourself yet? We're so happy the doccie brought back some fond memories 😊

[@Fred_Erasmus]

Joh, mang ek nou n cajun chicken perinaise gatsby by die waterfront garage. Al my ou DCD Marine broers...salut!!!

[@DashGlitch]

This made my hungry

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

Mission accomplished 🤣

[@toufeeqbotha]

I love this

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

Thank you! It's the community's honest opinions that inspired this video!

[@CapeTownYouthGaming]

cool video

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

Thank you!

[@gregvdm9434]

A gatsby dite used to be a skarrel dite for the youths & skarrel kids

[@therealwinecompany9473]

Well well... we know what we're having when we visit South Africa again!

[@OuraníaWasHere]

what?

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

A Gatsby of course!

[@naimjacobs2372]

Where you guys from?

[@OuraníaWasHere]

@@gosomewhereSLOW what's your favorite gebba?

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

@@OuraníaWasHere after much debate, the official Gatsby of choice for the SLOW team is the chargrilled tandoori chicken from Cosy. What's yours?

[@husbint]

THIS IS SO RAD 🎉

[@PCheyt]

My heart dropped when lady said put spinach into the gebba😮😮😮😮😢

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

Spinach, with some lekke Vitamin NOPE!

[@funkwallah]

steak masala gatsby vir masekind !

[@stephenarendse]

Fiesta and Cabana would not exist if not for the Gatsby.

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

You're dropping some facts here!

[@stephenarendse]

@@gosomewhereSLOW right??! I can't recall ever eating a Gatsby on the parade withOUT one or BOTH of those.

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

@@stephenarendse Also... (unpopular opinion perhaps), Cabana is better than Tropika.

[@stephenarendse]

@@gosomewhereSLOW eish, those are fighting words..!

[@lfk53]

Frulati

[@jessicaroberts167]

No.....come on man,please don't come change our food man...#proudlycapetown😂😂😂

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

Preach! 👊

[@sorayavanderschyff937]

Now i miss cape Town even more. 😋

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

The Gatsby calling you home? 😊

[@sorayavanderschyff937]

For real, ✈️ soon insha Allah.🤲🏻

[@mavric69OG]

They can try all they want. It cannot be replicated unless it's in cape town. It cannot be evolved, it was born in its final stage. There is no equal, there is no "our version"... it's from cape town, and belongs in cape town

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

"It was born in its final stage" - hope someone attributes this quote to you, one day in an article or documentary. It could not have been said better! 💛

[@mavric69OG]

@gosomewhereSLOW credit goes to The Gatsby. From a cars bonnet in a parking lot to a counter top in Constantia.. A great equalizer

[@frederickmurray5766]

If you attempt to make a gatsby and you don't know what "Matejalas" is, you're going to F-up. And if your gatsby doesn't have matejalas, you are the F- up.

[@joemassepoes7842]

The Great pandering over bread with fillings.

[@TuriLombardo1973]

Jou me se Gorgeous ....

[@user-go2kt6do8c]

So tell me....what exactly is a Gatsby???Just curious to know

[@gavinrabinowitz1255]

Can someone tell me where the gatsby at 0:27 seconds into the video came from ?

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

That will be Farmstall Takeaways in Ottery, to see @Grimehouse's full video on this... watch here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3-ke2Bsfrl3eJY

[@gavinrabinowitz1255]

@@gosomewhereSLOW Awesome ! Thanks so much

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

@@gavinrabinowitz1255 You are very welcome!

[@toppdogg1986]

They burnt down a few years ago unfortunately

[@gavinrabinowitz1255]

@@toppdogg1986 Thanks for letting me know . I will be taking a trip To Cozy corner this week

[@user-bf8hv5fc5x]

Hey papa jy koop soo ding jy blom die een helfde ini mic vir later en jy slaan die ander helfde nou... slapchips, russians, egg, tomato, lettuce, some secret sauce en booom

[@soraregareth]

This made me home sick 🥲

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

Where do you find yourself now? Send SOS signal for a gatsby 😉

[@mogamatdette6024]

Baked Beans !!!! WTF

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

There are no words. Only the fumes the baked beans left...

[@wrldfkd]

a gatsby is just a special tieppe kos

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

It's a special one, one that should not be messed with, right?!

[@abrahambalham9094]

Frulaati

[@arnehaieschild343]

Nah bru,bloody rocket,tsek..

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

There is no place for fancy leaves.

[@Grimehouse]

Jy vang kak aan

[@marvlombard887]

Google translate got it right 😂

[@tauhiradalwai1069]

And a FRULATI😂

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

😉

[@lepermessiah1433]

Russian gatsby forever!

[@AGirlNamedVan]

lol im from cape town and im not a fan of gatsbys . ate it years ago last .

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

😭

[@lepermessiah1433]

Cape to Rio in die Paarl! Befokte gatsby!

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

Ons sal n trip Paarl toe moet maak!

[@lepermessiah1433]

@@gosomewhereSLOW Ek sit altyd 2 ekstra russians op! Vraat? Ja ek is! Lol

[@barry4140]

I have had many Gatsbys but the best is still at Super Fisheries and there neighbor the original Athlone fisheries, the basic polony gatsby with atcha is the best. Back to basics is the truth! You come out of school and you and 3 friends have already clubbed your odds together to by your "vuil dyt" and a drink... Good times.

[@gosomewhereSLOW]

Nostalgia definitely has a delicious taste to it! What's your go-to drink of choice with a polony gatsby?

[@barry4140]

@@gosomewhereSLOW it has to be a coke, even though back in the day we use to buy a 2l Frulatti which today would be your Cabana, but a cold Coke is the safe bet. As a father of 3 sons the tradition of buying a gatsby has been passed down to them, Gatsbys are part of our culture like koesisters on a Sunday morning 😊

[@wtpjordan]

@codybnx