{"id":18111,"date":"2025-03-31T12:37:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T10:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/?p=18111"},"modified":"2025-03-31T12:37:07","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T10:37:07","slug":"milk-tart-samoosa-goes-viral-and-were-here-for-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/milk-tart-samoosa-goes-viral-and-were-here-for-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Milk Tart Samoosa Goes Viral \u2013 And We\u2019re Here for It!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Jozi\u2019s Curry Up, part of the We Sell Flavourz Group, ignites a national foodie debate with its boldest dessert fusion yet.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A daring dessert from Jozi-based restaurant\u00a0<strong>Curry Up<\/strong>\u00a0has captured the country\u2019s attention \u2014 and South Africans are eating it up, both literally and figuratively.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>The\u00a0Milk Tart Samoosa\u00a0from Curry Up, a sub-brand of the\u00a0We Sell Flavourz Group, which has been delighting food lovers across Johannesburg with its diverse culinary offering, has sparked spirited conversation online and divided taste buds.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The viral buzz began with a TikTok video by\u00a0<strong>@kirstyleolashandbrowtech<\/strong>, followed by a\u00a0<strong>Briefly News<\/strong>\u00a0feature titled\u00a0<em>\u201cI\u2019m Conflicted \u2013 Mzansi Questions Milk Tart Samoosas Woman Bought at Restaurant\u201d<\/em>. What followed was a flood of comments, memes, and hot takes as South Africans weighed in on the fusion of two local treasures: the creamy comfort of a traditional milk tart and the golden crunch of a samoosa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re humbled and excited by the reaction,\u201d says\u00a0<strong>Alex Zohany<\/strong>, founder of We Sell Flavourz. \u201cSouth Africans are passionate about flavour, and this dessert sparks nostalgia while offering something completely new.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Originally launched as part of an experimental concept in Curry Up\u2019s dessert menu, the Milk Tart Samoosa was designed to surprise and delight \u2014 and, as it turns out, to divide the nation\u2019s foodies. What no one expected was that it would become a full-blown online sensation, reaching thousands of food lovers across the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt Curry Up, we love cooking curries for the city that loves to eat them \u2013 but we\u2019re also all about pushing flavour boundaries,\u201d Alex shared. \u201cOur Milk Tart Samoosa was born from a simple idea: What if we fused two iconic favourites into one golden, crispy bite? The result was sweet, nostalgic and totally Jozi.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why the fuss?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South Africans are famously protective of their traditional dishes, and the unexpected pairing of milk tart and samoosa has ignited both praise and passionate debate. And that\u2019s exactly what\u00a0<strong>Curry Up<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 and the broader\u00a0<strong>We Sell Flavourz Group<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 loves to see.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re proud to see our little dessert creating so much conversation,\u201d Alex added. \u201cWhether you love it, hate it, or are still on the fence, we\u2019re just thrilled to see Jozi buzzing over bold new \u2013 and dare we say, quirky \u2013 flavour ideas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dine-in at these locations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cresta Crossing<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 310 Pendoring Rd, Blackheath, Randburg | \ud83d\udcde 011 027 1522<\/li>\n<li><strong>The We Sell Flavourz Market @ Rand Steam<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Corner Barry Hertzog &amp; Napier Rd, Richmond | \ud83d\udcde 011 482 2448<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hyde Square<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 3 Jan Smuts Ave, Dunkeld West, Randburg | \ud83d\udcde 066 010 8635<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bryanston<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Epsom Downs Shopping Centre, William Nicol Dr &amp; Sloane St, Sandton | \ud83d\udcde 010 213 0949<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18113\" src=\"http:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Milktart-Samoosas.-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1150\" height=\"1725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Milktart-Samoosas.-2.jpg 1150w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Milktart-Samoosas.-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Milktart-Samoosas.-2-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Milktart-Samoosas.-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Milktart-Samoosas.-2-561x842.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Milktart-Samoosas.-2-666x999.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Milktart-Samoosas.-2-364x546.jpg 364w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Milktart-Samoosas.-2-758x1137.jpg 758w, https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Milktart-Samoosas.-2-608x912.jpg 608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1150px) 100vw, 1150px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jozi\u2019s Curry Up, part of the We Sell Flavourz Group, ignites a national foodie debate with its boldest dessert fusion yet. A daring dessert from Jozi-based restaurant\u00a0Curry Up\u00a0has captured the country\u2019s attention \u2014 and South Africans are eating it up, both literally and figuratively. The\u00a0Milk Tart Samoosa\u00a0from Curry Up, a sub-brand of the\u00a0We Sell Flavourz&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"wps_subtitle":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18111"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18114,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18111\/revisions\/18114"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.food-blog.co.za\/joburg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}