Popularity ranking · South Africa

The 100 most popular Dishes in South Africa

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest dishes in South Africa, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 839 dishes tracked in South Africa, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Chicken (food), Pizza and Steak lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 3.8M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 224k, and the largest, Chicken (food), reaches around 1.3M people in South Africa. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with each dish, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Africa and are refreshed weekly.

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How to read this list

Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in South Africa who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in South Africa. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in South Africa, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in South Africa. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 Sirloin steak 117k 39.5 61.0% Dish
52 Ham 117k 39.3 69.1% Dish
53 Wagyu 114k 42.7 36.1% Dish
54 Ground beef 110k 37.9 67.1% Dish
55 Casserole 109k 43.1 77.9% Dish
56 Liver (food) 108k 38.5 44.8% Dish
57 Pork steak 104k 36.6 68.8% Dish
58 Sauerkraut 103k 50.0 67.9% Dish
59 Flank steak 101k 36.5 69.1% Dish
60 Crayfish (food) 100k 41.0 59.3% Dish
61 Breakfast cereal 99k 31.8 66.9% Dish
62 Vetkoek 98k 42.9 83.1% Dish
63 Kebab 98k 37.6 59.4% Dish
64 Gemelli (pasta) 98k 37.1 63.4% Dish
65 Skirt steak 98k 36.6 69.3% Dish
66 Lasagne 97k 39.1 76.3% Dish
67 Fettuccine 96k 43.6 76.3% Dish
68 Tuna 89k 40.6 50.3% Dish
69 Chow mein 89k 41.6 50.1% Dish
70 Schnitzel 88k 37.3 77.5% Dish
71 Focaccia 87k 45.3 70.3% Dish
72 Beef Stroganoff 85k 42.5 71.5% Dish
73 Lettuce 85k 41.8 66.6% Dish
74 Tagliatelle 85k 49.5 60.4% Dish
75 Taco 83k 35.5 59.9% Dish

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular dishes compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Africa and ranks each dish by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest dish in South Africa?

Chicken (food) currently leads with an estimated audience of 1.3M people in South Africa.

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