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
76 Onion ring 83k 35.6 74.6% Dish
77 Lobster 82k 41.3 63.7% Dish
78 Hors d'oeuvre 82k 40.5 56.6% Dish
79 Smashburger 81k 36.4 67.6% Dish
80 Rump steak 80k 38.8 62.7% Dish
81 Biryani 78k 42.9 61.1% Dish
82 Chutney 77k 38.7 82.7% Dish
83 Mett 77k 37.4 33.4% Dish
84 Rib eye steak 72k 40.9 47.8% Dish
85 Edamame 72k 50.0 41.8% Dish
86 Linguine 72k 45.1 57.3% Dish
87 Coleslaw 70k 36.3 81.9% Dish
88 Brown rice 70k 43.0 66.6% Dish
89 Poached egg 69k 46.3 69.9% Dish
90 Prosciutto 67k 46.3 53.4% Dish
91 Butternut squash 67k 38.5 81.5% Dish
92 Dried meat 66k 40.6 55.4% Dish
93 Fish steak 65k 37.6 68.1% Dish
94 Pesto 64k 44.7 84.1% Dish
95 Tomato sauce 63k 42.4 67.2% Dish
96 Tortilla chip 63k 36.3 45.5% Dish
97 Largemouth bass 63k 36.6 33.2% Dish
98 Jollof rice 62k 37.6 68.2% Dish
99 Nachos 62k 32.7 72.5% Dish
100 Chicken fingers 61k 34.9 58.7% 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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