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The time is Kota to Taste.

Kota
Kota

It is quirky, vibrant, and creative, making an impression across social classes and breaking down barriers. A disrupter of note in the street food game, this is the vision they have at Kota to Taste.

The owner Betsi Motlhake and her cousin thought up Kota to Taste as a potentially successful business venture. At the time, Betsi was not familiar with the Kota her cousin had experienced in Lesotho at a lifestyle venue, yet she was intrigued. A Kota is an approximation of the word “Quarter” referring to hollowed quarter loaf of bread used as the base of a sandwich. Traditionally, it is filled with spiced potato chips, topped with sauces, cheese, polony and atchar for a flavourful experience.

If the enterprising duo were going to do this, they were going to do it the right way but also add their own flair to things. They couldn’t have found a better place to be located.

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