It is the name of the dish
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Oh?!?
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Yes, each choice has its own name- as part of the dish
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Okay. So, potjie refers to a meal prepared outdoors in a small pot over a fire. I guess this would typically mean while on a JOURNEY, you would eat “potjie”. So, they are being metaphorical and saying you pick one of the four items for the “journey”, I guess?
Anyhow, when we were at AK one time, we ate at the Hirambe market. The food was…awful. Not because it was prepared badly…but because the African flavors just were NOT compatible with my palate.
AND, when I eat bread, I rarely even add butter to it, because I like the taste of the bread alone…so paying $21 for some bread with sauces I wouldn’t touch doesn’t seem worth it.
So…Okay. You all keep Sanaa for yourselves! 
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You are probably right that you wouldn’t like it, but I will just say that while I am super picky, I loved every single one of the dipping sauces. But I already knew I liked pita and hummus, which is along the same line, but this was 1000 times better.
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Since @ryan1 doesn’t like it, more for us…YES PLEASE!
I want to add I think the bread service at Sanaa may be the best thing I’ve ever eaten at WDW or maybe it’s tied with the sundried tomato ricotta bread service at Toppolino
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You’ve captured the vise in which any aspirational Disney restaurant finds itself.
On one side, you have people who’ve never been exposed to the ethnic or upmarket cuisines that are the basis of most of Disney’s newer restaurants, and are quick to brand them “weird,” or, in extreme cases, not fit to eat. I’m always surprised by this, as I think about the comparative explosion of successful “weird” and “ethnic” places in my own town in the last 10-12 years; a city that’s no one’s definition of cosmopolitan and was once known for being a sure-fire restaurant killer. But whatever, if it’s not your taste or not your thing, fine, just understand that many of us do really enjoy them (and for reasons that aren’t about telegraphing sophistication).
On the other you have a smaller stratum of those whose ratings go from “zero to French Laundry,”* and can’t wait to tell you how ludicrous Disney’s attempts at anything that doesn’t come right off the Sysco truck are. And when Disney does, they end up with hot garbage that isn’t fit to be thrown from the window of a moving car.
*stolen from a DISboards discussion from some years ago
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And the GF bread service at Sanaa is also very good! And the chef made the most amazing meal for Gregg from ingredients on hand—twice. It’s a definite have-to-go-to restaurant in WDW for us. The other is Raglan Road.
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I see. So, when it comes to ethnic food, Mediterranean and African flavors have something in them that I just don’t like. I’m more an Asian and Mexican flavor type guy!
ETA: And Italian!!
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This reminds me of the 30 Rock scene where the new CEO came to NYC for the first time, and said he went out for “exotic” Indian food for the first time, and told everyone proudly, “I had NAAN!”
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Normally, yes. But we’ve made a meal out of Sanaa bread service.
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Sorry to sound like a broken record, but I can’t let all this Sanaa talk pass without mentioning
Edited to blur the terrible photo of the kheer because @ryan1 thinks it looks like puke. Look at @LTinNC82’s photos instead.
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What are we looking at?
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From ParkRanger’s “broken record” link:
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Whatever it is, it looks utterly disgusting. Like someone vomited on the plate. 
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Not the best photo. But it’s sublime 
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Definitely going to try this in 15 days!
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Okay. Yes. That looks oodles better.
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