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Half the adventure of a road trip in South African is the opportunity to stretch your legs, grab a bite and stock up on folk favourites that can often only be found at farm stalls.
The smell of warm freshly-baked bread lures you in while the jars of jam stand like soldiers, shoulder to shoulder, on shelves in shades of orange, red, green and yellow. And at the counter you will find fudge begging your cholesterol levels to calm down and man-up.
SEE: MAP: 53 Fabulous Farmstalls you have to stop at
But the real farm stall treasures are hiding behind bathroom doors where unusual sayings and how-to-use-the-toilet directions are painted in cursive with frills, flowers and fading words. If you are really lucky a farm stall will go old school in the winter and bring out the crocheted a super-absorbent and probably highly unhygienic toilet covers.
