Sign Up to Our Newsletter
Subscribe
Primary Menu Search
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity News
  • Fashion and Beauty
    • Hair
    • Beauty
    • Fashion
    • Weddings
  • Lifestyle
    • Love & Relationships
    • Parenting
    • Motoring
    • Food
    • Travel
      • Travel News
      • Property
  • Health & Wellness
    • Diet
    • Fitness
    • Health
  • Work & Money
    • Finance
    • Career
  • Sports
    • Soccer Mag
    • Sa Rugby Mag
    • Sa Cricket Mag
    • Compleat Golfer
    • American Sports
    • Multi Sport
  • Deals
    • Competitions
    • One Day Deals
    • Nationwide Deals
      • Deals in Cape Town
      • Deals in Johannesburg
      • Deals in Durban
      • Deals in Pretoria
      • Deals in Port Elizabeth
    • Accommodation Deals
    • Romantic Getaways
    • Food and Drink Deals
    • Experiences
    • Health and Wellness Deals
  • Pork Recipes
  • Africapicks

WATCH: Mzansi left in stitches as little boy calls mogodu dinner a hedgehog

by Limpho Nonkonyane
SCREENSHOT: @_izibele

Internet users were left in stitches when a little boy referred to South African cuisine Mogodu as a hedgehog.

The cuisine which consists of the combination of chopped tripe and intestines served as a stew often with hot pap or dumplings and comes from the insides of mammals like cows or sheep.

This video that was originally uploaded to the popular social media platform TikTok by a content creator known as @_izibele, gained massive popularity with over 1.2 million views.

In the video, the mother of the boy attempts to feed him a bite-sized portion of mogodu to which the boy exclaims how disgusting and prickly it appears while drawing similarities between its texture and that of hedgehog spine quills.

Hedgehogs are known to be animals with sharp spines, like the mogodu. People were surprised the boy knew what a hedgehog is as most people had no clue, while alluded that he could have gotten the idea from watching the Sonic the Hedgehog movie.

WATCH THIS VIDEO:

@_izibeleNot him calling tripe a hedgehog ? #fyp #playtimewithizi #funtimeswithIzi♬ original sound – _Izibele


TikTok users took to the comment section to laugh with one user commenting, “Do we even have hedgehogs in South Africa.”

Another user commented, “Look we calling it ‘Hedgehog Mondays’ (taking from the famous concept Mogodu Mondays) I thank you.”

Another user commented, “As for hedgehog, adding a crying emoji, it’s prickly. What?”

Another user said, “I don’t blame him for not eating it ah the smell when it’s boiled, adding an emoji which usually symbolises feelings of sadness. I love trotters yes but not hedgehogs no, ending with a laughing emoji.

Also see: How to make peppermint tart

More from Lifestyle
pexels-lara-jameson-8828439

2026 Travel trends: Discover the new rules of wanderlust

The soft wellness era: Prioritising gentle routines over harsh resolutions

gettyimages-2222916762-612x612

Common Dining Room Clichés to Steer Clear of

Woolworths Warns Shoppers: Stay Alert Amid Rising Online Scam Alerts

    Primary Menu

    • Entertainment
      • Celebrity News
    • Fashion and Beauty
      • Hair
      • Beauty
      • Fashion
      • Weddings
    • Lifestyle
      • Love & Relationships
      • Parenting
      • Motoring
      • Food
      • Travel
        • Travel News
        • Property
    • Health & Wellness
      • Diet
      • Fitness
      • Health
    • Work & Money
      • Finance
      • Career
    • Sports
      • Soccer Mag
      • Sa Rugby Mag
      • Sa Cricket Mag
      • Compleat Golfer
      • American Sports
      • Multi Sport
    • Deals
      • Competitions
      • One Day Deals
      • Nationwide Deals
        • Deals in Cape Town
        • Deals in Johannesburg
        • Deals in Durban
        • Deals in Pretoria
        • Deals in Port Elizabeth
      • Accommodation Deals
      • Romantic Getaways
      • Food and Drink Deals
      • Experiences
      • Health and Wellness Deals
    • Pork Recipes
    • Africapicks

    • Contact Us
    • Terms and Conditions
    • Privacy Policy
    • Cookies Policy
    CAPE TOWN OFFICE: 15th Floor, The Box, 9 Lower Berg Street, Cape Town 8001, Western Cape > Telephone: (021) 416 0141
    © Copyright 2026 Bona Magazine
    ×

    SEARCH

    ×