Nandos is a South African multinational fast-casual chain that specializes in Portuguese flame-grilled peri-peri style chicken. The chain was founded in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1987, and its founders were inspired by the peri-peri chicken they tasted at a Portuguese takeaway in Johannesburg called Chickenland. The food has a Mozambican and Portuguese theme, and the peri-peri sauce is made from the African Birds Eye Chilli, which is grown in the African soil. The Rooster of Barcelos, a famous Portuguese symbol, is part of Nandos logo, and Portuguese bread rolls are among the restaurants many sides. However, Nandos cannot be considered a purely Portuguese restaurant, as it was born in South Africa and is a mashup between Portuguese and African cuisines.