Roti- the best breakfast.

One of the things I really enjoy, after spending time in this neck of the woods, is the food.
I still don't do chilli in anything other than moderation, but there is much that I have taken to.

Breakfast for instance, nothing beats roti canai and tea tarik- and I didn't drink tea 18 months ago!

Tea Tarik is "pulled tea" , or tea poured from pot to mug over a distance of a foot or so. It's sweet, as is tea panas- hot tea, which is tea and condensed milk. About 6/8ths tea and 2/8th condensed  milk!

Roti Canai

Roti Canai- indian pancake, is served with curry sauce and dhal, into which the roti is dipped.
They come in a variety of forms, Roti canai- plain.
Roti telur, with egg,

Roti Boom, a little bit sweet I was told- its like white death- loaded with sugar inside- to the extent, that the sugar dissolves with the heat of the roti.  .

In the west it would come with health warnings on two counts- risk of developing diabetes2 and as most people know dissolving sugar is HOT . An interesting taste when eaten with the curry sauces.

Roti Boom

Roti Pisang- (banana) - no photo! This however was the choice in Thailand! Roti in Thailand is  slightly heavier in consistency than the Malay version with banana in the middle and don't forget the condensened milk-it looked pretty similar to the roti boom.

Roti Tisu

Roti Tisu- more of a dessert, not usually served with curry sauce. Its thin and crispy and dusted with sugar and served in a towering cone.




We found a nearby establishment to the marina, RZ Bistro, a 12 min walk away ,which we frequented for breakfast and over the next week I tried all but the roti sardin.Roti sardin, guess ? and no I haven't tried it, so no photo!

Tosai- soft version

Paper Tosai - crispy version.

 I also ventured off piste to another column of the makanan (menu), and tried tosai. Tosai is a pancake made from rice flour , yogurt and milk. It can be either soft or crispy. I prefer the soft version. More like a mexican tortilla, but you can definitely taste the yogurt, in the mixture.

 My favourites in order; Roti Canai, Tosai, soft version, Tisu, Pisang.
 Boom and Paper Tosai, interesting, but either too sweet or too crispy.

Can't wait to get back , for brekky.

That's it for now - check out the blog again towards the beginning of May........