Thailand: Roti Stand
Arrived in Melaka from Singapore yesterday to find the city overflowing with people. We were very lucky to snag the last available room at the second guesthouse we walked into. Unfortunately, we were unable to find a place to stay for tonight, so we're beating a hasty retreat to Kuala Lumpur in two hours.
The taxi isn't here yet, so blog update it is.
On the way back from Ayutthaya, we kept seeing these colorful stands in the middle of the expressway:
The EXPRESSWAY. Who in the world would stop along the expressway to...oh, we would.
Turns out it was the best idea AG's uncle had our entire time in Thailand because that impromptu stop on the expressway introduced us to the magic that is roti:
The super thin roti (interesting green color doesn't affect the taste) takes time to separate. Once separated, you load it with hay-like strings made of sugar and roll away:
The final product is this sweet mini-burrito:
The filling is hard to describe. Sweet without being overpoweringly so. Every bite is, in the words of CK, delightful:
We couldn't get enough of that stuff. AG's aunt bought us a second bag of roti for our flight to Phuket. We demolished most of it in the airport. It tasted fabulous even when slightly stale.
One of my favorite discoveries in Thailand, hands down.
The taxi isn't here yet, so blog update it is.
On the way back from Ayutthaya, we kept seeing these colorful stands in the middle of the expressway:
The EXPRESSWAY. Who in the world would stop along the expressway to...oh, we would.
Turns out it was the best idea AG's uncle had our entire time in Thailand because that impromptu stop on the expressway introduced us to the magic that is roti:
The super thin roti (interesting green color doesn't affect the taste) takes time to separate. Once separated, you load it with hay-like strings made of sugar and roll away:
The final product is this sweet mini-burrito:
The filling is hard to describe. Sweet without being overpoweringly so. Every bite is, in the words of CK, delightful:
We couldn't get enough of that stuff. AG's aunt bought us a second bag of roti for our flight to Phuket. We demolished most of it in the airport. It tasted fabulous even when slightly stale.
One of my favorite discoveries in Thailand, hands down.
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