Roti john is an omelette sandwich which originated in Singapore in the 1960s or 1970s. It has since become a popular street food dish in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia.[2][3][4][5][6]
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| Course | Main course or snack |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Singapore[1][2] |
| Serving temperature | warm |
| Main ingredients | bread, egg, onions, meat or fish |
Origin
editRoti comes from an Indian term for a round flatbread, used more generically to describe a bread sandwich of any shape.[2][3][4] The origin of "John" within the name of the dish has not been definitively proven, but may derive from British use of the first name John to address any male person, especially when that person's first name is unknown, difficult to remember or difficult to pronounce, thus a name that may have been used by British armed forces members to address native vendors in British Malaya or vice versa.[2][3] Oral sources have claimed that the dish and name originated with a Malay cook who lived in Singapore during the early 1970s.[7] In 1976 a stall in the Taman Serasi hawker centre began serving the dish, after obtaining the recipe from another hawker. The stall's popularity led its version to became widely associated with the dish. It moved to Serangoon Garden Market in 2001.[2]
Preparation
editThe sandwich is a baguette-style bread loaf with filling of egg, onion and a protein, commonly minced chicken, mutton or sardines. It may be eaten with a condiment such as chilli sauce.
See also
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References
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- ^ Naleeza Ebrahim; Yaw Yan Yee (2006). Singapore. Marshall Cavendish. p. 232. ISBN 978-981-232-922-6.
- ^ a b c d e Bonny Tan. "Roti John". Singapore Infopedia. National Library Board, Singapore. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ a b c Jaime Koh; Stephanie Ho (22 June 2009). Culture and Customs of Singapore and Malaysia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 98–. ISBN 978-0-313-35116-7.
- ^ a b Wendy Hutton (15 November 2013). The Little Malaysian Cookbook. Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. pp. 45–. ISBN 978-981-4516-92-1.
- ^ Jean Duruz; Gaik Cheng Khoo (18 December 2014). Eating Together: Food, Space, and Identity in Malaysia and Singapore. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 93–. ISBN 978-1-4422-2741-5.
- ^ Cahya, Putriana (25 September 2018). "7 Roti Long John Paling Enak di Jakarta (7 most delicious Roti John in Jakarta)". IDN Times (in Indonesian). Retrieved 5 December 2024.
- ^ Rajagopal, Pakirisamy. "Oral History Interview On The Origins Of 'Roti John', Recorded in 2002". Archivist Pick of the Week. National Archives of Singapore. Retrieved 21 August 2019.