Is it the same snack as roti sai mai?
No. Roti sai mai is an Ayutthaya snack of thin roti wrapped around sugar threads. Here we introduce street roti, cooked dough served with a sweet sauce.
Roti
Thai Roti · โรตี
If you feel like a sweet snack on the street, try roti. Thinly stretched dough is cooked and served with a sweet sauce such as condensed milk or chocolate. Some menus add banana, so it is a good choice when you want fruit and a snack together. If the roti is cut up for you, eat it piece by piece while it is warm.
Thai Roti at Bang Luang Mosque, 2019 · แอนเดอร์สัน · CC BY-SA 4.0
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What does it taste like?
You enjoy the thin cooked dough together with the taste of a sweet sauce. The crispness at the edges and the softness inside change with the filling and the way it is cooked. On a menu with banana, you can also feel the sweetness of the fruit.
Banana and sauce differ with the menu you order. Choose the topping you want first.
Dish basics
- Dish name
- Roti · Thai Roti
- Thai name
- โรตี
- Type
- Desserts
- Regional link
- Southern Thailand · Thai street snack
- Main ingredients
- The dough is cooked and served with a sauce such as condensed milk or chocolate. Whether banana or egg goes in differs from menu to menu.
The dish and its region
Roti in Thailand is also met as a sweet street snack. Roti sai mai in Ayutthaya is thin roti wrapped around sugar threads, and it is eaten differently from the cooked roti introduced here. If you try both, you can enjoy different snacks under the same name, roti.
How to order and eat it
- Choose plain roti or roti with banana or other fillings, and say which sauce you want.
- If you want less condensed milk or sauce, ask before it is cooked. Once the sauce has been drizzled on, the amount is hard to reduce.
- Eat the cut roti piece by piece while it is warm.
Frequently asked questions
Can I order it if I cannot eat egg or milk?
You need to ask about what goes into the dough, the toppings and the sauce together. Even on a menu without egg, the dough or the condensed milk may contain an ingredient you avoid.
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Official sources
If you want to read more about the food and the regions behind it, these sources are a good next step. Ingredients and cooking methods can differ from one place to the next.
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