Some days a food craving pops into my head for no reason but once instilled in my mind, I need to satisfy that craving. Today I am yearning for some Roti. If you’ve never had Roti, man you are missing a great treat. The easiest way to describe it as a flakey burrito like dish filled with curried something. It’s filling and satisfying and chock full of flavor.
In the late 80′s when I moved to Antigua I used to get Roti at little place at Redcliffe Quay. There was also a place in town run by a Trini lady. She invited me to her house near Fort James and taught me how to make Roti. She had a Tawa, a flat pan to make the roti. She used Ghee and flour and other ingredients and rolled and rolled and played with the dough. On the stove was a bubbling pot of curry that she put inside. Man, it was ambrosia. Nowdays my Antiguan daughter and I flock to Roti King on St. Mary’s Street in St. Johns and share a massive chicken roti along with a tamarind juice drink.
I now live in the Dutch Caribbean with a big Surinamese influence. Suri Roti is not the same. It has bones and the curry is a side with the Roti used to pick up and eat the food. I prefer Trini curry but Suri Roti will do.
On Anguilla when I crave a Roti I head to Smokeys on the water or Art Cafe in Island Harbour.
Where do you love your Roti?
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