A food that is enjoyed by all the races in Trinidad and Tobago, it is a food that can be eaten anytime being morning noon or night. The word roti in hindi actually is used to describe bread, so Roti is basically flat bread. Roti is so popular that it is present as a fare in weddings, prayers parties/fetes. Roti classified as being part of the Indian culture has crosssed all racial and cultural lines to become classified as Trinidadian food. The early morning popular breakfast crowd usually enjoy a sada roti with tomato choka, baigan choka, caraille, ochro, fried potato (aloo), liver, gizzard, stew chicken or with almost any cooked meat or vegetable as breakfast.
Lunch however brings out the variety of roti such as dhal puri or bussup shot, which is usually sold with potato and channa, or goat, or beef, or chicken along with an array of vege's (bhaji, bodi, pumpkin, curried mango, and of course, nothing is eaten without some type of pepper sauce.
It is not normal to eat a roti with anything but your hands and this is done by breaking a piece of roti with your hands and using it as a scoop for the talkari (filling).
Trinidadian style roti has found itself worldwide wherever you find a Trini you will find a roti.
Lunch however brings out the variety of roti such as dhal puri or bussup shot, which is usually sold with potato and channa, or goat, or beef, or chicken along with an array of vege's (bhaji, bodi, pumpkin, curried mango, and of course, nothing is eaten without some type of pepper sauce.
It is not normal to eat a roti with anything but your hands and this is done by breaking a piece of roti with your hands and using it as a scoop for the talkari (filling).
Trinidadian style roti has found itself worldwide wherever you find a Trini you will find a roti.
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