Malaysia’s roti canai is world’s No.1 bread on TasteAtlas
Culinary encyclopaedia has announced that the humble Malaysian flatbread is the best bread in the world.
PETALING JAYA: Served and eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the roti canai is truly a mainstay in Malaysian cuisine, enjoyed with a variety of curries and side dishes.
Perhaps it is for this reason that TasteAtlas, an international food guide website, just declared roti canai the best bread in all the world!
On Sept 10, the website posted its list “Best Breads in the World”, with the Malaysian classic sitting above 50 other breads from across the globe.
The roti canai has been awarded a grand total of 4.9 stars, putting it on par with the second-best bread, Colombia’s pan de bono.
Even though the roti canai is stated on TasteAtlas to be available in Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore, only the Jalur Gemilang is presented next to the listing.
TasteAtlas also included a brief description or the flatbread’s ingredients, as well as how it is made and a summary of its history.
“Roti canai is a traditional pan-fried flatbread made with flour, water, eggs, and fat of Indian origin, but mainly associated with Malaysia, and surrounding countries like Singapore, Indonesia, Brunei, and Thailand.
“The dough for roti canai is repeatedly folded, so the final product has a layered texture, a soft interior, and a crispy outer layer,” TasteAtlas stated.
“The most common fat used in roti canai is ghee, the traditional Indian clarified butter. It is believed that the dish originated in India when the Indian laborers who migrated to Malaysia brought the recipe and the tradition of preparing this crispy pastry to the foreign country.”
This is not the first time that roti canai and other Malaysian treats have been included in TasteAtlas’ lists of the best foods in the world.
In fact, earlier this year in February, TasteAtlas ranked roti canai as the second-best street food in the world, just behind China’s potstickers or “guo tie”.
That list also saw another classic Malaysian dish, char kway teow, managing to wiggle its way in at the 100th spot.
And in July, the roti pisang was given the 27th spot in a list featuring the world’s best sweet street foods, with a score of 4.2.
For the list of “Best Breads in the World”, however, roti canai remains the only Malaysian entry, as well as the only Southeast Asian contender.
Italy has six of its pastries on the list, with India coming in with five, including naan and roti.
Who are the Malaysian roti canai’s closest competitors then? The second spot is occupied by the pan de bono.
A traditional Colombian pastry made with cheese, flour and eggs, they are ball or bagel-shaped and are often served with hot chocolate.
In third place with a score of 4.8 is India’s butter garlic naan, a hearty dish served in higher-end Indian restaurants here.
Made with flour, yeast, salt, sugar and yoghurt, the naan is different from roti canai as it is cooked in a tandoor oven.
Once the naan turns a nice golden brown, it is then brushed with butter or ghee before being flavoured with a topping of minced garlic.
Occupying the fourth spot on the list, also with a score of 4.8, is nan-e barbari, an Iranian oval-shaped leavened flatbread.
Traditionally, it is brushed with a flour glaze called “roomal”, which leaves the bread with a light golden crust.
Described as light and airy within, the bread always comes with a sprinkling of poppy, nigella or sesame seeds.
Clenching the fifth spot on the list with a score of 4.7 is another Latin American pastry in the form of the Brazilian pao de queijo.
Literally meaning “cheese bread”, it apparently was created by enslaved peoples who adopted the cassava plant into their meagre diet.
At first, the bread only consisted of baked starch, but the abolition of slavery meant the Afro-Brazilian community finally gained access to cheese and milk.
Thus, the first recognisable pao de queijo was formed, with the ball-shaped snack eaten mostly at breakfast time.
So, here’s to more Malaysian dishes getting onto greatest food lists, bringing Malaysian cuisine to greater international heights. Take that, Singapore! Malaysian culinary supremacy is confirmed!
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