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Roti

The same street that has the dog signs had a guy making roti from small cart. It was fascinating to watch him make the treat. When I stopped, he was in the process of making one for another lady. While he was doing hers, he told me--I thought--the cost was only 7 baht.

So I ordered one as well. He asked if I wanted bananas on mine, and I said yes. When I asked if I could take pictures, he graciously agreed.

It was fun watching the tiny hunk of dough being flattened, then twirled...
Roti 1.jpg

...till it was probably a foot in diameter.
roti 2.jpg

He placed the dough in his wok and spread an egg across it.
roti 3.jpg

Next came the fresh banana slices.
roti 4.jpg

Finally, it was time to fold it over and cut it in small squares, drizzling sweetened condensed milk over the top.
roti 6.jpg

I figured it might be a little more than 7 baht, but when he quoted 25 baht, I almost did a doubletake. But my vendor friend explained that because this roti had egg and banana, it was more expensive. So I paid 25 baht and went off to my next errand. My roti truly was delicious and quite filling as well, so it was worth the 25 baht I guess. In American money that's about 80 cents.

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