 A plate of roti john | |
| Course | Main course (breakfast), sometimes as snack |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | Singapore[1][2] |
| Region or state | Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore) |
| Serving temperature | Room temperature |
| Main ingredients | Minced meat, onion, egg, tomato-chilli sauce and a baguette-type loaf |
A roti john (Jawi: روتي جون) is an omelette sandwich which originated in Singapore during the 1960s or 1970s. It later became widely popular, spreading throughout the Malay Peninsula in present-day Malaysia and in modern-day Indonesia as street food.[2][3][4][5][6]
- ^ Naleeza Ebrahim; Yaw Yan Yee (2006). Singapore. Marshall Cavendish. p. 232. ISBN 978-981-232-922-6.
- ^ a b Bonny Tan. "Roti John". National Library Board, Singapore. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- ^ Jaime Koh; Stephanie Ho (22 June 2009). Culture and Customs of Singapore and Malaysia. ABC-CLIO. pp. 98–. ISBN 978-0-313-35116-7.
- ^ Wendy Hutton (15 November 2013). The Little Malaysian Cookbook. Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. pp. 45–. ISBN 978-981-4516-92-1.
- ^ Jean Duruz; Gaik Cheng Khoo (18 December 2014). Eating Together: Food, Space, and Identity in Malaysia and Singapore. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 93–. ISBN 978-1-4422-2741-5.
- ^ "7 Roti Long John Paling Enak di Jakarta, Porsinya Puas Banget".