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Originating in the
Caribbean with
Indian
Indian or Indians may refer to:
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* Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor
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roots, a roti is a wrap style sandwich filled with either curried or sometimes stewed meats or vegetables wrapped inside a
dhalpuri
Roti (also known as chapati) is a round flatbread native to the Indian subcontinent. It is popular in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica, Trinid ...
,
paratha
Paratha () is a flatbread native to South Asia, prevalent throughout the modern-day nations of India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives, Afghanistan, Myanmar, Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius, Fiji, Guyana, Suriname, and Trinidad a ...
, or dosti
roti
Roti (also known as chapati) is a round flatbread native to the Indian subcontinent. It is popular in India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Maldives, Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Guyana, Suriname, Jamaica, Trini ...
. Roti is eaten widely across the Caribbean.
As
Indo-Caribbeans
Indo-Caribbeans or Indian-Caribbeans are Indian people in the Caribbean who are descendants of the Jahaji Indian indentured laborers brought by the British, Dutch, and French during the colonial era from the mid-19th century to the early 20th c ...
immigrated to other countries, especially in North America and Europe, they brought with them the roti and opened ''roti shops'' to sell it.
See also
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Cuisine of Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago has a unique history and its food is influenced by Indian-South Asian, West African, Creole, European, American, Chinese, Amerindian, and Latin American culinary styles. Trinidad and Tobagonian food is dominated by a wi ...
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List of sandwiches
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List of stuffed dishes
This is a list of stuffed dishes, comprising dishes and foods that are prepared with various fillings and stuffings. Some dishes are not actually stuffed; the added ingredients are simply spread atop the base food, as one cannot truly stuff an oy ...
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Goat roti
Goat Roti ( ) is a type of wrap roti, roti, a traditional Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidadian dish, popular in the Caribbean and in Caribbean communities throughout the world. It consists of curry goat, curried goat and vegetables wrapped in a roti.
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Roti
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Trinidad and Tobago cuisine
Jamaican cuisine
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Caribbean cuisine
Indo-Caribbean cuisine
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Surinamese cuisine
Stuffed dishes
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