Roti Canai

Roti Canai, the defining Malaysian breakfast, features a flaky, layered flatbread stretched, folded, and flash-cooked on a flat griddle by Indian-Muslim mamak stall masters. It is eaten with dal curry, fish curry, or just sugar for RM2 at any hour, making it 35% cheaper than the typical rival fried noodle dish. The sound and sight of skilled spinning and slapping dough is street theatre, but this dish falls short of #1 Nasi Lemak’s cultural reach, as only 70% of stalls offer it nationwide compared to 85% for nasi lemak.