Comments on One Hot Stove: Blogger Inspiration: Roti John

Hi Nupur,I just love your blog and recipies. I hav...

2008-06-06T22:53:00.000-04:00

Hi Nupur,

I just love your blog and recipies. I have tried a couple of your recipies. Today I tried roti john. And I must say we loved it. We're non-vegetarian so I made it with minced meat.

Thanks Again.

Roti John is originally was created by a hawker (s...

2008-03-04T23:22:00.000-05:00

Roti John is originally was created by a hawker (street vendor) next to the botanic gardens in Singapore circa 1992. Expatriate men were refered to as john. The Roti John is supposed to be dipped into sweet chilli sauce, the Thai sweet chilli suits it well.

Roti John. Roti is bread. But what about John? Dur...

2006-05-31T11:27:00.000-04:00

Roti John. Roti is bread. But what about John? During the early days, the caucasians in Singapore were simply called 'John'. Hence, Roti John.

You are absolutely right Ana, what I colloquially ...

2005-08-27T06:17:00.000-04:00

You are absolutely right Ana, what I colloquially called soy mince is actually "textured vegetable protein" or TVP!

Julia you recipe rocks :)

You're most welcome, Nupur! Glad you enjoyed the r...

2005-08-24T13:34:00.000-04:00

You're most welcome, Nupur! Glad you enjoyed the recipe. The substitution of the meat with soy mince is a great vegetarian version. :)

This looks like and interesting recipe. I believe...

2005-08-22T04:36:00.000-04:00

This looks like and interesting recipe. I believe what you call the soy mince is what we call here PVT, a vegetarian dry granulate that you plump in water or broth to imitate ground beef. We use it to make vegetarian pasta sauce or sloppy joes when we are trying to cook with less saturated fat.