Robert Sietsema is the former Eater NY senior critic with more than 35 years of experience covering dining in New York City. A roti is a whole wheat flatbread common in such South Asian countries as ...

This week on the show, Evan talks with Abby Maharaj about Trinidadian food. Abby adapted this recipe for Dhalpurie (Ground Split Peas Roti) from The Naparima Girls’ High School Cookbook: The ...

For this month’s Inviting Writing, we asked for stories about foods that make your holidays complete. We’ve read about pizzelles, mystery cookies and mashed potatoes, and today’s essay is about roti, ...

Thank goodness the people who tried to ruin the burrito by inventing the wrap never discovered the roti. A soft, platter-sized flatbread wrapped around curried vegetables and meats, the roti is as ...

A native of Trinidad and Tobago, Marla Jadoonanan shares her recipe for Dhalpuri Roti. A native of Trinidad and Tobago, Chef Marla Jadoonanan shares her recipe for Dhalpuri Roti, a staple of her home ...

There’s something about island fare that’s so alluring for mainlanders. Sure, plenty of us have had a taste of Jamaican jerk chicken, Cuban ropa vieja, Puerto Rican mofongo, or Bahamian-style conch ...

(A longer and different version of this article first appeared in the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce's CONTACT Magazine, Vol. 12, No. 4 of 2012 as "The Mainstreaming of Roti").