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RE: Cape Malay Roti | Step by Step Recipe
Yummmm... Your Cape Malay Roti looks very much like our roti canai... I'm wondering, when you say Malay, as in Malaysian Malay? That would make sense then... :)
The term Malay comes from the Malay language that was spoken here by the slaves and political exiles that was sent here by the dutch from Indonesia more than 300 years ago. The slaves and political exiles brought with them not only the language but also the cooking style found in Indonesia. There were of course other cultures that also contributed to the Cape Malay style of cooking but I wouldn't be surprised if the two rotis are the same.