I learned that Ricky is head over heels in love with a dish called roti canai. The love began years before we were married, on his first trips to Malaysia. We stopped at the first opportunity after leaving the lodge and ordered up some of this Malaysian flatbread. It was fabulous.
Roti Canai:
The basic dish is a dough made of egg, flour, water, and butter. The dough is flattened, oiled and folded several times before being cooked on a flat iron skillet with a lot of oil. This makes for a hunk of flat, fluffy, crispy, flaky deliciousness. It can be eaten plain or with many various fillings, commonly eggs, but meatier versions are on the menu as well.
As delicious as it was, sanitation practices were called into question, when Ricky pointed to a plate of rice-filled banana leaves, sitting on an otherwise empty table, and asked for one. It appeared as though someone didn’t finish what he ordered. Rather than bring a new one from the kitchen, the waiter grabbed the plate off the neighboring table and gave it to us. We found out later that this was customary. Who knew!
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