Roti bakar

Roti bakar (lit. grilled bread) is Indonesian sandwich that grilled, consisting of two slice of breads and the filling, such as sugar, margarine, butter, hagelslag, chocolate spread, cheese, peanut butter, strawberry jam, coconut jam or nutella. It is considered as alternative quick breakfast and commonly known as street food. Today, roti bakar has many variants and shapes.

Roti bakar
A plate of roti bakar.
TypeSandwich
CourseBreakfast, snack
Place of originIndonesia
Region or stateNationwide

History

The Dutch arrived in Indonesia in the 16th century in search of spices. When the Dutch East India Company (VOC) went bankrupt in 1800, Indonesia became a treasured colony of the Netherlands.[1] Through colonialism, Europeans introduced breads. Roti bakar was created during the colonial era with Dutch-influenced.

After Indonesian independence, roti bakar began to develop and has many variants of flavors, such as roti bakar filled with hagelslag.[2]

See also

References
  1. "A Guide to Dutch Indonesian Cuisine". Awesome Amsterdam. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  2. Senja, Anggita (October 11, 2018). "Sejarah Roti Bakar di Indonesia, Awalnya dari Roti yang Tak Segar". travel.kompas.com (in Indonesian).
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