In the Caribbean, a roti is a wrap something like a burrito. It was invented as a portable lunch by indentured workers from India who arrived in Trinidad to work the sugar-cane fields between 1845 ...

“A lot of the food that we’re doing here at Cane kind of fits with the H Street vibe. There’s some really popular strips back home in Trinidad where you can get roti, and there are bars and people are ...

Equally popular in Indonesia, the dish is often spelt as “roti cane” and is usually served with kari kambing (mutton curry).

Signature dishes: Jamaican jerk chicken wings at Andrene’s Caribbean & Soul Food in Brightwood; chuleta kan kan, a fried pork chop at La Famosa in the Navy Yard; and curried beef roti at Cane on ...

Cane (403 H Street NE) will open in the 40-seat space formerly occupied by Uni Bistro some time in early 2019, Prime tells Eater. The menu will focus on roti rolls, South Asian-influenced Caribbean ...

his curried beef and his stretchy roti (Trinidadian cuisine has a strong Indian streak). Yet it would be a shame to miss the fried snapper served with handfuls of herbs. Here’s the trouble with Cane: ...

When his restaurant, Cane, opens next month on H Street NE he ... but it’s still bright and pickled.” Then it’s onto roti and tiffin boxes that highlight India’s influence on Trinidadian ...

Unlike the junkier Thai variety, Gootara's roti is fried in coconut oil and topped with cane sugar instead of the refined white variety – so it's less prone to contribute to your love handles.