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{{Short description|Fried baguette sandwich with egg and filling}}
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{{Infobox food
| name = Roti John 
| image = Roti John - served.jpg
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| country = Singapore<ref>{{cite book|author1=Naleeza Ebrahim|author2=Yaw Yan Yee|title=Not Just a Good Food Guide - Singapore|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qE8kHhSj_o0C&pg=PA232|year=2006|publisher=Marshall Cavendish|isbn=978-981-232-922-6|page=232}}</ref><ref name="roti john">{{cite web|url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1663_2010-04-15.html|title=Roti John|author=Bonny Tan|website=Singapore Infopedia|publisher=[[National Library Board]], Singapore|access-date=22 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211103220336/https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1663_2010-04-15.html|archive-date=3 November 2021}}</ref>
| region = Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia
| creator = 
| course = Main course or snack 
| served = warm
| main_ingredient = bread, egg, onions, meat or fish
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'''Roti John''' is an omelette sandwich which originated from Singapore in the 1960s. It is made using a local bread loaf similar to the French baguette, spread with a mix of minced meat, vegetables, chopped onions and a beaten egg. The bread with the toppings is then slapped down onto a hot pan and fried until it becomes crispy on the outside, but still soft on the inside.<ref name="roti john"/><ref name="KohHo2009">{{cite book|author1=Jaime Koh|author2=Stephanie Ho|title=Culture and Customs of Singapore and Malaysia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MWlFCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA98|date=22 June 2009|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-35116-7|pages=98–}}</ref><ref name="Hutton2013">{{cite book|author=Wendy Hutton|title=The Little Malaysian Cookbook|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LWjoAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA45|date=15 November 2013|publisher=Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd|isbn=978-981-4516-92-1|pages=45–}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author1=Jean Duruz|author2=Gaik Cheng Khoo|title=Eating Together: Food, Space, and Identity in Malaysia and Singapore|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JojpBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA93|date=18 December 2014|publisher=Rowman & Littlefield Publishers|isbn=978-1-4422-2741-5|pages=93–}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Cahya |first1=Putriana |title=7 Roti Long John Paling Enak di Jakarta (7 most delicious Roti John in Jakarta)| date=25 September 2018 |url=https://www.idntimes.com/food/dining-guide/putriana-cahya/7-roti-long-john-paling-enak-di-jakarta-porsinya-puas-banget |website=IDN Times |access-date=5 December 2024 |language=ID}}</ref>

== Origin ==
''[[Roti]]'' comes from an Indian term for a round flatbread, used more generically to describe a bread sandwich of any shape.<ref name="roti john"/><ref name="KohHo2009"/><ref name="Hutton2013"/> The origin of "John" within the name of the dish has not been definitively proven, but may derive from British use of the first name John to address any male person, especially when that person's first name is unknown, difficult to remember or difficult to pronounce, thus a name that may have been used by British armed forces members to address native vendors in [[British Malaya]] or vice versa.<ref name="roti john"/><ref name="KohHo2009"/> Oral sources have claimed that the dish and name originated with a [[Malays (ethnic group)|Malay]] cook who lived in Singapore during the early 1970s.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rajagopal |first1=Pakirisamy |title=Oral History Interview On The Origins Of 'Roti John', Recorded in 2002 |url=http://www.nas.gov.sg/blogs/archivistpick/roti-john/ |website=Archivist Pick of the Week |publisher=National Archives of Singapore |access-date=21 August 2019}}</ref> In 1976 a stall in the [[Tanglin|Taman Serasi]] hawker centre began serving the dish, after obtaining the recipe from another hawker. The stall's popularity led its version to became widely associated with the dish. It moved to [[Serangoon Garden]] Market in 2001.<ref name="roti john"/>

== Preparation ==
The sandwich is a baguette-style bread loaf with filling of egg, onion and a protein, commonly minced chicken, mutton or sardines. It may be eaten with a condiment such as chilli sauce.

[[File:Roti John - preparation.jpg|thumb|right|Roti john prior to frying.]]
== See also ==
{{Portal|Food|Singapore|Indonesia|Malaysia}}
* [[Malay cuisine]]
* [[List of sandwiches]]
* [[Chopped cheese]]
* [[Denver sandwich]]
* [[Egg in a basket]]
* [[Mitraillette]]
* [[Sloppy joe]]
* [[St. Paul sandwich]]

== References ==
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{{Singaporean cuisine|state=collapsed}}
{{Malaysian cuisine}}
{{Street food}}
{{Omelettes}}

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