A vendor prepares roti canai terbang at a stall in Malaysia. The Indian flatbread, served griddled and often eaten with curry and sambal, is ubiquitous in hawker centres across Singapore and Malaysia. Photo: Shutterstock
From Singapore’s ban mian to Malaysia’s roti canai: soaring wheat prices hit Southeast Asia’s street-food favourites
- A looming global shortage of wheat amid the war in Ukraine has sent the cost of the flour used in ‘ban mian’, ‘roti canai’ and other popular snacks shooting up
- Some vendors have tried to absorb the costs, while others have simply stayed closed. But with more pain ahead, there’s only one direction prices are heading
A vendor prepares roti canai terbang at a stall in Malaysia. The Indian flatbread, served griddled and often eaten with curry and sambal, is ubiquitous in hawker centres across Singapore and Malaysia. Photo: Shutterstock
