Roti John - Malaysian Breakfast Sandwich with Meat and Egg Filling

 by: Nur Syairah

What is Roti John?

It’s a much loved baguette sandwich that can be filled with all manner of things  whatever your heart desires. But the original roti john was filled with eggs and onions. A popular street food, it can also be filled with minced meat and cheese. Serve with a side of salad, and it’s a complete meal under 30 minutes! Roti John, to many older Singaporeans, is synonymous with the Singapore Botanical Gardens. This is because for years, the best Roti John was found at the (now closed) Taman Serasi Food Garden just outside said Gardens.

Roti John Recipe

So the basic roti john recipe was, and still is, made with eggs and onions and served with tomato ketchup. Not much later, minced mutton or minced beef was added to the mix and these days, you have cheese, sardines (local favourites in a lot of snacks!), pepperoni, the list is as long as the imagination! And it is served with a side of cucumbers, tomatoes, chilli sauce, tomato ketchup and more recently, mayonnaise.