Purely by coincidence…

Somebody commented on my post on the disappointing roti canai that I bought the other day and this was what he or she said: “Do try the instant roti canai or prata from “Kawan” Brand. It costs about RM5-6 for a packet of 5. Easy to cook. Just heat up in the pan and it tastes great. Better than most shops I’ve eaten at and more hygienic. I’ve stopped eating roti canais from the shops after I’ve discovered this brand.”

Well, it so happened that I had just bought a pack from one of the neighbourhood shops around that same time and threw it into the freezer without taking note of the brand. That was why this was what I said in my response to Irene’s comment that day: “We do not have much at the nearby shops in the next lane but I managed to get hold of a pack the other day from one of them there – “Malaysian roti chanai”…

Will blog about it when we open it and try.“

What I did not know then was that purely by coincidnce, I had bought the aforementioned brand…

Of course I know that brand jolly well – I’ve used their puff pastry a number of times before and we like it a lot. That is why whenever we buy frozen puff pastry to use, we will not settle for any other brand, just this one.

When I took it out of the freezer that day, this…

…caught my attention. One worrying thing about factory-produced products, frozen or otherwise, is the use of preservatives. That is why they can keep for such a very long time, years even!

There were 8 pieces inside a pack that costs RM10.00 each, RM1.25 a piece . For some reason, they are wrapped separately, four in a pack…

What I did not quite like was how they did not separate the pieces using a small piece of baking paper or whatever. In the end, it was quite a chore getting them to defrost a little bit and prying them apart using a butter knife.

My girl fried one piece the other morning…

…and ate it just like that. I did try a bit but I would not say it got me all excited. It was…like roti canai!

A few mornings later, I greased our non-stick pan lightly with butter and fried two pieces for my breakfast…

There was some leftover gravy from my missus’ super-duper super-spicy curry that day so of course, I had the roti canai with that…

Yes, I sure enjoyed it a lot like that and yes, should I drop by that shop again, I sure would grab a few packs to keep in the freezer. That would save me all that trouble – no need to go to any stall or shop to tapao anymore after that. #staysafe #staywell #stayhome