WHAT do you call a Sunday afternoon mixed with curried meat, potato and chickpeas, a licking of tamarind and chili sauce, all wrapped tightly in a giant piece of buttery flakey eggy bread for $6-$7, eaten to the tune of reggae music? The answer is a Roti Food Safari in Crown Heights. Lured by the charms of the West Indian take on the burrito, our eager safarist, Bec Couche, armed only with a map, a bike and a very healthy appetite, set out to investigate the Roti, and its sidekick – Doubles.
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1127 Washington Avenue Feeling the imminent threat of being full and not wanting to peak too early, I seized the opportunity to venture into the smaller snack incarnate – Doubles. The potato and channa (chickpea) curry sandwiched between two palm-sized pieces of fried Roti-wrapping was the perfect R.O.R (rest between Rotis) – and, at $1.50, a bargain. Like all the food on this safari, it required skill to eat – and dark clothes. It’s more of a grab-n-go place than a sit and linger, so I took a homemade Sorrel drink for the road, a beverage mulled from brown sugar, ginger, sorrel and spices – delicious.