HIP, HIP, HIPetizer! “Roti Benggali or “Benggali bread”, despite popular belief, does not get its name from the Bengali people group, but from the word “Penggali” which means shareholders. In 1928, Sheik Mohd Ismail from Madras, India, set up Roti Penggali (Bread Shareholders) a s a business with his founding friends at Transfer Road, Penang. Local residents mispronounced the word ‘Penggali’ as “Benggali” and that, along with its mis-association, got passed on until today. The bread is enjoyed in a variety of ways by the different cultural groups: the Malays, the Chinese and the Indians. It's so sedap with 'sup tulang', as 'roti bakar kahwin' and absolutely yummy dipped in 'overnight' curry! What's YOUR favourite way of eating Roti Benggali?
It is all Mimesis