Singh’s Roti Shop

For 30 years, customers have flocked to Singh’s for the Trinidadian-style roti known as the “buss up shut.” The foot-wide flatbread is clapped with two spatulas (but some brave souls use bare hands) until it resembles a busted up shirt, hence the name. Light, flaky, and buttery, the roti is often served alongside a curry, or a stewed meat dish like oxtails, the meat from the tail of cattle. I tried the roti with some vegetarian options: pumpkin talkari and curry mango. Talkari is a simple dish made with sauteed cubes of pumpkin, garlic, onion, cumin, and scotch bonnet peppers. The curry mango is made with half-ripe mango slices fried in curry-infused oil. The combination is lick-your-fingers good.