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Where to Eat in London’s Restaurants This Weekend | Eater London
"A Guyanese takeaway that reads as a cultural crossroads: shelves with homemade patties and bottles of mauby give way to roti meals presented like unwrapped gifts. Fillings include goat curry, chicken with aubergine, and tiny curried prawns, all scoopable with thin roti skins that are translucent with oil. The write-up highlights the cuisine’s layered origins (Indian roti, Dutch-imported rice, Chinese noodles), a lively local debate about Trini vs Guyanese roti freshness, and plans to add Guyanese chow mein-style dishes marrying thyme with scotch bonnet chilli." - Shekha Vyas
