Roti sai mai is a Southeast Asian dessert from Thailand whose name means silk thread, referring to its filling of cotton candy wrapped in a thin, sweet roti flatbread. The flatbread is sometimes colored green with pandan leaf, and sesame seeds often garnish the top. The dessert reflects Indian Muslim influence and was historically sold by traders across both urban and rural Thailand. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Roti sai mai (Thai: โรตีสายไหม, pronounced [rōː.tīː.sǎːj.mǎj]; sai mai meaning 'silk thread') is a Southeast Asian dessert from Thailand. Roti sai mai is an Indian Muslim-influenced dessert served by wrapping cotton candy in sweet roti. The rolling floss or cotton candy is thin, silky strings of spun sugar, found in a variety of hues.
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Roti sai mai (Thai: โรตีสายไหม, pronounced [rōː.tīː.sǎːj.mǎj]; sai mai meaning 'silk thread') is a Southeast Asian dessert from Thailand.
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