Roti gambang

Roti gambang

Roti gambang, cinnamon bread sprinkled with sesame seeds.
Alternative names	Ganjel rel(Javanese)
Type	Bread
Course	Breakfast,appetizer
Place of origin	Indonesia
Region or state	JakartaandSemarang
Created by	BetawiandJavanese

Roti gambangorganjel rel(Javanese:ꦫꦺꦴꦠꦶꦒꦤ꧀ꦗꦼꦭ꧀ꦫꦺꦭ꧀,romanized:roti ganjel rel;Pegon:روتي غانجل رل) is anIndonesianrectangular-shaped brownbreadwith sesame seeds, flavoured withcinnamonandpalm sugar.

Roti gambang is names as aBetawitraditional bread from Jakarta.Yet, it is also recognised as Javanese traditional bread asroti ganjel rel.This bread is typical Javanese bread and usually served during Dugderan,Ramadan,Eid ul-Fitr,and other Javanese occasion. Roti gambang originates fromJakartaandSemarang,Central Java.

This bread was listed on the 50 best breads in the world by CNN 2019.

Etymology

The termgambangis aBetawiterm refer togambang,a xylophone-like wooden or metal bars used as musical instrument as commonly found in Betawigambang kromongorchestra, as well as ingamelanorchestra. This naming was because the similarity of its shape with gambang bars.ItsJavanesename however,roti ganjel rel(lit. "rail support bread" ) refer to woodenrailroad tie,again to describe its similarity to rail tie that secured therailupon theballast.

See also

• Cuisine of Indonesia
• Javanese cuisine
• List of Indonesian dishes
• List of Indonesian snacks

Other Indonesian breads:

• Roti buaya
• Roti canai
• Roti jala
• Roti naan
• Roti tisu