Flip off, Mother India[1]. Peace out, Gandhi[2]. I got a new favorite roti dive in town and she's sizzling like a pepperpot. Vena's serves up outrageously delicious West-Indian-style roti, and I'm hooked. Here's why:
- The roti (flatbread) itself is tastier; the dough seems to have been worked over and over onto itself so that it's layered and springy; flavorful and tender to the bite but still delightfully resistant like a flirty little bread-tease.
- The fillings are lighter, flavored by coconut milk instead of the belly-bombing ingredients like cream and butter at the East-Indian counterparts
- I can customize the fillings at Vena's
- I can get goat
- I can add butternut squash
- The combination of spicy goat curry and sweet butternut squash is the kind of mind-blowing revelation that makes me kick myself for not having discovered it sooner. I am now covered in bruises.
- My roti was as big as a cinderblock and only cost $8
- Vena's does not charge tax
- I can get homemade hot sauce FREE OF CHARGE
You hear that, Gandhi? Vena's is tastier, cheaper, and throws in little freebies -- AND open on weekends -- so you can go suck it. I've jumped ship and landed off the Caribbean.
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[1] See review: http://www.yelp.ca/biz/mother-india-toronto#hrid:lAPIaZViGfckzo0Og8Tl0w
[2] See review: http://www.yelp.ca/biz/gandhi-cuisine-toronto-2#hrid:CyIrVNuKjgUIfE9q7PxM-w