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
Jakarta and Semarang
Created by
Betawi and Javanese
Roti gambang or ganjel rel (Javanese: ꦫꦺꦴꦠꦶꦒꦤ꧀ꦗꦼꦭ꧀ꦫꦺꦭ꧀, romanized: roti ganjel rel; Pegon: روتي غانجل رل) is an Indonesian rectangular-shaped brown bread with sesame seeds, flavoured with cinnamon and palm sugar.[1]
Roti gambang is names as a Betawi traditional bread from Jakarta.[2] Yet, it is also recognised as Javanese traditional bread as roti ganjel rel. This bread is typical Javanese bread and usually served during Dugderan, Ramadan, Eid ul-Fitr, and other Javanese occasion. Roti gambang originates from Jakarta and Semarang, Central Java.[3]
This bread was listed on the 50 best breads in the world by CNN 2019.[4]
^"Roti Gambang dan Roti Ganjel Rel, Adakah Perbedaannya? Halaman all". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). 19 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
^Setiawan, Irvan (2019-11-25). "Roti Gambang, Kuliner Legendaris dari Betawi". Balai Pelestarian Nilai Budaya Jawa Barat (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-06-07.
^Media, Kompas Cyber (21 October 2019). "Kisah Tentang Roti Gambang, Kenangan Menyantap Roti Terbaik Dunia Halaman all". KOMPAS.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2020-06-07.
^Smith, Jen Rose (2019-10-15). "50 of the world's best breads". CNN Travel. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
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