To me, roti is part of the essence of being Trinidadian. It’s my favourite food, and buss-up-shot is my favourite kind of roti.

There is something in eating with both hands, in the spicy mix of curried potato, channa (chick peas), bodhi, bahji, pumpkin, mango, pommecythere, chicken, goat, beef, pork and shrimp (depending on how you like yours).

Although roti comes from Trinidad’s East Indian immigrant population, it has become part of the cultural landscape (along with doubles) and certainly a part of my life…

Without roti, I think my life as a Trinidadian would be immeasurably lessened, and my palate would have remained uneducated in the high art of bellyism.