From nasi lemak to porridge to kaya toast to dim sum ... eyes fixed on a roti maker flinging dough through the air. Once it had been stretched into a thin circle about 60cm (2 feet) in diameter ...

On a recent morning I sat, groggy with jet lag, at a food stall in Penang, Malaysia, eyes fixed on a roti maker flinging dough through the air. Once it had been stretched into a thin circle about ...