Food in Malaysia
Basically,
there are variety of food in Malaysia seems this country have three main races
such as Malay, Chinese and Indian population. These three races have their own
traditional food and those foods are popular in Malaysia. Malaysian food, of
course is very much reflective of the diversity of the people staying here. It
doesn't take an adventurous traveler or food enthusiast to appreciate
Malaysian food. There are just so much to choose from, whether traditional or
modern cuisines, deem to satisfy the choosiest tastes buds. The staple food in
Malaysia is rice, just like the other Asian countries. Due to its sunny weather
all year round, fruits and vegetables are in abundance while meat, poultry and
seafood is inexpensive and readily available. Malaysian food, just like its
people, is divided into Malay, Chinese and Indian and is still prepared by
their own unique ways.
Malay Food:
Generally,
Malay food in Malaysia is everywhere. The most traditional Malay food in this
country is ‘nasi lemak’. At its very
basic, Nasi lemak is a plate of white
rice cooked in coconut milk. Accompanying it on the plate is ‘sambal’, a chilli paste mixed with
salted anchovies or ‘ikan bilis’. A
good ‘sambal’ is a balance of
mushiness, spiciness and sweetness. Then, there is an egg served, either boiled
or fried, with cucumber slices and a helping of salted anchovies and peanuts.
Finally, you may add beef or chicken ‘rendang’,
essentially pieces of meat cooked in rich coconut milk and curry. It is the
most delicious traditional Malay food here and it is the most common food in
Malaysia. If you do not believe it, try it on. It is not only nasi lemak is the traditional food,
there is also satay, roti jala, kuih-muih
and others that I am not mentioned it. Below is the picture of some traditional
food in Malaysia:
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| Nasi Lemak |
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| Satay |
Chinese Food:
Mooncake
is available during the Mooncake Festival’ in September, with bean paste, lotus
paste or lotus seed fillings, each with egg yolk if desired. This is the
traditional food around Chinese population where they will have it every year.
On top of that, there is a several traditional Chinese food such as Hainanese
chicken and also wantan mee. Hainanese chicken rice is rice cooked in chicken
stock and topped with steamed or roasted chicken. Also, Wantan mee is a soup
noodles with prawn or pork dumplings and thin slices of roast pork or minced chicken.
Seems it have a pork, so basically only non-Muslim will allowed to eat it. Nevertheless,
mooncake is clearly enough popular in our country for Chinese population.
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| Mooncake |
Indian Food:
Indian
in origin, this popular pastry pancake is an all the time favorite appetizer on
menus in Malaysian eateries all around the globe. Roti canai, it is name
originating from the region of Chennai in India, is also known as Roti Paratha.
A side of curry is served for dipping the flaky pancake, usually a Malaysian
Chicken Curry. Also, chapati has a delightful flavor and chewy texture. Indian
traditional food is popular with their curry as they have too many ingredients
in their cooking especially the variety of spice routes. That makes the food are more tasty.
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| Roti Canai |
Written by: Noor Syafiqah Bt Mohd Salim
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