Malay Food
At night, numerous stalls set up around the town. Many sell the Sulawesi Soto
Makassar (buffalo soup), a Bugis specialty; Pisang Goreng (fried
bananas), Ubi Goreng (fried tapioca), Onde-onde (glutinous rice
with savoury taste roasted in banana leaves), Kuih Pandan (Pandan rice
cake), Karipap (Curry Puff), Kuih kacang (Peanut pancake spread
with Kaya coconut jam), Bubur Chaca(local dessert served
with tapioca, sweet potato and sago in sweet coconut milk) & etc.
The traditional Malay culinary style has been greatly influenced by the long-ago traders from neighboring countries, such as India, the Middle East, China and Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java.
Rice is staple food, which acts as a "neutralizer" for the spicy cuisine. For religious reasons, pork is never used in Malay and Indonesian cuisine.
Malay food is spicy and flavorful as it utilizes a melting pot of spices and herbs.
Two famous
Malay breakfast
specials that
you will enjoy
are roti canai
and nasi lemak.
Roti canal is a
round, flat
bread made from
wheat flour and
is cooked on a
hot plate. It
is usually
eaten with
lentil or meat
curry.
Nasi lemak is
rice cooked in
coconut milk.
It is served
with ikan bills
(anchovies),
samba! (chilli
paste), boiled
egg, fried
peanuts and
slices of
cucumber.
Popular Malay
lunch and
dinner dishes
include nasi kandar and mee
goreng. The
former is
famous in
Penang, but can
be found
nationwide. It
is fragrant
rice, served
with fish or
meat curry and
a variety of
gravy. The
latter is a
popular noodle
dish that is
usually served
with meat and
vegetables.
Nasi dagang
consists of
glutinous rice
cooked in
coconut milk.
It is usually
served with
fish curry,
sambal and
cucumber
pickle.
Nasi goreng,
which is
Malay-style
fried rice, is
a wholesome
dish that
includes diced
meat,
vegetables and
a fried egg.
For variety,
try nasi
campur, which
literally means
'mixed rice'.
You will be
served with a
plate of white
rice and a
selection of
dishes laid out
buffet-style
which includes
meat, seafood
and vegetables.
Nasi Lemak :
Coconut-flavored
Rice Meal
Beef Rendang
: Malay
Spiced
Coconut Beef
Sambal Udang
: Spicy
Prawns
Ayam Masak
Merah :
Red-Cooked
Chicken
Mee Jawa :
Indonesian
style
Noodles
Ikan Pari
Bakar : BBQ
Stingray or
Skate Wings
Sambal
Sotong :
Spicy Squid
Telur Belada
: 'Chili-ed'
Eggs
Sup Kambing
: Mutton
Soup
Sayur Lodeh
: Coconut
Vegetable
Stew
Chicken
Curry : or
Kari Ayam in
Malay
Kuih Pandan
- Pandan
rice cakes
Pisang
Goreng -
Banana
fritters
Sulawesi
Soto
Makassar -
Buffalo soup
Ubi Goreng -
Tapioca
fritters
pandan
leaves [screwpine
leaves]
Sambal Ikan
Bilis -
fried dried
anchovies
Ketupat, a
Malay rice
cake similar
to Lontong,
Belacan
[also spelt
belachan or
blacan], a
dried shrimp
paste
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