Saturday, October 27, 2007

Malay Food

Malay food
Typical festive fare during Hari Raya Puasa or Hari Raya Haji (clockwise from bottom left): beef soup, nasi himpit (compressed rice cubes), beef rendang and sayur lodeh.Kangkung belacan' is water convolvulus wok-fried in a pungent sauce of shrimp paste (belacan) and hot chilli peppers. Various other items are cooked this way, including petai (which is quite bitter when eaten raw; some older generation Malays still eat it as is) and yardlong beans.Keropok lekor, a specialty of the state of Terengganu and other states on the east coast of Peninsula Malaysia, is a savoury cake made from a combination of batter and shredded fish. Sliced and fried just before serving,it is eaten with hot sauce.Kuih is usually a cake eaten during the morning or during midday.Ikan Bakar, grilled/bbq-ed fish with either chilli, kunyit (turmeric) or other spice based sauce.Ketupat and rendang is the most delicious cuisine which is served normally on Hari Raya festival .Nasi Lemak - a rice cooked with coconut milk and served with anchovies, nuts, cucumbers, a chili paste known as sambal and a choice of curriesNasi Dagang is the Nasi Lemak of east coast Peninsula Malaysia, in the state of Terengganu and Kelantan.Nasi Kerabu popular in Kelantan.Nasi Paprik originated from southern Thailand, rice with "lauk", typically chicken.Nasi Goreng Kampung a type of fried rice, traditionally flavored with pounded fried fish (normally mackerel), though recently fried anchovies are used in place of it.Lontong is a yellowish creamy soup mix with mee hun and ketupat.Soto Soup with mee hun or ketupatApam Balik - a bread like puff with sugar, corn, and coarse nut in the middle.Pulut- Glutinous rice serve with either rendang or coconut and brown sugarSerunding - Shreaded meat in a form of meat floss with spices.Nasi Berlauk - Plain rice served with different variety of dishesIkan masin - Salted fishAyam Percik -grilled chicken with spicy sauceNasi Goreng Pattaya

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