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The most famous Malaysian dishes

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It is a blend of Chinese, Indian, Indonesian, and other influences. The result is a cuisine that is both flavorful and healthy. Some of the key characteristics of Malaysian cuisine include: – A focus on fresh, local ingredients: Malaysia is blessed with an abundance of fresh, local ingredients.

When thinking of Malaysian curry, no one can go past the Rendang. However, it is hotly contested as to whether Rendang is of Indonesian or Malaysian origin. Regardless, in both countries, it has become a national treasure. Rendang is a tender, slightly more dry curry filled with slow-cooked beef, punchy herbs, spices, and warm toasted coconut. As with most Southeast Asian curries, a good spice blend is vital and the foundation to good Rendang. Dried chillies add a raisin-like flavour and intense heat, whilst kaffir lime leaves add a tang, galangal and turmeric, an earthy hum, and cloves and cumin a warm sweetness along with many other flavourful additions.

Laksa is a complex, hearty broth made most commonly from a collection of spices, coconut cream, lime, chilli, pungent prawn paste, two types of noodles, prawns, coriander, spring onion and crispy shallots. This fiery, creamy soup is the best way to start the day and instantly get the metabolism going. To many Malaysians, Laksa is often served with a side of chilli paste called Sambal Oelek and a slice of fragrant musk lime to ramp up the flavour.

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Roti


Another side dish commonly served with curries along with, or instead of rice, is Roti. This famous bread is crunchy, thin, flaky and golden with delicate folds of paper-thin dough cooked on a fiercely hot plate and served with loads of rich curry.


As vibrant and colourful as the mains, Malaysian sweets are silky, delicious morsels made from coconut milk and flavoured with sweets like pandan leaves. They’re often vibrantly coloured with pinks and greens and have a jelly-like consistency. Another popular dessert is ‘Sago Gula Melaka’, a pudding made from cooked sago pearls in molasses-like palm sugar syrup and warm sweetened coconut milk.

Kopi Tarek

Traditional after-meal drinks are Kopi Tarek’ sweet coffee’ or The Tarik’ sweet tea’. These are combined with condensed milk and water, and the coffee or tea drinks are ‘pulled’ by pouring vigorously between jugs to create a frothy consistency.

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