Malaysia is a paradise for lovers of good food: Indian, Chinese and Portuguese influences are noticed both in its streets and in its dishes.
If Thai, Indian or Chinese cuisine are known and appreciated worldwide, few know that Malaysia is one of the countries with the greatest gastronomic culture in the world: here all is about food, as proud they say. But…
... what are the Malaysian dishes that you should not miss? Here our selection:
HOKKIEN MEE
These fried noodles are always a success, especially in Kuala Lumpur. The main ingredients are fried noodles in soy sauce, meat, cuttlefish, cabbage and pork rinds.
NASI LEMAK
Nasi lemak, rice cooked in coconut milk and accompanied by anchovies, boiled egg, sambal (spicy sauce), peanuts and vegetables, is one of the symbolic dishes of Malaysia. We don't like it, everything has to be said.
SATAY
Malaysian famous chicken / veal skewers are delicious. They are made on the grill and are accompanied by peanut sauce, cucumbers and some croquettes of glutinous rice (ketupat).
CHICKEN RICE (HAINANESE STYLE)
One of our favorite dishes. As simple as it is tasty, this chicken and rice dish is for finger licking. And repeat (again and again!).
CHARSIEW RICE
Another dish of rice with meat, this time it is barbecue pork that has a sweet taste that simply falls in love. Mmm, how delicious!
LAKSA
If you travel through Malaysia you will realize that the options to eat soup are not lacking (there are meat balls, shrimp, noodles, vegetables, fish head ...) although if you have to choose one ... that is laksa! There are usually two types of laksa: that of noodles cooked in coconut milk (our favorite, of course) and that of noodles cooked in fish and tamarind soup.
ROJAK
It is not our favorite dish although you have to try it at least once: it is a pineapple, cucumber, turnip, churro salad (or something very similar :-p) seasoned with tamarind sauce, lemon, peanuts and sugar.
ROTI
Of the roti there is so much to say that we even made a post… you can see it here!
ICE KAKANG
This dessert is delicious: it is a mountain of wet ice with syrups of super colorful flavors and with some other surprise (corn, beans, jellies ...). Lety loves ... Rober can't say the same!
TEH TARIK
We cannot finish this section without encouraging you to try teh tarik: the tea with condensed milk they prepare by throwing it from one container to another. It is said that the more foam you have, the richer you will know ... it is delicious for us!
Obviously there are much more dishes that you should try in Malaysia like the nasi goereng (fried rice), mee goereng (fried noodles), beef redang (spicy beef stew), cendol (another rare dessert that Lety likes and that Rober doesn't), tandori chicken (Indian cuisine is VERY present in Malaysia), lok lok (hot pot) ...
Have you been to Malaysia? What is your favorite dish?
