Monday, September 27, 2010

~MALAYSIAN'S UNIQUENESS~

The traditional culinary style has been greatly influenced by the long-ago traders from neighboring countries. Malaysia is unique with its various culture and ethnics. There are variety of foods that are available in Malaysia.

Popular Malaysian's dishes may include :

MALAY FOOD

Nasi Dagang
Nasi Dagang literally means "Trading Rice". It is a well-known breakfast food in the states on the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia such as Terengganu and Kelantan. The most famous Nasi dagang of Terengganu comes from Kampung Ladang, an area within the Kuala Terengganu district. Nasi Dagang can also be considered as a festive dish in Kelantan because it is prepared at home for the morning of Eid Ul-Fitr, a Muslim holiday that marks the end of Ramadhan to be eaten as a breakfast before or after the Eid prayers in the mosque. Today, Nasi Dagang has become a commercialized dish and is eaten by everybody across the country and is eaten anytime. Nasi Dagang is made from red glutinous rice. It is eaten with its own specially made side dishes such as tuna fish curry, chicken curry, hard boiled egg, sambal and a light vegetable pickles.


Keropok lekor/keping ikan
Keropok ikan is popular and the most visible fried snack in Terengganu. It is made of fish meat, ground to a paste, and mixed with sago. It comes in two main different form, the long chewy ones and in slices (keping). Keropok is best eaten with its speacial chili dip.




Laksa
Laksa is a popular spicy noodle soup from the Peranakan culture, which is a merger of Chinese and Malay elements found in Malaysia. There are two basic types of laksa, that is curry laksa and asam laksa. Curry laksa is a coconut curry soup with noodles, while asam laksa is a sour fish soup with noodles. Thick rice noodles are most commonly used, although thin rice vermicelli is also common and some variant use other types.
Laksa is eaten with a gravy made of fish meat and is made in various taste and flavour.


CHINESE FOOD
Steamed seafood dumplings with shark's fin, steamed soft noodles with shrimps, steamed crabsticks stuffes with fish paste, deep-fried dumplings with salted eggs and red bean paste..
The dim sum has more than 30 items and includes delight such as the baked egg custard pan-fried carrot cake, baked cake with sausage and turkey ham, steamed seafood dumplings with shark's fin, steamed soft noodles with shrimps and vary promising-sounding steamed fresh super prawn dumplings.


INDIAN FOOD
Spices are the heart and soul of Indian cooking.Paratha is rich, flaky and flavored with gee. It can be eaten as an accompaniment or by itself, filled with potatoes and peas. Capathi is another leavened bread. It resembles flat disc has a delightful flavor and chewy texture. Tandoori dishes are the most popular main courses. Tandoori chicken is always a favorite, where a whole baby chicken quartereas are roasted in the clay oven for several hours in advance and then finished off in the barbecue.

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