OT Staff
Often considered Malaysia’s national dish, nasi lemak is a fragrant rice dish cooked in coconut milk and pandan leaf. It is typically served with sambal (spicy chilli paste), anchovies, peanuts, boiled egg, and cucumber slices.
This popular street food consists of flat rice noodles stir-fried with shrimp, bloody cockles, Chinese lap cheong (sausage), eggs, bean sprouts, and chives, all in a mix of soy sauce and chilli paste.
A spicy noodle soup with a rich, flavorful broth, laksa comes in many regional variations. The two main types are asam laksa, which has a sour tamarind base, and curry laksa, which has a coconut milk base.
This Indian Muslim dish features stir-fried yellow noodles with beef or chicken, shrimp, soy sauce, veggies, eggs, and chilli for an extra kick.
A popular Malaysian pancake, apam balik is stuffed with sugar, peanuts, and sometimes corn. It’s a sweet treat that’s constantly being reinvented.
Known for its blue rice, this dish from Kelantan is coloured with telang flowers and topped with bean sprouts, fried coconut, and spicy budu (fermented fish sauce).
A rich and tender coconut beef stew which is slow-cooked with lemongrass, galangal, garlic, turmeric, ginger, and chillies.
A dish of thick yellow noodles braised in dark soy sauce with pork, squid, fish cake, and cabbage, garnished with crispy fried shallots and lard.
Skewered and grilled meat served with peanut sauce. It’s a popular street food that can be made with chicken, beef, or lamb.
Barbecued chicken slathered in a spicy chilli, garlic, and ginger sauce mixed with coconut milk. It’s a flavourful staple at Malaysian food stalls.