For centuries, a large number of cultures, bringing here their differences and features. how the prevailing whole culture, and the cuisine of Malaysia is A huge set of interweaving of various traditions.
Rice is the basis of life
There is truth here that binds all traditions together. This is Malaysian rice called nashi. In Malaysia rice is believed to be the basis of life, and all other food is just his appendage. A variety of dishes are made from it: and boil, and fry, and stew, eat with vegetable and fruit dishes. All other Malay food is called “onion,” which translates as “adding to rice.”
Trays reveal Malay cuisine for real
Everywhere in this country you can eat cheaply and well. but in order to fully experience Malaysian cuisine to get food from hawkers. Improvised street cafe in Russia is considered solid, but there is such a meal respected and popular.
The counters here are treated the same as the restaurants. Only for a few coins here will offer a plate of rice. All the rest It is selected by visitors independently. A man fits anyone from a large selection of available, a huge dish of “onions” and imposes yourself and as much as and as much as you wish.
Nearby will be the owner of the tray, who is always ready to do “sate ayam” chicken and meat skewers on sticks made of bamboo and serve to his man. It is prepared as follows: meat first pickled in turmeric seeds, cilantro, turmeric roots and chopped peanuts. This dish is served in finished form on a sheet. banana palm and optionally poured with sweet and sour sauce from peanuts.
Traditional Malay Breakfast
Morning dishes for the Malays are considered the most important meal for day. The most traditional dish for this time of day is the name is nasi lemak. This is a rice dish with coconut milk and anchovies. It also includes boiled eggs, cucumbers and peanuts.
They also love ketupat. We can say that this is his kind of sloths, where rice is wrapped in palm leaves with spices. In this case, only the filling is eaten, and the leaves thrown away.
Other typical Malay dishes are known as tahu gorent “toasted soy flour that falls off in chopped peanuts and spicy seasoning from various ingredients, “Lux Johor” thick ear with rice noodles, “randang” meat, seasoned with vegetables and spices, cooked in coconut milk, Ekor – rich oxtail soup with spices, soto ayam Rice Vegetable Chicken Soup.
As dessert dishes “roti chanai” are very popular – pancakes, as well as “murtabak” – puff pastries. Great taste have “melaka” made from sago with coconut milk and palm sugar, “ice swing” – a bright mixture of beans corn and peanuts, strewn with fine ice and drenched in syrup.
Sino-Malay cuisine
As a result of the huge number of mixed marriages of the Chinese and Malaysian Sino-Malay cuisine was born. Special component in recipes in it is dried pasta made from shrimp.
There are many Chinese dishes. For example, this techzhou porridge, chickens with rice from Hainan, hoki mi and so Further. In addition to the standard pan called wok, Malays borrowed various kinds of noodles, cheeses and marinades. Sino-Malay lovers call her nyonya.
Indian food in malaysia
These dishes are distinguished by a huge amount of spices. For example, “nasi brian “or” yellow rice “, which is cooked in milk, broth from meat and infusion of roses.
Malays borrowed all variety of Indian spices from them.
For example, in fish or meat sauces they add lemongrass, zest, lime, because of which the dish gets a very persistent aroma. Also dishes often have mint cilantro flavor, as well as turmeric and roots Ginger
If oxtails seem to be completely undesirable, you can visit a vegetarian restaurant, where, nevertheless, they will serve chicken and fish, but cooked on pressed bean curd or mushrooms.
Fruit abundance for everyone
Anyone who loves exotic types of fruit is definitely worth it. visit malaysia. In fact, it is a true fruit paradise. For example, you can try durian fruit the size of a ball for football, which is covered with sharp spikes. It is worth saying that he it smells completely disgusting and disgusting, but here it is very loved and the price of fruit is quite high. Maybe such a love to him is due to the fact that he is known as giving the strongest effect as an aphrodisiac.
Few people know another fruit that the Malays love no less. This is chica. It matures a whole year. Also widely used guava with a nutmeg aroma and a very pleasant soft inner part, jackfruit or whatever it is called Nangka fruit weighing in twenty kilograms in which there are many bright yellow fragrant and very tasty ingredients. Favorite English treat queens
Even when there was a British colony in this territory, for eminent Europeans were always fortunate to try mangosteen. The Queen of England liked him so much that she promised to reward everyone who brings fresh fruit to England. Besides In addition, you must definitely try rambutan here. Get it can be in the market. Do not be afraid of his scalp. The fact, that under it is a completely captivating pulp.
Malaysian alcohol preferences
But strong drinks in this country are not so common. AT Mostly Malays prefer beer brewed here. Him can be used even by Muslim believers. But better to drink milk from coconut. It can be bought at every corner for the most whatever affordable price. The seller in front of the buyer chooses a nut, cuts off top and serves the shell by inserting a drinking straw into it.
Gourmet paradise
Too bad gourmets can taste all the variety of these dishes only in Malaysia. But, then, those who have been here will note for themselves favorite place to be coming back for more. And such places in this country is very, very much.
For example, the island of Penang is called a real paradise for gourmets.
Portuguese Devil Curry
In addition to Malay, Chinese and Indian restaurants, in Malaysia You can also meet the Portuguese, who also left their mark on Malaysian cuisine.
The center of pirate glory is considered the city of Malacca. Here in one from Malaysian-Portuguese restaurants you can try completely a savory dish called “devilish curry”. His recipe was co-invented with Portuguese chefs, although it is known that amia are not lovers over spicy foods.
Capital of malaysia
Among the many places where there are completely unusual dishes that are unlikely to be tasted anywhere else stand out The capital of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur. She alone gathered everything in herself features of cuisine from different parts of the country.
“Magic” Malaysian tea
Another detail that cannot be ignored here, This is a special tea making. Watching the process preparations, it can be noted that it resembles a certain not at all a simple trick that involves multiple transfusions drink from one vessel to another. In this case, all vessels move away farther and farther apart, but not one drop of tea is not spills.
Tea ceremony masters who often love to compete with each other in their skills. But in general brewing is the most common here, but condensed tea is added milk. Connoisseurs of this tea are confident that with each transfusion taste and characteristics from one vessel to another drink only increase.
