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Malay food is rich and spicy arising from the use of spices and coconut milk. A favourite with Malaysians is nasi lemak, rice cooked in coconut milk served with anchovies, squid, eggs, cucumber and sambal (chili paste). Another popular food is satay, skewered chicken or beef marinated in spices, then grilled over charcoal fire. It is served with peanut gravy, rice cubes, cucumber and onions. Indian food is the most spiciest. Various spice blends are used in Indian cuisine to give robust flavour to food. Indian-Muslim food is another favourite dishes include fish-curry head, murtabak, roti chanai, banana leaf rice, mee goring and many more. Chinese food is mild in flavour but local influence has given it a slightly spicier taste. This type of food is usually stir-fried with a touch of oil to ensure that the result is crisp and fresh. Nyonya or Peranakan food cooking comes with a tasty blend of Malay and Chinese food. It is characterised by sweet, sour, spicy and pungent flavours. The ingredients used with local spices are like chilies and coconut cream. The popular laksa lemak in spicy coconut milk-based noodle soup, with bean curd, bean sprouts and prawns in it. Good Western food can easily be found in the bigger cities. In any case staple fast-food joints such as McDonald's, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut are present throughout the country and have become household names. In Kuala Lumpur, other staple fast-food joints such as Subways, Dominos, Burger King and Shakey’s are commonly available throughout the City and its suburb. To cover the whole expect of food in Malaysia we shall divide the listing in two chapters. One to cover the fine dining at most of the posh hotel restaurants, elegant chain restaurants, chic sidewalk cafes, and delicatessens and the other we shall cover the local food galore of hawker stalls and the local Kopi Tiam or Kedai Kopi’s (Coffee Shops) outlets in the whole of Malaysia. Find out more : FINE DINING IN MALAYSIA KOPI TIAM & HAWKERS STALL BISTROS CAFÉ & PUBS |
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