Mamak Meals

I finally got my hands on a real salad in Kuala Lumpur which was expensive and entirely worth it. You start jonesing for something light and refreshing after 3 months of just rice! We noticed that much of the food we ate in Indonesia was served in Malaysia. The country has inherited a vast array of cuisines that may not have originated there but have become apart of their own now. We were happy to see that Indian food has a strong influence in Malaysian cuisine so we knew the food would be yummy. We actually found a dank Indian restaurant and mighhht have ate there 3 consecutive days in a row buttttt when we weren’t eating that, these were some of the dishes we enjoyed:

• Nasi Lemak - pretty much considered the national dish. It was a safe choice in restaurants when you really didn’t know what else to order. Coconut rice, a spicy shrimp paste, peanuts, and ayam rendang (spiced meat which could have been chicken?)

• Roti Canai - kind of like naan but more lightweight, this flatbread is usually accompanied by three dipping sauces all of them ranging in levels of spiciness. A staple in Malaysian street food

• Satay - skewered meat that juicy and flavorful. Good satay should be fanned lovingly on the charcoal grill to avoid it from being charred and over cooked.

• Nasi Goreng - technically an Indonesian dish but still translated to the same thing in both languages, this dish is a heaping pile of fried rice topped with vegetables and a sunny side egg. You can get this with meat or vegetarian

• Mie Goreng - same as Nasi Goreng, but made with fried noodles in stead of fried rice. Thin, squiggly noodles similar to a the noodles in a package of Ramen.

• Asam Laksa - traditional Malaysian fish-based sour noodle soup. Laksa consists of thick wheat noodles or rice vermicelli with chicken, prawn or fish, served in spicy soup based on either rich and spicy curry coconut milk

• Hainanese chicken rice - poached chicken, seasoned rice usually served with cucumbers and chili sauce