Local Dishes

25 phrases · Malay with romanization, English and audio

  1. Nasi lemak

    Nasi lemak (rice cooked in coconut milk)

  2. Nasi goreng

    Nasi goreng (fried rice)

  3. Nasi campur

    Nasi campur (rice with assorted dishes on one plate)

  4. Nasi kandar

    Nasi kandar (rice with mixed curries)

  5. Nasi kerabu

    Nasi kerabu (blue rice with herb salad)

  6. Nasi dagang

    Nasi dagang (coconut rice with fish curry)

  7. Nasi ayam Hainan

    Hainanese chicken rice

  8. Roti canai

    Roti canai (flaky flatbread)

  9. Murtabak

    Murtabak (flatbread stuffed with minced meat and egg)

  10. Roti john

    Roti john (omelette-coated baguette sandwich)

  11. Sate

    Sate (grilled meat skewers)

  12. Rendang

    Rendang (meat slow-cooked in spiced coconut milk)

  13. Ayam percik

    Ayam percik (grilled chicken basted with spiced coconut sauce)

  14. Ikan bakar

    Ikan bakar (grilled fish)

  15. Laksa

    Laksa (spicy noodle soup)

  16. Mi goreng

    Mi goreng (fried noodles)

  17. Char kway teow

    Char kway teow (stir-fried flat rice noodles)

  18. Bak kut teh

    Bak kut teh (pork rib soup with herbs)

  19. Mi kolok

    Mi kolok (Sarawak dry-tossed noodles)

  20. Kari kepala ikan

    Fish head curry

  21. Rojak

    Rojak (fruit and vegetable salad in thick sauce)

  22. Otak-otak

    Otak-otak (spiced fish paste grilled in leaves)

  23. Lemang

    Lemang (glutinous rice cooked in bamboo)

  24. Ketupat

    Ketupat (rice cake in a woven palm-leaf case)

  25. Ambuyat

    Ambuyat (sago starch porridge)

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