{"id":21023,"date":"2016-09-30T08:00:39","date_gmt":"2016-09-30T07:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/and-what-else-do-we-eat-malaysia\/"},"modified":"2024-03-29T11:34:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T10:34:38","slug":"et-sinon-quest-what-you-eat-malaysia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pourquoi-pas-nous.com\/en\/et-sinon-quest-what-you-eat-malaysia\/","title":{"rendered":"And what else do we eat? #Malaysia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Malaysia is a blend of three populations: Malays, Chinese and Indians.<\/span> As a result, the cuisine is extremely varied.<\/span> As you can imagine, this was not to our displeasure.<\/span> It was our first time in Asia, so we were very happy to be able to sample different types of cuisine.<\/span> Still, we quickly turned to the Chinese specialties, which were far less spicy than the others. <\/span>Again, as in Latin America, we ate at markets called Foodstalls <\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Dim Sum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Rice with spicy vegetables<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Our favorite specialties:
\n–<\/span>Nasi lemak(Malay)<\/strong>:<\/span> we’d already tried out a really good Malaysian restaurant in Australia, and without realizing it, we’d taken the most typical dish.<\/span> In the center of the plate or palm leaf, sticky rice with coconut milk is placed (a magic word for me)<\/span>, followed by a hard-boiled egg<\/span>, cucumber slices, crunchy peanuts and dried salted anchovies.<\/span> This dish is usually served for breakfast…<\/span> In Malaysia, it wasn’t easy to find sweet treats early in the morning.<\/span>
\n–<\/span> Roti<\/span> Canai (Indian)<\/span><\/strong>:<\/span> fried pancakes served with a variety of sauces, always spicy of course.<\/span> This dish is eaten mainly for breakfast, once again, salty food predominates in the morning.<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n–<\/span> Dim<\/span> Sum (Chinese)<\/span><\/strong>:<\/span> these are steamed ravioli filled with<\/span> meat or vegetables.<\/span> It’s good and, above all, quite healthy.<\/span>
\n–<\/span> Mee<\/span> goreng<\/span> (Malay\/Indonesian<\/span>)<\/span><\/strong>:<\/span> stir-fried noodles with vegetables, also a staple dish in Indonesia, we’re not done eating it and telling<\/span> you about<\/span> it.<\/span>
\n–<\/span> Popiah<\/span> (Chinese)<\/span><\/strong>:<\/span> a kind of steamed sweet and sour spring roll, a “killer”.<\/span>
\n–<\/span> Chicken<\/span> rice<\/span> (Malay)<\/span><\/strong>:<\/span> rice cooked in chicken broth served with chicken, simple and nutritious.<\/span>
\n–<\/span> Chicken<\/span> butter (Indian):<\/span><\/strong> a non-spicy dish, rare enough to mention, it’s chicken simmered in a butter sauce, a delight.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Chicken with rice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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In terms of sweet treats :<\/span>
\n–<\/span> R\u00f4ti banana<\/span> (Indian) <\/span><\/strong>: fried pancakes with pieces of banana.<\/span> Of course, we ate them as soon as we could find them.<\/span>
\n–<\/span> Dim<\/span> sum (Chinese):<\/span><\/strong> steamed ravioli filled<\/span> with coconut, red bean or chocolate paste.<\/span> Delicious for breakfast.<\/span>
\n– L<\/strong><\/span>he Durian:<\/strong> the smell of this fruit is similar to that of a garbage can, appetizing isn’t it, without any exaggeration, theMalays<\/span> are fans and with our luck the high season was in July, there was absolutely everywhere.<\/span>
\n–<\/span> Cendol: <\/span><\/strong>c<\/span><\/span>t’s a dessert made with crushed ice, palm sugar, coconut milk and cendol<\/span>, a kind of fluorescent green vermicelli.<\/span> We wanted to try it, intrigued by the color of the noodles, but it wasn’t great.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dim Sum & fried fruit breakfast<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Banana
Banana roast, one of our favourites<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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And what else do we drink?<\/span>
\nNo alcohol in most establishments, as Islam is the official religion.<\/span> Only a few street vendors sell it at exorbitant prices.<\/span> We preferred to take advantage of the many cold drinks and juices on offer, which we asked for “without sugar”, because they <\/span>‘<\/span> re heavy on the sugar.<\/span>
\n– <\/span>Coffee and iced tea:<\/strong> freshplease<\/span>, it was the discovery of our stay in Malaysia, it was so hot that we drank it absolutely all the time!<\/span>
\n–L<\/strong><\/span>he<\/span> juices<\/strong> of watermelon, pineapple, mango..<\/span>.<\/span> In short, it’s as much fun as ever.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Coffee & banana milk shake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Pasteque
Watermelon hollowed out of the fruit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Foodstalls<\/span> offer a variety of inexpensive and often high-quality cuisine, so we hardly ever visited real restaurants in Malaysia.<\/span> We can recommend two addresses: theHelilounge<\/span> bar<\/strong> on the 34th<\/span> floor offers a 360\u00b0 view of the whole city, including theMenara<\/span> Tower and Petronas Towers. We went there to celebrate our 5th anniversary (heart-warming moment). And The Baboon House<\/strong>, a great burger joint in Malacca, is worth a detour for the interior design alone.<\/span><\/p>\n

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H\u00e9lilounge – Celebrating 5 years<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Baboon House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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