Scrumptious Cuisine

One of the reason I am proud to be a Malaysian is we have incredibly delectable gastronomy. Malaysian food are not only declicious, they are not as fattening in comparison to a lot of the western food. In fact, I am a living prove. I spent to United States for a year as an exchange student and went back to Malaysia with 140 pounds. However, spending the first few months in Malaysia, still eating the same portion of food, I lose 20 pounds in 3 months. How amazing is that? Therefore, I think those people that wants to diet, can go to Malaysia. Unless you eat too much, you can barely get fat with the amazing Malaysian food.

As mentioned in my previous blogs, Malaysia is a country with a people from different race. The three dominant races are Malay, Chinese and Indian. As a result, we have a vast variety of unresistable food. I am a Malaysian Chinese. There are a lot of mouthwatering delicacies, however, my top three favorite have to be Hakka Lui Cha, Char Kuey Tiao and Dim Sum(pictures below in order). Hakka Lui Cha is my favorite by far because it is a very healthy dish as it is rice with vegetables only. In fact, my greatgrandmother live up to 99 years old because she eats Hakka Lui Cha every meal for most of her life. Char Kuey Tiao is flat noodles stir fried. It is best with shrimps and a lot of spicy sauce. Last but not least is Dim Sum. I love most of the Dim Sum as they are not only delicious, they are small enough to be eaten in one bite with all the flavor exploding in your mouth.

On the contrary, the Malay and Indian have really good taste bud too. Typical Malay food are Satay, Nasi Lemak and Rendang. Satay is meat on skewers, dip in peanut sauce. Nasi Lemak is rice cooked with coconut milk served on banana leaves with egg, cucumber and meat in spicy sauce. Rendang on the other hand is usually beef cooked in a variey of Malaysian spices. Chicken rendang taste good as well. Indian food that can be found in Malaysia are like Roti Canai, Tandoori chicken and Roti Nun. Roti Canai is served best when it is hot. It is a kind of cooked dough served with usually fish curry. Chicken Tandoori is chicken cooked in Indian spices. It normally is in red color. Last but not least is Roti Nun. It is a type of dough as well. It is considered healthy food as it is cooked without any oil or butter. All these are without a doubt on my list of favorite food.

There are also other amazing food like Penang Laksa, Chee Chiong Fun, Fried Banana, Steamboat, Keropok, and Cendol. Malaysian food is not only colorful, spicy and eclectic – but also downright tasty .With such a pulsating diversity of food styles, Malaysia is a fabulous place to enjoy the art of eating and drinking as 'Live to eat’ is the National mantra for Malaysians. Therefore when you visit Malaysia, try out every single dish if you can and I guarantee you will fall in love with Malaysia after that.