Food & Drink
Malaysian Dishes
Traditional dishes and foods from Malaysian cuisine.
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Name↕ | Image↕ | Region↕ | Type↕ | Description↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayam bakar | Nationwide | Grilled chicken | Charcoal-grilled spiced chicken. | |
| Ayam goreng | Nationwide | Fried chicken | Spiced chicken fried in coconut oil. | |
| Ayam kecap | Southern Peninsular | Chicken | Chicken simmered or braised in sweet soy sauce. | |
| Ayam percik | East Coast Peninsular | Grilled chicken | Grilled chicken with a spicy, curry-like sauce. | |
| Ayam tandori | Nationwide | Roasted chicken | Roasted chicken marinated in yoghurt and spices in a tandoor. | |
| Asam pedas fish | — | Malacca | Dish | — |
| Bean Sprouts Chicken | Ipoh, Perak | Dish | Served with light soya sauce flavoured with oil. | |
| Chai tow kway | Nationwide | Common dish (Dim sum) | A variety of dim sum. | |
| Chilli crab | Peninsular Malaysia | Seafood dish | Derived from Chinese cuisine. | |
| Curry | — | Nationwide | Dish | Derived from Indian cuisine. |
| Fish ball | Nationwide | Common food | Small balls that were made from fish. | |
| Gulai | Nationwide | Curry | Meat cooked in a thick, rich and spicy curry sauce. | |
| Ikan Bakar | Nationwide (Popular in Peninsular Malaysia) | Seafood dishes | Usually eaten with sambal or shrimp paste. | |
| Ikan goreng | Nationwide | Fried fish | Spiced fish/seafood deep-fried in coconut oil | |
| Kari ayam | Nationwide | Curry dish | A type of curry dish cooked using chicken and spices. | |
| Kari kambing | Peninsular Malaysia | Curry dish | A type of curry dish cooked using lamb or mutton. | |
| Kari kepala ikan | West Coast Peninsular | Curry dish | A type of curry dish cooked using head of a red snapper, influenced by Indian and Peranakan cuisine. | |
| Begedil | Southern Peninsular | Fried dish | Derived from Javanese cuisine of Indonesia. Made of ground potatoes, minced meat, peeled and ground corn or tofu, or minced fish. Most common perkedel are made from mashed potatoes. | |
| Rendang | Nationwide | Meat dish | Chunks of beef stewed in coconut milk and spicy thick curry gravy. | |
| Telur pindang | Southern Peninsular | Egg dish | Hardboiled eggs boiled in water mixed with salt, shallot skins, teak leaf and other spices. | |
| Tempoyak ikan patin | Northern and East Coast of Peninsular | Fish curry | Catfish served in sweet and spicy fermented durian curry. | |
| Otak-otak | Nationwide; Popular in Muar, Johor | Cake type made from fish meat and spices | Traditionally served steamed, wrapped inside a banana leaf or grilled in coconut leaves. | |
| Oyster omelette | Asia | Seafood dish | The dish consists of an omelette with a filling primarily composed of small oysters. | |
| Sata | Terengganu | Traditional dish | Consisting of spiced fish meat wrapped in banana leaves and cooked on a grill. | |
| Satay | Nationwide | Dish | Can be found throughout all the states of Malaysia in restaurants and on the street. | |
| Satay celup | Malacca, Penang | Dish | Popular in Malacca and Penang. |
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