A FOOD TRADITION
Malay Cuisine
Malaysia's Malay cooking tradition emphasizes rice, coconut milk, aromatic herbs, spices, sambal, grilled foods, and richly seasoned curries.
Dishes linked to this cuisine
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Acar Rampai
A Malaysian mixed vegetable pickle or salad combining crisp vegetables and fruit with a sweet-sour dressing and nutty garnish.
Asam Laksa
A sour and spicy Malaysian fish noodle soup flavored with tamarind, chili, aromatics, herbs, and fresh fruit and vegetable garnishes.
Ayam Goreng Berempah
A Malaysian Malay dish of chicken marinated with aromatic spices and fried until crisp, often with crunchy spiced crumbs.
Ayam Masak Lemak Cili Api
A Malaysian Malay chicken curry simmered in a rich coconut-milk gravy with fiery chilies, turmeric, aromatics, and herbs.
Ayam Masak Merah
A Malaysian Malay dish of chicken simmered in a fragrant red chili and tomato-based sauce with aromatics and spices.
Ayam Percik
A Malaysian Malay grilled or roasted chicken dish repeatedly basted with a spiced coconut and aromatic sauce.
Bubur Lambuk
Bubur Lambuk is a savory Malaysian rice porridge commonly enriched with coconut milk, aromatics, spices, and regional meat or dried-shrimp additions.
Daging Masak Hitam
A Bruneian dark braised beef dish cooked with aromatics, chili, and dark soy sauce into a rich savory gravy.
Gulai Ikan Tongkol
A Malaysian fish curry in a spiced coconut-milk gravy, typically made with tongkol or another firm fish, aromatics, chilli, and turmeric.
Gulai Kawah
A communal Malaysian Malay curry traditionally cooked in a large cauldron with meat, coconut milk, chilies, aromatics, and a robust spice mixture.
Ikan Bakar
A Malaysian grilled fish dish prepared with a spicy aromatic marinade and commonly wrapped or grilled over banana leaf.
Ikan Masak Tempoyak
Fish is simmered in tempoyak, a fermented durian paste, with chilli, turmeric, aromatics, and lemongrass.
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