73 Food you should try while in Malaysia
1. Nasi Lemak - Fragrant rice cooked in coconut milk, served with anchovies, peanuts, cucumber, and sambal.
2. Roti Canai - Flaky flatbread usually served with dhal or curry.
3. Murtabak - Stuffed pancake usually filled with minced meat and spices.
4. Ayam Goreng - Fried chicken, often marinated in spices.
5. Satay - Grilled skewered meat served with peanut sauce.
6. Nasi Goreng - Fried rice usually served with various toppings such as chicken, prawns, or beef.
7. Nasi Ayam - Chicken rice, a popular Malay dish where steamed or roasted chicken is served with fragrant rice.
8. Mee Goreng - Fried noodles typically cooked with spices, vegetables, and meat.
9. Laksa - Spicy noodle soup with either a coconut milk or sour broth base.
10. Rendang - A flavorful and spicy meat dish cooked in coconut milk and spices until tender.
11. Briyani - Fragrant rice dish cooked with spices and served with chicken, mutton, or beef.
12. Roti Bakar - Grilled bread served with kaya (coconut jam) and butter.
13. Keropok Lekor - Fish cracker made from fish and sago flour, usually served with chili sauce.
14. Kuih - Various types of traditional Malay cakes and desserts made from rice flour, coconut, and palm sugar.
15. Pecal - A salad dish consisting of mixed vegetables, tofu, tempeh, and boiled eggs, served with peanut sauce.
16. Mee Rebus - Noodles served with a thick and spicy gravy made from sweet potatoes, served with vegetables, tofu, and boiled egg.
17. Roti John - A Malaysian sandwich made with an omelette stuffed in a baguette-like bread, usually filled with minced meat and onions.
18. Soto - Spicy soup with meat (usually chicken or beef), vegetables, and rice cakes, served with sambal and lime.
19. Popiah - Fresh spring rolls filled with various ingredients such as vegetables, tofu, and shrimp, usually served with peanut sauce.
20. Nasi Kerabu - Blue-colored rice served with various herbs, vegetables, salted egg, and grilled fish or chicken.
21. Apam Balik - Malaysian peanut pancake.
22. Lontong - Rice cakes served with vegetables, tofu, and a spicy coconut milk gravy.
23. Nasi Tomato - Fragrant rice cooked with tomatoes and spices, usually served with chicken or beef.
24. Serunding - Spicy meat floss usually made from chicken or beef, served with rice or as a snack.
25. Lemang - Glutinous rice cooked in bamboo tubes, usually served with rendang.
26. Keropok Udang - Prawn crackers made from a mixture of prawns and flour, deep-fried until crispy.
27. Sambal Udang - Prawns cooked in a spicy chili paste.
28. Kerabu Mangga - Spicy mango salad usually served with grilled fish or chicken.
29. Kari Ayam - Chicken curry, a popular Malaysian dish made with chicken cooked in a spicy curry sauce.
30. Kuih Dadar - Sweet coconut pancakes rolled with palm sugar.
31. Otak-Otak - Spicy fish cake grilled in banana leaves.
32. Kuih Lapis - Layered steamed cake made from rice flour and coconut milk.
33. Kerabu Taugeh - Bean sprout salad served with shredded chicken and a tangy dressing.
34. Ketupat - Rice cakes wrapped in woven palm leaves, usually served with rendang.
35. Sambal Belacan - Spicy chili paste made from shrimp paste, chili, and lime juice.
36. Ikan Bakar - Grilled fish usually marinated in a spicy sauce.
37. Tauhu Sumbat - Stuffed tofu with a mixture of vegetables and served with peanut sauce.
38. Tempe Goreng - Fried tempeh, a traditional Indonesian soy product.
39. Nasi Impit - Compressed rice cakes usually served with peanut sauce.
40. Tauhu Telur - Crispy fried tofu omelette served with bean sprouts and cucumber.
41. Prawn Sambal - Stir-fried prawns cooked in a spicy chili paste.
42. Gulai Kawah - A type of Malay curry usually cooked with beef or lamb.
43. Sayur Lemak - Vegetables cooked in a creamy coconut milk sauce.
44. Kuih Koci - Sweet dumplings filled with coconut and palm sugar.
45. Sambal Tempe - Spicy stir-fried tempeh cooked with chili paste.
46. Kerabu Nangka - Young jackfruit salad usually served with shredded chicken.
47. Acar - Pickled vegetables usually served as a condiment.
48. Kuih Talam - Steamed rice cakes layered with pandan and coconut milk.
49. Sup Ayam - Chicken soup usually served with rice or noodles.
50. Roti Jala - Net crepes usually served with curry.
51. Sambal Petai - Stir-fried stink beans cooked in a spicy chili paste.
52. Ayam Masak Merah - Chicken cooked in a spicy tomato-based sauce.
53. Kuih Cara - Sweet coconut pancakes cooked in a special mold.
54. Serawa Durian - Durian dessert cooked in coconut milk and palm sugar.
55. Udang Goreng Tepung - Deep-fried battered prawns.
56. Ayam Percik - Grilled chicken marinated in a spicy coconut milk sauce.
57. Tauhu Bakar - Grilled tofu served with peanut sauce.
58. Kerabu Pucuk Paku - Fern shoot salad usually served with shredded chicken and a tangy dressing.
59. Puding Raja - Malaysian coconut milk pudding usually served with palm sugar syrup.
60. Kuih Sago - Sago pearl dessert usually served with coconut milk.
61. Sambal Goreng - Stir-fried vegetables cooked in a spicy chili paste.
62. Ayam Penyet - Smashed fried chicken usually served with sambal and cucumber.
63. Kuih Koci Pulut Hitam - Sweet black glutinous rice dumplings filled with coconut and palm sugar.
64. Pecal Lele - Fried catfish served with peanut sauce and vegetables.
65. Sambal Sotong - Stir-fried squid cooked in a spicy chili paste.
66. Kuih Bangkit - Coconut cookies made from tapioca flour and coconut milk.
67. Daging Masak Hitam - Beef cooked in a spicy black sauce.
68. Sambal Telur - Hard-boiled eggs cooked in a spicy chili paste.
69. Kuih Bingka - Baked tapioca cake with coconut milk.
70. Laksam - A type of rice noodle served with creamy coconut milk gravy and shredded chicken.
71. Kuih Seri Muka - Layered glutinous rice cake topped with coconut custard.
72. Puding Jagung - Corn pudding usually served with coconut milk.
73. Kari Udang - Prawn curry, a popular Malay dish made with prawns cooked in a spicy curry sauce.
