List of Malaysian dishes

This is a list of dishes found in Malaysian cuisine.

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Staple Foods
Name Image Region Type Description
Ambuyat
Sarawak, Sabah and Labuan (Popular in Brunei) Traditional food Replacement of rice. A staple food of the indigenous people of Sabah and Sarawak.

Main dishes
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 penyet Southern Peninsular Fried Chicken Fried chicken dish consisting of fried chicken that is smashed with the pestle against mortar to make it softer, served with sambal, slices of cucumbers, fried tofu and tempeh.
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.
Babi kecap Sarawak Braised meat Braised pork with sweet soy sauce (kecap manis).
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.
Opor Daging Pahang Curry Chicken cooked in coconut milk.
Pepes Pahang Cooked food in banana-leaf Fish, meat, tofu, anchovy, mushroom or any other ingredients cooked inside a banana-leaf package.
Perkedel Southern Peninsular Fried dish Made of ground potatoes, minced meat, peeled and ground corn or tofu, or minced fish. Most common perkedel are made from mashed potatoes, yet there are other popular variants which include perkedel jagung.
Rendang Nationwide Meat dish Chunks of beef stewed in coconut milk and spicy thick curry gravy.
Pindang East Coast of Peninsular Fish soup Fish boiled in salt and sour-tasting spices, usually tamarind.
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.

Soups
Name Image Region Type Description
Sup Kambing
Nationwide Soup Can be found all over Malaysia.
Sayur Lodeh Selangor and Johor Soup Vegetable soup prepared in coconut milk
Yong tau foo
Nationwide Soup A type of Chinese soup dish.
Ayam pansuh Sarawak Soup A chicken soup cooked in bamboo along with seasonings. A dish popular in Sarawak, Malaysia.
Sop Ekor Peninsular Meat Soup or Roasted meat (Ox-tail) served in clear soup (in which case the dish is called Sop Ekor/Ox-tail soup) or roasted alone then served with barbecue sauce.
Bak kut teh
Klang, Selangor Soup A soup that consists of meaty pork ribs in a complex broth of herbs and spices, boiled together with pork bones for hours.

Breads
Name Image Region Type Description
Apam Nationwide Pancake A steamed dough made of rice flour, coconut milk, yeast and palm sugar, usually served with grated coconut.
Chapathi
Peninsular Flatbread A thin, unleavened flat bread originated from India, brought by the immigrants to the country early in the 19th century. Usually served with beef or mutton curry.
Dosai
Peninsular Fermented Crepe or Pancake Derived from Tamil Indian cuisine.
Kaya toast Nationwide Toast Kaya toast is prepared with kaya (coconut jam).
Murtabak
Nationwide Pancake Derived from Middle East and also from Indian cuisine.
Naan Nationwide Flatbread A leavened, oven-baked flatbread. It is usually eaten with an array of sauces such as chutney and curries.
Ramly Burger
Nationwide Hamburger Can be found all over Malaysia but mainly in Selangor and Kuala Lumpur
Roti canai
Nationwide Flatbread Derived from Indian cuisine.
Roti Jala Nationwide Pancakes Served with curry.
Roti John
Nationwide Sandwich A popular Malay sandwich in Malaysia and Singapore.

Salads
Name Image Region Type Description
Acar
Nationwide Condiment and Salad A type of a Pickling that can be found in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Kinilaw Sabah Salad A cooking process that relies on vinegar to denature the ingredients, similar to ceviche. Usually used to prepare raw seafood. It can also be used to prepare lightly cooked meat or vegetables.
Pasembur
Penang Salad A type of Indian salad.
Popiah
Nationwide Spring roll Can be found on street vendors around Malaysia.
Rojak
Peninsular Salad A traditional fruit and vegetable salad dish commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.
Ulam (salad)
Nationwide Salad Can be eaten simply as it is, or with cucumber, cabbage and eggplant.
Urap — Southern Peninsular Salad dish A salad dish of steamed vegetables mixed with seasoned and spiced grated coconut for dressing.
Yusheng
Nationwide Salad Consumed during Chinese New Year.

Noodle dishes
Name Image Region Type Description
Pan Mee
Nationwide Noodle dish Derived from Hakka cuisine.
Char kway teow
Nationwide Noodle dish A popular noodle dish in Malaysia and Singapore that is made from flat rice noodles.
Curry Mee
Malaysia Noodle dish Usually made up of thin yellow egg noodles or/and string thin mee-hoon (rice vermicelli) with spicy curry soup, chilli/sambal, coconut milk, and a choice of dried tofu, prawns, cuttlefish, chicken, egg and mint leaves.
Duck soup noodles — Penang, Malaysia Noodle soup Consists of ingredients such as duck meat in hot soup with mixed herbs and slim white noodles known as mee-sua.
Hokkien mee
Nationwide Fried noodles Served in many Southeast Asian countries (mostly Malaysia and Singapore) and was brought there by immigrants from the Fujian in southeastern China.
Laksa
Penang, Perlis, Kedah, (Ipoh and Kuala Kangsar in Perak), Johor, Sarawak and Kelantan Noodle soup The famous one is the Penang laksa.
Laksa Sarawak Sarawak Noodle soup A very popular dish in Sarawak, Malaysia.
Lor mee
Nationwide
(Popular in Singapore)		 Noodle dish One of Chinese-inspired noodle dish.
Maggi goreng
Malaysia Instant noodles A type of instant noodles that are popular in Malaysia.
Mee Bandung Muar
Muar, Johor Noodle dish Traditional cuisine from Muar.
Mee goreng
Nationwide Noodle dish Derived from Chinese cuisine.
Mee hailam — — — —
Mee Kolok Kuching, Sarawak Noodle dish A type of noodles popular in Kuching, Sarawak.
Mee pok
Nationwide Noodle dish A type of Chinese noodle.
Mee rebus
Malaysia
(Popular in Singapore)		 Boiled noodle dish A popular noodle dish in Malaysia and Singapore.
Mee siam
Peninsular Malaysia
(Popular in Singapore)		 Siamese noodle A type of dish of thin rice noodles.
Mee sup — — — —
Mihun sup — — — —
Soto
Nationwide Traditional noodle soup dish One of the popular noodle dish both in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Wonton noodles
Nationwide Noodle dish Derived from Cantonese cuisine.

Rice dishes
Name Image Region Type Description
Ketupat
Nationwide Dumpling Served during the Muslim Aidilfitri (Eid al-Fitr).
Lemang
Peninsular Malaysia Traditional food Served during the Muslim Aidilfitri (Eid al-Fitr).
Lontong Peninsular Malaysia Traditional food Popular in Johor and Selangor
Burasa Southern Peninsular and Sabah Traditional food Rice with coconut milk wrapped in banana leaves.
Nasi Putih Nationwide Steamed rice Steamed rice as staple food
Bubur ayam Nationwide Rice porridge (congee) with chicken Rice porridge served with soy sauce, spices, fried shallots, shredded chicken meat and sambal.
Bubur asyura Peninsular Porridge Type of porridge made from grains.
Bubur pedas Sarawak Porridge Type of porridge made from finely ground sauteed rice and grated coconut. It is popular during Ramadan.
American fried rice
Nationwide Rice dish One of the most expensive fried rice and can only be found in some urban restaurants.
Banana leaf rice
Peninsular Malaysia Rice dish Derived from Indian cuisine.
Briyani Peninsular Malaysia Rice dish Derived from Indian cuisine, also famous local version in Batu Pahat, Johor.
Claypot chicken rice
Nationwide Rice dish Usually served with Chinese sausage.
Fried rice
Nationwide Rice dish Made from steamed rice stir-fried in a wok.
Hainanese chicken rice
Nationwide Rice dish Derived by Hainanese immigrants.
Nasi Itik Nationwide Rice and meat dish Made of either braised or roasted duck and plain white rice.
Nasi Dagang
Peninsular Malaysia especially in Kelantan and Terengganu
(Popular in Southern Thailand)		 Rice dish A type of dish consisting of rice steamed in coconut milk, fish curry and extra ingredients such as fried shaved coconut, hard-boiled eggs and vegetable pickles.
Nasi Goreng
Nationwide
(Popular in Indonesia)		 Rice dish A type of dish popular in Indonesia and Malaysia.
Nasi Goreng Pattaya
Peninsular Malaysia Rice dish A Malaysian dish made by covering or wrapping chicken fried rice, in fried egg. It is often served with chili sauce and cucumber. The name comes from Pattaya, Thailand.
Nasi kandar
Penang Rice dish A popular northern Malaysian dish, which originates from Penang.
Nasi tumpang Kelantan Rice dish A popular east coast Malaysian dish, which originates from Kelantan.
Nasi tomato West Coast Peninsular Rice dish A popular west coast Malaysian dish, usually eaten with Ayam Masak Merah.
Nasi minyak Terengganu Rice dish A popular east coast Malaysian dish, usually serve during weddings.
Nasi Ambeng Selangor and Johor Rice dish A popular west coast Malaysian Javanese dish, eaten during special occasions.
Nasi Kebuli Pahang Rice dish Steamed rice dish cooked in goat broth, milk, and ghee. Usually served during Mawlid.
Nasi kuning Nationwide Rice dish A popular Malaysian dish, usually serve during special occasions.
Nasi kerabu
Kelantan, Terengganu Rice dish A type of nasi ulam, in which blue-coloured rice is eaten with dried fish or fried chicken, crackers, pickles and other salads.
Nasi campurEconomy Rice Nationwide Rice dish A rice dish eaten with a sort of protein and vegetables.
Nasi human panas East Coast Peninsular Rice dish A rainbow rice dish eaten with a sort of protein and vegetables.
Nasi lemak
Malaysia
(Popular in Brunei, Singapore,[1] Riau Islands and Southern Thailand)		 Rice dish
National dish of Malaysia		 A fragrant rice dish cooked in coconut milk and "pandan" leaf commonly found in Malaysia, where it is considered the national dish of Malaysia.[2]
Nasi paprik — — Rice dish —
Nasi ulam
Nationwide Rice dish A steamed rice dish mixed with various herbs, especially the leaves of pegagan (centella, often replaced with lemon basil), vegetables, and spices and accompanied by various side dishes

Snacks
Name Image Region Type Description
Keropok (Crackers) Nationwide, particularly coastal towns such as Malacca, Pulau Pangkor and Lumut Snack A popular snack in Malaysia, particularly served at homes of many during festive celebration. It can be found in many groceries stores and supermarkets, examples of popular household brands in Malaysia are Rota Prawn Crackers and myReal Pulau Pangkor Prawn Crackers.[3] One of the most popular type of prawn cracker in Malaysia are the Keropok Udang Geragau Melaka.
Kerepek (Crackers) Nationwide, particularly coastal towns such as Selangor and Johor Snack A popular snack in Malaysia, particularly served at homes of many during festive celebration. Vegan version of Keropok
Jemput-jemput
(Cokodok)		 Malaysia Fritter type snack A traditional Malaysian fritter snack that is made from flour and can be choose either from banana, anchovies, prawns, onion or maize for flavours) or also can be made with only using flour.
Curry puff
Nationwide Snack A type of snack or kuih. Usually filled with chicken and potato with a dried curry inside.
Amplang Sabah Snack Savoury fish cracker snack, made from wahoo or any type of Spanish mackerel.
Rempeyek Selangor and Johor Snack A deep-fried savoury Javanese cracker, made from flour with other ingredients, bound or coated by crispy flour batter.
Mee Siput Muar, Johor Snack A deep-fried noodles, made from flour with other ingredients, eaten with Sambal.
Keropok lekor
Terengganu Snack A keropok that is made from fish.
Pisang goreng
Nationwide Snack Deep-fried banana dipped in flour.
Akok (food) Popular in Kelantan state Snack Tradisional Kelantanese dessert snack made from egg, flour, brown sugar.

Preserved meat
Name Image Region Type Description
Serundeng Peninsular Malaysia Sprinkle dry condiments Grated coconut sauteed and spiced, eaten with any traditional staple food.
Pekasam — Northern Malaysia and Sarawak Fermeted meat
Belutak — Brunei and Sarawak Fermeted meat A sausage made from meat.
Sinalau Bakas — Sabah Smoked wild boar
Bakkwa — Nationwide Dried meat —
Char siu
Nationwide Pork meat A type of roasted meat.
Chinese sausage
Nationwide Pork meat A sausage made from pork.

Desserts
Name Image Region Type Description
Ais kacang
Nationwide Dessert Also known as air batu campur or ABC in Malaysia.
Agar Agar Nationwide Dessert Puddings flavoured jellies like almond tofu, as well as fruit aspics.
Cendol
Nationwide
(Popular in Indonesia)		 Dessert Can be found on street vendors during Ramadan.
Dodol — Nationwide
(Popular in Indonesia)		 Confectionery Served during the Muslim Aidilfitri (Eid al-Fitr).
Dadih — Nationwide
(Popular in Negeri Sembilan and Terengganu)		 A Minangkabau dairy-based dessert made from milk, sugar and salt which has been acidified with whey (obtained by fermenting milk overnight with asam gelugur) and steamed to form a custard like texture.
Bubur kacang hijau
(Green bean porridge)
Nationwide Dessert A type of porridge made from Mung bean.
Bubur pulut hitam Nationwide Dessert A type of porridge made from black glutinious rice.
Bubur Cha cha Penang, Melaka Dessert A type of porridge.
Bubur Sum Sum Penang, Melaka Dessert A type of porridge.
Mango sticky rice Nationwide Dessert Mango eaten with glutinious rice.
Durian sticky rice Nationwide Dessert Durian eaten with glutinious rice.
Roti tissue
Malaysia Dessert Available at most local Mamak stalls in Malaysia and Singapore.
Puding Diraja Pekan, Pahang Dessert Pudding is garnished with jala emas, and served with a cold sauce made from milk and cornflour.
Putu mayam
Peninsular Malaysia Dish Derived from Tamil Indian cuisine.
Tapai Nationwide Dessert A popular dessert at Malay homes throughout Peninsular Malaysia during Hari Raya, made from fermented glutinous rice or tapioca.

Spreads
Name Image Region Type Description
Coconut jam
(Known as Kaya in Brunei and Malaysia)
Nationwide Spread Usually eat with a toast.


Condiments and sauces
Name Image Region Type Description
Belacan
Nationwide Condiment Usually eaten with a meal of rice or other dishes.
Budu
Kelantan
(Popular in Southern Thailand)		 Condiment Traditionally made by mixing anchovy and salt in the range of ratio of 2:1 to 6:1 and allow to ferment for 140 to 200 days. It is used as a flavouring and is normally taken with fish, rice and raw vegetables.
Cincalok
Malacca Condiment Fermented small shrimps or krill.
Sambal Nationwide Condiment Variety of sambal, usually eaten with a meal of rice or other dishes.
Tempoyak East Coast Peninsular Condiment Usually eaten with a meal of rice.
Tauco West Coast Peninsular Condiment Usually cook with a source of protein.
Tuhau Sabah Condiment A plant from the genus Etlingera. Usually eaten raw after mixed with chilli, vinegar and salt. Also fried.

Cakes and Pastries
Name Image Region Type Description
Batik cake
Nationwide Dessert A type of chocolate cake similar like the hedgehog slice made using Marie biscuit.
Kek Lapis Sarawak Sarawak Dessert A spiced layered cake, made mainly of egg yolk, flour and margarine/butter.
Pandan Cake Southern Peninsular Dessert A light, fluffy, green-colored sponge cake flavored with the juices of pandan leaves.
Bahulu West Coast Peninsular Dessert A Malay traditional cake with soft texture. Usually served for breakfast.
Malay sponge cake Peninsular Malaysia Dessert A Malay traditional cake with soft texture, very popular in Hong Kong.

Drinks
Name Image Region Type Description
Bandung
Malaysia
(Popular in Johor and during Ramadan)		 Beverage A beverage consists of milk flavoured with rose cordial syrup, giving a pink colour.
Ipoh white coffee
Ipoh, Perak Beverage A popular white coffee in Perak.
Janda pulang Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia Beverage A beverage consists of water, Coconut contents and palm sugar.
Coconut water Nationwide Coconut water Coconut water. The water inside a coconut.
Susu Kacang Soya
Nationwide Beverage
Teh See — Nationwide Beverage Derived from Chinese cuisine.
Teh halia
Nationwide Beverage A tea mixed with ginger.
Teh krisantimum
Nationwide Beverage
Teh tarik
Malaysia
(Popular in Singapore)		 Beverage Made from black tea mix with condensed milk or evaporated milk.
Teh C Peng Special Nationwide
(Popular in Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia)		 Beverage A unique combination of brown sugar, evaporated milk and red tea which is a local speciality at café's and coffee shops originating from Kuching, Sarawak.
Tenom coffee
Tenom, Sabah Beverage A popular Robusta coffee variety in Sabah.
Milo Dinosaur Nationwide Beverage A popular Milo variety in Malaysia.
Tuak Nationwide
(Popular in Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia)		 Alcoholic beverage A type of alcoholic drink.

See also

References
  1. "Nasi lemak". YourSingapore.com. Retrieved 5 May 2012.
  2. "Nasi Lemak". Malaysia.com. Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  3. "myReal Pulau Pangkor Prawn Crackers by Lumut Cracker Sdn. Bhd". Lumutcrackers.com.my. Missing or empty |url= (help)
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