Must try food when in Langkawi -Foodie's corner

Nasi Campur is basically the most popular dish in Langkawi. The name Nasi Campur translates to mixed rice and the best thing about this dish is that it has almost everything in it. You find seafood, chicken kebabs, beef curry, and assorted veggies along with a crispy prawn cracker neatly served on to a plate. In this dish, it is the accompaniments that add flavour with classic local spices. One thing interesting about having Nasi in Langkawi is that the dish will not taste the same everywhere. Even the food that goes in such as the type of fish, the beef curry recipe and the way it is presented will differ according to the types of Langkawi restaurants that you go to.

Meats on picks are always a delight wherever you are in the world. Satay or meat kebabs Malaysians cook up are succulent and full of flavour. Satay meats are usually marinated in turmeric to give it a nice golden brown colour and are usually served with a spicy peanut sauce or gravy along with slices of crunchy cucumber and onion. The variety of meats served as kebabs include chicken, beef, pork, mutton, seafood, mutton, eggs and minced mixes. You can dig up a plate of kebabs along with a tasty sauce but usually, it is accompanied with a balanced meal of carbs and veggies.

In the east coast of Malaysia, Nasi Dagang is basically a staple, especially as a breakfast dish. Nasi Dagang includes rice cooked in coconut milk, fish curry, hard-boiled eggs as well as some pickled vegetables. Nasi Dagang is most famous in Terengganu and Kelantan areas, the dish served here are supposed to be exceptionally mouthwatering.

Laksa is a thick, spicy noodle soup, which is very popular in Langkawi. The seafood Laksa with shrimp, squid, fish with a hard boiled egg nestling on top is one of the best meals you can have during anytime of the day. A variety of ingredients goes into making Laksa. It can be any member of the noodle family – vermicelli, spaghetti, rice noodles etc along with a meat and seafood, which is flavoured with a thick broth like soup and plenty of spices. The usual spices include turmeric, chili powder, and the Malaysian spice mix rempah. Lemon grass and ginger are also part of the flavour. If you are travelling to Langkawi and staying at The Datai Langkawi in Ledah, the state known as the 'abode of peace', you can try a variety of localized dishes.

Mee Goreng is one of the most popular Malaysian noodle dishes around the world. This is a stir-fried noodle dish, which is cooked with different ingredients. Its usually yellow noodles cooked with soya sauce, garlic, chilies, and shallots along with chicken, beef of seafood and veggies. This is a dish you simply cannot miss if you are in Langkawi or any part of Malaysia for that matter. You can grab it from the roadside hawker or from a plush restaurant in the city during lunch or dinnertime.