Joanna James
Malay food is influenced by Chinese, Indian and Malay cuisines making it delicious and loved by all. Langkawi is full of restaurants, night markets and Kuih Stalls serving delicious food. Once you are there the most important factor is not the origins of the food but knowing the best dishes to try.
This delicious meal is considered the unofficial national dish of Malaysia. Rice cooked in coconut milk is accompanied by vegetables, roasted peanuts, well-spiced meat curry and sambal (a chilli-based sauce) which is topped off with a hard-boiled egg. Served on banana leaves this emanates an inviting aroma enjoyed by visitors at many best restaurants in Langkawi.
A slim flat pancake made out of wheat flour, cooked on a flat pan on both sides and served with dhal (lentils) and seafood curry or meat curry. A favourite breakfast enjoyed by locals and guests at Pelangi Resort.
A heavenly doughnut made with rice flour and brown sugar cooked with fragrant pandan leaves. It is also a popular street food deep-fried and served crisp and fresh.
Slim rice noodles stir-fried with prawns, eggs, bean sprouts and a fist full of other greens. The flavourful light dish is relished by visitors at night markets and hawker stalls.
Mostly made using beef, chicken or lamb, the meat is stir-fried initially and mixed with an assortment of herbs and spices such as lemongrass, lime leaves, meat stock, tamarind juice, ginger, golden castor sugar etc and cooked well adding coconut milk nearing the completion of cooking. This dish of meat can be an accompaniment to rice or noodles as a main dish.
A complete meal of yellow noodles, tender beef or chicken, shrimp, finely chopped veggies and egg stir-fried to a tantalizing aroma adding a bit of chilli for a spicy kick.
A popular sweet snack at Langkawi night markets, these are also called turnover pancakes. Made as a thin pancake then filled with sugary ground peanuts with a dollop of canned sweet corn and folded over ready to be enjoyed. They come in two sizes, family size and individual size.
Medium or large cuts of chicken are heavily marinated in a well-spiced mix of chilli, garlic, ginger, thick coconut milk and the right amount of Percik sauce kept to stand for some hours and barbecued to perfection. This can be eaten by itself or with a salad or any other side dish.
A spicy noodle soup found all over Langkawi comes with many variations. It comes with fish, prawns and even vegetables and tamarind in it giving a spicy-sour kick.
Slim, soft bread is loaded with tasty grilled meat and egg and complemented by your choice. Be it ketchup, chilli sauce, barbecue sauce, mayonnaise or a mix of a few of these. A light snack, breakfast or meal at any time of the day.
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