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Malaysia just celebrated its 56th year of
Independence few days ago! Selamat Hari Merdeka people! As a Malaysian, we have
so many reasons to be proud of, am I right? Living in a multicultural country
who easily tolerates one and another, as well as adapting easily to each other’s
culture. We have our very version of language as well as our very own way of
feeding ourselves!
Just think of what you had as breakfast before you head out
to work/school today? Roti Canai? Roti Bakar or Nasi Lemak? Since I had Nasi Lemak
today morning, so it’s only wise to blog about our favorite morning breakfast!
Are you guys ready? So here goes!
Nasi lemak is one dish that is ever available in anywhere in
Malaysia, from roadside food stalls to high class hotels, It’s a dish that will
surely be there to awaken your taste buds for the day! Some claimed the origin of
the dish is from Indonesia- nasi wuduk, while some others says that this dish
came from our own farmers who brought along their meal packed with banana leaf,
after they worked hard in the paddy field. Well, I say it doesn’t matter where
it came from, because this dish has been around us long enough that we can now
freely declare it as our National food!
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Surely there has been much alteration done to this simple
dish, some like it with chicken rendang, sotong sambal, prawn sambal, or even
as simple as a fried egg. My choice is the latter. A good packet of nasi lemak
is a combination of steamed rice with creamy coconut milk and fragrant pandan
leaves and served with spicy sambal ikan bilis, sliced of crunchy cucumber,
fried anchovies, peanuts and half of a hard-boiled egg. I can’t even type this
without drooling!
Of course, there are different types of serving in different
regions in Malaysia. In the north, Nasi Lemak will be served with kuah (gravy)
poured over the rice, while in the south are served with fried meehoon, and
grated coconut. I’ve tried both types, and I equally can’t resist both! As I
mentioned before, this dish can be very simple accompanied with hard-boiled
eggs and at the same time can be an expensive dish served with fried chicken,
rendang, prawn sambal, sotong sambal.
Woah! It’s a challenge to write about food because the
cravings will catch up with you very soon. I know what I am going to have for
my lunch break, what about you?
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