Food, Glorious Food...

[khiemtran]

Looking back over three weeks' of photos, I'm sure I can see my waistline expanding...




Nasi Lemak, my favourite Malaysian dish, perfect at any time of day.



And even on a plane...



The best part about Malaysia is that even the cheap food can be gorgeous. For example, this Curry Mee in Malacca.



Or clay pot chicken rice...



And, of course, the satay. Here, as you can see, not just meat on sticks, but also pressed rice, onion and cucumber, making a more balanced meal.



Lots of yummy drinks too. This one was made from lemon, longan and sour plum...



Some more specialties: Nyonya Laksa...



And Nestum Prawns (fried prawns coated in cereal)...



There's also always plenty to choose from on the menu, written...



Or otherwise...



Bringing out the big guns, how about some bakuteh (pork cooked in herbal soup)?



Or ribs from Gao Ren Guan (the "tall men's sect", named, apparently, after a group of tall butchers who started the restaurant).



Sang Haa Mee (giant prawns with noodles in a flavoursome sauce)...



Or Dong Po Rou, invented by the Poet Su Dong Po, one-time governer of Hangzhou (also responsible for the Su Causeway on the West Lake).



Plenty of different flavours and textures to sample. They might not all be to your taste.



But at least there's always plenty to choose from...

Comments

[rymrytr.livejournal.com]

What's that last one, with the Coconut? Looks so good!!

[khiemtran.livejournal.com]

It's Nian Gou (or nian gao in Mandarin), a species of sticky rice cake. I think they rear them in the highlands and then catch them with rattan nets and ship them down to the cities.