Hi I'm Thomas and I'm Sheena and we're Chasing a Plate, if it's your first visit
to Malaysia you are in for a treat this place is a food wonderland
so we've compiled a sort of first-timers guide to dishes that you must try when
you're in this marvellous country this is by no means an exhaustive list
there are tonnes, hundreds, thousands more dishes that you need to eat when you're here but if
you only have limited time these are our top picks. Let's eat.
Satay! If you're in
Malaysia you absolutely have to try this Malaysian favourite these marinated
skewered chargrilled sticks of meat are absolutely mouth-watering. You'll see satay vendors all over town the wafts of
smoke that are billowing through the air are a dead giveaway so you have to try
them they come in beef, mutton and chicken most often
Cendol. What a dessert
this is, it's full of coconut milk, gula melaka or palm sugar, ice rice flour
pandan noodles, kidney beans it is a combo to die for, you have to find this
one when you're in Malaysia you'll see it all over the place it is an amazing
amazing dessert or snack it's so cooling in the hot weather here we cannot get
enough of cendol.
Nasi lemak. When in Malaysia you have got to eat
Malaysia's national dish nasi lemak is traditionally eaten
for breakfast but in reality it's eaten at all hours of the day, it's absolutely delicious and
in its simplest form you'll find it wrapped up in a banana leaf at a roadside stall
it's made up of coconut rice, sambal which is a chilli sauce, roasted peanuts and hard boiled egg but you might
also find it comes with ikan bilis, fried anchovies and slices of cucumber
it's absolutely mouth-watering the perfect snack, the perfect dinner, the
perfect lunch when in Malaysia, eat nasi lemak.
You'll definitely want to come to a mamak and
have a roti bom a mamak is a Indian Muslim restaurant and they have a
lot of different roti or bread, flat bread but a roti bomb is something really
special it's filled with margarine and sugar so it's
really, really different and it is so tasty you dip it in the curry sauces and it
will blow your mind definitely try Roti bom.
When in Malaysia you've got to try
mee goreng, our favourite places to get mee goreng are at a mamak an
Indian Muslim eatery. Mee goreng literally translates to fried noodles, so it's thin yellow noodles
stir-fried with vegetables, egg, sambal which is a chilli sauce and the resulting dish
is lip smackingly good. Eat mee goreng!
You've definitely got to try a
Ramly burger these things have been around since the 70s and they're pretty
incredible you'll see street carts all over the place and they'll always be
branded Ramly burger and you want to go for the special. The special means that
the patty- beef or chicken gets wrapped in a fried egg they wrap it all up on
the grill so inside the fried egg is the patty and they douse it in tomato sauce
and chilli and Worcester sauce and barbecue sauce and there's onions and
there's mayonnaise it's just an incredible concoction and what an
awesome burger these are totally something to try when you're in Malaysia
a Ramly burger.
ABC or mixed ice. You absolutely have to try this refreshing dessert when you're in Malaysia
especially because it's so hot. ABC is made up of shaved ice, different types of flavoured syrups, there's corn,
grass jelly, coconut milk and it is so delicious, we absolutely love it. ABC a must eat.
You definitely have to try durian. It gets a really bad name for
being smelly and for some reason people seem to think it's disgusting because of
the smell it is incredible the smell is so fragrant the taste is amazing the
texture is amazing and the durians in Malaysia are something else they are so
special so make sure when you're in Malaysia follow your nose find the
durian you'll find it being sold very commonly on the streets especially in
season but you'll see it all year, make sure you get yourself some durian and
give it a go, don't let anyone tell you it's disgusting make sure you try it for
yourself and I guarantee you'll love it. Durian!
Roti canai a common breakfast dish in Malaysia is a must eat when you're visiting this spectacular country.
Roti is an Indian flatbread and it's made out of wheat flour, ghee and water
it's slapped around until it's super, super thin and then it's served with a range of curry sauces and dal curry
it's absolutely delicious. Head to a mamak an Indian Muslim eatery to try it.
Teh tarik an absolute
classic drink in Malaysia so it's tea and condensed milk but the thing about
this drink that makes it famous and so worth trying is the fact that it's stretched
or pulled and that is why it's covered in this foam so they have two stainless steel
jugs and they pour the tea from one to the other which stretches it and pulls it and
aerates it and you end up with this fluffy sweet beautiful drink. The tea
flavour is quite subtle it's very sweet its tingly on your tongue. I love this
drink you'll find it at pretty much every restaurant
it's amazing you have to try it when you're in Malaysia.
And there you have it
a quick list of our top 10 things you have to try when you visit Malaysia like
we said at the start nowhere near the amount of things you should try because
there is so much incredible food here check our playlist and our other videos
for many more food options this country is incredible there is so
much to eat you're in for such a treat when you visit and we hope you enjoy all
of those foods and more thank you so much for watching. W hope we inspired
you to eat and explore like a traveler not a tourist, if you enjoyed this video
please give it a thumbs up and we'll see you next time
jumpa lagi