Hi I'm Thomas and I'm Sheena and we're Chasing a Plate, if you're in Malacca
you're in for a treat this place is a real food paradise so
here are our top things to eat when you're in Malacca, if you enjoyed this
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asam pedas, when you're in Melaka
you absolutely have to try this popular Malay dish
it's a tamarind and and chilli stew and it is mouth-watering it's so bold in
flavour and it comes with a range of different proteins you can order beef
you can order pari which is stingray or just go for regular fish this is a must
eat usually when you get asam pedas
you also eat it with rice, a bit of cabbage some sambal belacan
and also a salted egg, delicious asam pedas.
when you're in Malacca you've got to
try kuih keria, so kuih are snacks these are a sweet one and what they are is a sweet
potato with a bit of flour mashed up, deep fried into basically a doughnut
shape and then covered with a sugar syrup while they're still hot, these are
incredible and there's some really famous places around town to get them
we'll list down below the particular one we had this at but this has got to be a
kuih that you try while you're in Malacca absolutely amazing
when in Malacca eat satay celup this is a really unique style of dining
and it's a local favourite basically what you do is there's a huge fridge
that's filled with skewers and platters of raw food you then pop to your table where
the server fills a pot filled with satay sauce and you get to
basically cook at your table skewers dunked in satay sauce the perfect meal, satay celup.
a Klebang coconut shake this is the place to come for a refreshing
coconut shake it's got a big scoop of vanilla ice cream on top and this creamy
coconut liquid it is so refreshing this place is a little bit out of town
we'll have directions down below of where you can find it it's totally worth
the trip it's easy to get to and it is an incredible coconut shake Nyonya laksa
Nyonya laksa when in Malacca you absolutely have to eat Nyonya laksa you can opt for
either the asam laksa which is made of tamarind spicy broth, it's sour it's really
pedas which means spicy or chilli hot in Malay and it's packed
with delicious things, there are fish balls, prawns, shredded cucumber, red onion
and beautiful, thick rice noodles or you can try the Baba Nyonya
laksa which is made up of a beautiful creamy coconut milk broth and it's
packed with goodness there's fried tofu skin, there's tofu puffs, there's prawns
there's thin rice noodles and there's cucumber and onion
these bowls of noodle soup are a must eat, Nyonya laksa.
chicken rice balls this
is a real special here in Malacca it's essentially Hainanese chicken on rice
except the rice is taken on the form of balls and the story goes that a worker
down at the wharfs was selling food and the workers were so rushed and so
busy that it was hard for them to eat the rice quickly so she decided I'm
gonna turn the rice into ball form so when the rice is hot after being cooked
in the stock and with the herbs and the garlic etc they roll it into balls
and then back in the day where people were busy on the wharfs they could grab some
chicken grab some chicken rice balls and wolf it down incredibly quickly
and now it's become a Melaka special, definitely try chicken rice balls when you're in Melaka
Nyonya food, when you'e in Melaka you'll see Nyonya food everywhere and it's a must eat
the Baba Nyonya are the descendents of the Chinese migrants
who came to Melaka and then intermarried with Malay locals
and the food reflects this heritage, it's a mash-up of Chinese and Malay so there's a lot of
Chinese ingredients together with Malay spices there's so much to try things
like Nyonya laska and Nyonya curries, super delicious a must eat when you're in
Malacca, Nyonya food
Cendol or more
specifically Nyonya cendol so cendol is made up of shaved ice
cendol noodles which are pandan flavoured noodles
it's got coconut milk it has gula melaka or palm sugar syrup it's all
piled together to make this amazing refreshing dessert but in Malacca you
have Nyonya cendol which has much less coconut milk than normal and the gula
melaka or palm sugar syrup is much much much more burnt tasting it doesn't
have as much sweetness as you'll find in other parts of Malaysia
it's incredible to try here and the burntness really adds to the dish so make
sure you try cendol when you're in Malacca
roti canai cooked over charcoal Malaysians love to break their fast
with roti canai which is a type of Indian flatbread that's often served
with a little bit of curry sauce, some dal curry and a bit of sambal but when
you're in Malacca you absolutely have to track down this specific eatery we'll pop
details down below it's a Malay eatery that cooks its roti over charcoal
and it is absolutely delicious, you have to eat here roti canai
cooked over charcoal
Putu piring is something you have to
try when you're in Malacca you'll find this dish all over Malaysia but in
Melaka it's something special and I'll get back to why in a second but what it
is, is essentially a rice flour cake which has been steamed it has coconut on
top but inside it's filled with gula melaka which is palm sugar and the gula melaka
here in Malacca is very very special it has a very burnt flavour and it adds so
much to the putu piring in this part of Malaysia so make sure you try putu
piring
and those are our top foods you must eat when you're in Malacca if you
have enjoyed this video don't forget to hit subscribe and give it a thumbs up
and remember there is plenty more to eat in Malacca
we have plenty of other videos showing the food that you can have here but that
is a great place to get started when you first arrive in Malacca we hope we
inspired you to eat and explore like a traveler not a tourist thank you so
much for watching and we'll see you next time, jumpa lagi