Forbidden Durian
Peoples of three main nationalities live in Malaysia – Chinese, Hindus and Malaysers. Accordingly, the kitchen of this country consists of culinary preferences of the three of these peoples. Although in Malaysia, especially in the resorts, you can meet Japanese, and Italian, and Portuguese, and Spanish restaurants.
Experts argue that the kitchen in Malaysia is very diverse. Lovers Delicious food are offered to choose from either very sharp and spicy Malay dishes, or original Chinese, or vegetarian Indian. The most popular Malay dish – SATE: pieces of marinated meat, cooked on coals or spit with walnut sauce and cinnamon. Love also in Malaysia and Rendang – gentle meat with a sweet taste, which is preparing a few hours on slow fire with the addition of coconut milk, onions, cinnamon, coriander and nutmeg. The dish usually serves with rice. You can also note the mouth of Chanai (Malay Fritters) and Murtabak (pancakes, stuffed with meat, eggs, onions and curry sauce). Unusually delicious Nasi Lemac – Rice in coconut milk with roasted peanuts and pieces of cucumbers.
In the capital of Malaysia and at the resorts, a network of fast food restaurants is developed: "Kentucky Freed Chichen", "Mac Donalds", "Pizza Hat" and etc. So foreigners can always find here usual food. However, many of them prefer Chinese rice with chicken or Chinese vermicellie with various additives.
As in many other Asian countries, the basis of Malay cuisine is rice. On the significance of this product, at least the fact that the inhabitants of the Malaysian Island of Langkawi were driven by Thai troops, destroying their rice crops. Rice is preparing in different ways: white, without seasonings (such a clean rice is often used instead of bread), or with different seasonings, pieces of shrimp and vegetables. Often rice is served on banana leaves or wrapped in them. In Malay, there is an expression of Makan NASI, denoting the process of stealing rice, which is literally translated as "There are Fig".
The second important component of Malay Kitchen – Noodles and Vermicell. It can be fried, rice (transparent), egg or wheat flour. Noodles are preparing with pieces of meat, chicken or fish, as well as stewed vegetables and eggs. Fish and meat are often prepared in curry, dry mix from various spices. Sometimes chili pepper is added in Curry, due to which dishes become very sharp. In addition, Chile does not allow dishes to deteriorate in the heat and disinfect the stomach. Red and green (the most acute) pepper cut into pieces and add to two most popular sauces: soy and oyster. It is also recommended to try the vehicle soup – chicken or fish with lemon and green pepper.
Malays eat a lot for breakfast: rice, vermicelli, meat, beans – and all this in combination with sharp sauce. Breakfast is so abundant that it looks like dinner, and in many hotels, especially five-star, does not turn on in the price, but is paid separately.
In general, in Malaysia, you can find almost all the kitchens of the world. The most expensive dinner in a good restaurant will cost $ 20. Each hotel has at least three restaurants: European, Chinese, Thai, Japanese or Indian. You can buy a real Malay food on the weight right on the street, which is quite safe – it is impossible to poison. In addition, it is $ 1-2.
As for local fruits, in addition to well-known Melon, watermelons, bananas and oranges, in Malaysia, as in other tropical countries, there are the most unusual fruits. King of local fruit – Durian, whose name comes from the Malay word "Duri" – Thorn. This is the fruit of green, covered with soft spikes. Fruit is very sweet, but when cutting a sharp smell of rotten eggs. In many Malaysian hotels on the door, the image of Durian crossedped by a red stripe – a sign that the entrance to this fruit is prohibited. But it certainly adores the fruits of the mango tree in Malaysia, reaching in a height of up to 30 meters. From exotic, you can note Rambutan – "Hairy fruit", The surface of the red fetus of which is covered with soft vegetation. The name of the fruit comes from the Malay word "Rambut" – hair. Belimbing – an oblong green fruit – reminds in the context of the star. Belimbing is rich in vitamin C, reduces pressure, and in bars it is often used to decorate cocktails.
Interestingly, apples in Malaysia do not grow, and in Malay, there is only English name (Apple). Apples in the country are only imported, and therefore quite expensive.
Dish from various fruits are very popular in Malaysia. For example, a mixture of fried bananas and stewed pineapples. Or a leather – a mixture of sliced pineapples, mango and cucumbers with fried shrimps in a special nut sauce. Many fruits are actively marked like cucumbers or tomatoes.
