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Our National Tart

I don’t think that tart is originated locally here. But if you type kuih tart, or tart nanas, you will find all the queries about tart recipes from top to bottom. That tells you how famous is the tart here in Malaysia.

Malaysian Tart are Pineapple Tart. From I was a kid I know this pineapple tart. During Hari Raya or Gong Xi Fa Cai even Deepavali we will found the pineapple tart. If I born in 1980s, I guess the history of this pineapple tart way back 50 years before the independence because my grandma also talk about this pineapple tart when she was small.

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— asmaliana

Melaka Nyonya Laksa vs Penang

Read this gastronomic journey by the writer of Nyimes to Melaka and Penang here.

Melaka and Penang share the unique mixture of delicacies from Malay and Strait born Chinese, where Penang had more mamak (Indian Descendent) variety. So if you really want to indulge with the local cuisine, stop using utensil and start eating with your bare hand…local style..

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— asmaliana

Malaysia’s favourite recipe at malaysiakitchen..



Have you check the Malaysia kitchen for recipe? Yeap, you can get the authentic Malaysian favorite dishes there.

Food like spicy oxtail soup, assam laksa or mee bandung. The food is authentic but for the recipe, you can alter to suit your tongue.

This Malaysia kitchen website main purposed is to promote Malaysian food to the world. It’s an initiative by the Government body MATRADE. It also list all Malaysian restaurant or restaurant that served Malaysian food around the globe. So if you travel from London to Tokyo, you will not miss the nasi lemak.

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— asmaliana

Taragon Bistro



A nyonya bistro at the Melaka riverside,you can have your food outside at the river walk and the view are nice whether night or day. Best at night with led and neon lit with historical atmosphere at Banda Hilir in front of you.



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Newton Food Court – Halal Section



Halal Section of Newton…

I can say Malaysia is eating heaven. If you are a foodie or enjoy eating, please come to Malaysia and you will impress by the variety of food from around the world. Okay just put aside local Malay food for a while. You want Japanese? Balinese? Singapore Koay Teow? Arab Bread, French Toast, Various Indian Province curry, all type of Chinese, Korean Station and not to mention western food. The best thing about Malaysia is you can get all the food with ‘Halal’ certificate. This are among the reason why the Arabs like to spend a long vacation here in Malaysia.

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— asmaliana

Ole..Ole..Ole..



Since 1983

As baba and nyonya is famous for their Kebaya fashion, they also have their own style of cooking. A mix Chinese & Malays cuisine. Because they has came here long ago and live here long centuries ago, they adoped the Malay herb & spices into their cooking. One of the famous Baba & Nyonya restaurant here in Melaka is Ole Sayang Restaurant Sdn. Bhd own by Mr. Seet Kee An. Mr Seet is a Baba himself. Baba & Nyonya looks like Chinese, because they are Chinese just they Can’t speak Mandarin very fluently. In Malaysia only Melaka have the Baba & Nyonya families and like Mr. Seet Kee An, maybe there are the last who still practice their old Peranakan custom, younger generation tend to be like averages Chinese, speak Mandarin and go to the Chinese school.

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— asmaliana

Bone Powered Soup!


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I don’t know if anything like exist in other part of the world other than Melaka, Malacca or Malaysia. If not than I can announce it as Malaysia traditional food, made in Malaysia. Famous with the name “Gearbox Soup”. Just ask for gearbox soup than not more to ask, you will serve with big cow knee bone in a big bowl full of spicy soup. When served you can smell the strong aroma of spice and cooked meat. The thickness of the soup is not come from any powder like western soup but comes from the bones and meat itself. I say this soup is full of calcium much more than Anlene Calcium Milk I think. Scientist should check it out. You can find it at almost everypart of Malaysia local food stall.

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— asmaliana

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