Malaysian food in Malaysia - our experiences

Malaysian food, today it's time to share our experiences! When travelling, it is exciting to try the local cuisine. Malaysia is a multicultural society with food influences from many parts of the world, and as a tourist it was sometimes easiest to find Chinese, Thai or Indian food. But of course, we also found Malaysian dishes.

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Common ingredients in Malaysian food

So, what are typical ingredients in Malaysian food? What was common in the Malaysian dishes we ordered was that they 1) included rice or noodles, 2) often contained coconut milk, and 3) were often quite spicy. At one point, the waiters asked us if we wanted spicy food, and Peter nodded happily. He would perhaps not have done. Spicy food in Malaysia can be quite different from what you find in Sweden. But there is a lot of good and tasty food in Malaysia!

Malaysian market dishes

So, which Malaysian dishes do you usually come across? Here are some Malaysian dishes that we often saw in restaurants in Langkawi:

• Satay - chicken skewers with peanut sauce, cucumber, red onion and rice cubes
• Rendang - hearty beef stew with coconut milk
• Nasi Lemak - rice dish with coconut milk
• Laksa - noodle soup with coconut milk

In addition to these typically Malaysian dishes, you can expect Asian food in general, such as Chinese, Japanese and Indian food. In many places you can also order European food, such as Italian, although the order of the dishes or the way they are served is not always what you are used to.

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