15 delicious street food in Malaysia.

Malaysia is a food-lover’s paradise, boasting cheap prices, traditional techniques and mouth-watering local cuisine. This vast country is packed with colourful food stalls, making it easy for travellers wanting to get a taste of Malaysian fare. Here are 15 delicious Malaysian street food dishes you need to make room for.

Nasi lemak

A cultural icon of Malaysia, nasi lemak is a dish is not to be missed. Fragrant rice cooked in coconut milk is paired with roasted peanuts, crunchy anchovies, boiled eggs, and most importantly, the sweet-spicy sambal. Culture Trip recommends pairing it with fried chicken for an indulgent, finger-licking meal. You can usually find nasi lemakserved at many kopitiams, Malay restaurants and roadside stalls.

Satay

Satay is a popular Malaysian street food. Simply composed of seasoned meat skewered on a bamboo stick, this dish is meticulously grilled over hot fire. There are several options available including chicken, mutton and beef. Once done, this mouthwatering treat is served with a sweet and spicy peanut sauce.

Ramly burger

This famous cheap eat is so popular that it has even graced the shores of New York City. A favourite among Malaysian locals as a late night snack, this Malaysian-style burger can be easily found at food stalls all over the Kuala Lumpur. Depending on the stall owner, you can find up to 10 types of Ramly burger offered.

Rojak

If there’s any food that symbolises Malaysia, it would be rojak, which means mixture in Malay. The sweet version of rojak mainly consists of fruits and vegetables. The savoury type is usually made of fried bean curds, cut vegetables, hard boiled eggs, and other fritters. Both are coated with thick sauce that tie it together. This dish is best enjoyed freshly made – the food will become too soggy if you wait too long.

Fried bee hoon

Another staple Malaysian breakfast staple fried bee hoon is a simple dish widely enjoyed by locals. Grab yourself a plate of this delicious rice vermicelli and top it with fried eggs, sausages, and whatever takes your hungry fancy.

Chicken rice

A popular lunch dish, chicken rice can be easily found at hawker centers all over Kuala Lumpur. This steamed chicken dish comes with a healthy drizzle of soy sauce and slices of cucumber for a refreshing crunch. Typically, you can also find roast pork belly and barbecued pork at these stalls if you feel like indulging yourself a little more..

Assam laksa

The combination of sour and spicy in this fish broth will definitely have you wanting more. Many ingredients are used to create Assam laksa’s tantalising flavour, including shrimp paste, fresh shallots, and slices of pineapple.

Lok-lok

Served from the back of a truck, lok-lok is another favourite late night snack for locals. At the back of the truck you will find luscious sticks of meat and vegetables, ready to be cooked in the hot pot. This convenient food is also budget-friendly.

Chee cheong fun

These thin rice noodle rolls, originally created in China, aren’t hard to find because they’re so popular. Chee cheong fun is typically topped with sweet soy sauce, along with various types of stuffed vegetables and fried morsels.

Char kway teow

Almost nothing can top a plate of greasy, savoury char kway teow. This famous street food dish can be found all over the country. Topped with prawns and bean sprouts, it will have you hooked from the first bite.

Kway teow soup

This warm bowl of silky noodles will have you slurping it all down before you realize it. The noodles are drenched in a clear broth made from chicken, prawn or fish. Toppings include fish balls, meat slices, vegetables, spring onions and at times, roasted garlic.

Tong sui

End your meal with something sweet. Tong sui stalls offer a fantastic array of desserts. Options include red bean soup, green bean soup, black-eyed pea soup, peanut paste soup, black glutinous rice soup and wheat porridge.

Apom balik

The perfect on-the-go dessert, apom balik is made wonderfully satisfying by a crunchy shell and sweet fillings. The most common filling combination for this palm-sized treat includes sugar, sweetened corn and crushed peanuts. It’s no wonder many find it hard to resist.

Cendol

The easiest way to escape from the Malaysian heat is with a bowl of cendol. This popular dessert, served with a generous bowl of shaved ice, is topped with green rice flour jelly, coconut milk and palm sugar syrup. Cendol is one of the best cheap desserts in Malaysia, with the combination of sweet and cold guaranteed to have you slurping away in no time.

Durian

Affectionately known as the King of Fruits, durian is regarded to have a foul smell, yet wonderful and complicated flavours. Despite its thorny shell, the flesh is quite the contrast – being soft and smooth. The durian season usually peaks around June to July and it is a bucket-list experience during your visit to Malaysia.

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         15 cook Korean dishes that are easy to make at home.

Asian cuisine no longer seems something far away and unusual. Dishes of this cuisine can be tasted in numerous restaurants or cooked at home. It is not so difficult as it may seem as first glance. You just need to know certain tricks and subtleties.

1. SOONDUBU JIGAE (KOREAN SOFT TOFU STEW)

Probably one of the most recognizable and comforting Korean stews. Plenty of silken tofu, kimchi, pork, and topped off with a cracked egg. The trick to a truly authentic flavor is the right consistency of Korean chili flakes and getting the base stock right–a lot easier than you’d think!

2. JAPCHAE

This colorful noodle dish is perfect for the summertime. Make a huge batch and eat it cold or at room temperature for a healthy and refreshing meal. The Korean glass noodles are made from sweet potato starch, i.e., those magical two words: gluten free!

3. EASY KOREAN BEEF BIBIMBAP RECIPE

The secret of bibimbap is that it’s a very casual dish that just involves throwing a bunch of cold dishes (banchan) into rice with your protein of choice. Ground beef makes it easy, and we keep the veggie components simple with ingredients that, for the most part, you can find at your regular old grocery store.

4. KOREAN BLACK BEAN NOODLES (JAJANGMYEON)

This beloved black bean noodle dish is heaped with plenty of veggies and pork belly. Serve it with crunchy onion and cucumber, pickled radish, and an extra spoonful of black bean paste to taste!

5. KIMCHI FRIES

Kimchi’s popularity can sometimes make it seem like it unnecessarily turns up in the oddest of places (there’s a joke on How I Met Your Mother about kimchi bacon cupcakes), but we’re pretty sure that homemade french fries + kimchi + bacon bits + cheese + a sprinkle of green onion is 100% necessary.

6. QUICK AND EASY KIMCHI RAMEN

If you loveee the flavor of Korean instant ramen but aren’t too hot on all the salt and MSG, this quick and easy homemade kimchi ramen is perfect. The addition of mushrooms and plenty of kimchi make for a super satisfying meal. You could even throw in a handful of sliced chicken breast or pork.

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7. KIMCHI PANCAKE (KIMCHIJEON)

A crispy kimchi pancake is what I would often eat for breakfast in my college days. It’s a little bit less fussy than making regular sweet breakfast pancakes, and it’s *great* with a fried or hardboiled egg. But of course, we definitely encourage making it as an appetizer alongside any of the other recipes here!

8. KIMCHI STEW (KIMCHI JIGAE)

This recipe is similar to soondubu jigae, but uses regular tofu rather than silken tofu. Requisite kimchi and pork belly are out in force, natch.

9. BEEF BULGOGI TACOS – KOREAN MEXICAN FUSION

Okay we *had* to try out the Korean-Mexican fusion hype for ourselves, and we have to say that the combination is pretty phenomenal. Crispy, crunch, salty, beefy, creamy all wrapped in a warm corn tortilla. Mmm.

10. SALMON BIBIMBAP KOREAN RICE BOWL

While Koreans love their pork and beef, salmon makes an excellent substitute in your standard bibimbap. Plenty of fresh veggies, a fried egg, and a handful of flaked salmon? Yez, plz.

11. BEEF BULGOGI BOWLS

These Beef Bulgogi Bowls pack a punchhh. Grab a bowl of white rice and top it off with crisped up seared beef marinated with lots of soy and Asian pear, a big handful of fresh kimchi, slices of long hot green peppers and raw garlic, and a dollop of ssamjang. Garlicky kimchi breath, maybe, but it’s WORTH IT.

12. 10-MINUTE KOREAN CRISPY PORK BELLY KIMCHI BOWLS

This recipe truly does take just 10 minutes. It’s essentially a pork belly and kimchi stir fry that you then heap over rice. A similar recipe from the vault of pre-good photography skills is my Fast Dubu Kimchi Recipe. If you wanted to dubu-kimchi-ify this recipe, you’d just toss in a handful of rice cakes, and serve it alongside a few blocks of regular/soft tofu.

13. KOREAN FRIED CHICKEN TENDERS

This isn’t the traditionally saucy Korean fried chicken you might find, but these wonderfully crisp, double-dipped (and I mean double dipped in buttermilk and flour for MAX crunchies) are pretty great and served with a sticky sweet gochujang ketchup combo. Maybe it’s just my simple 11-year-old palette leading me to this point, but hey that inner 11-year old thinks these are pretty rad.

14. BEEF AND KIMCHI FRIED RICE

A classic that’s easy to make at home, and probably way better because you can easily up the amounts of kimchi and spice. Pro-tip: more kimchi juice = more flavor.

15. QUICK KOREAN BBQ WITH PORK BELLY

This is another recipe from the vault of pre-good-photography and my KPop crazed days. (In fact, you can thank my KPop obsession for many of these recipes.) Korean BBQ can be pricey, but it’s so easy to pull off at home. You can even do it on a stove top and then carry the hot pan to the dinner table. Grab some pork belly, slice it thinly, get it going on a pan with some thickly sliced onion and mushrooms. Prepare some red lettuce leaves for bundlin’, and serve with chopped long hot green peppers, raw garlic, scallion, and ssamjang to top it off.