Nasi lemak
Nasi lemak is a commonly found food in Malaysia and Singapore. It is also an official national food in Malaysia. It is traditionally wrapped up in banana leaves.[1] The rice is usually cooked in coconut cream. Sometimes spices such as ginger are added for their aroma (good smell). Nasi lemak is sold in hawker centres in Singapore and other ingredients like fried egg, fried chicken wings and belacan chilli (made from chilli and shrimp) are added.
Nasi Lemak Media
Nasi lemak is traditionally wrapped in banana leaves.
Traditional Malaysian nasi lemak in its basic form: sambal, fried anchovies, sliced cucumbers, and boiled egg.
Stacked packs of nasi lemak in a kedai makan in Seremban
An Alor Setar-style nasi lemak served with curry and an omelette
Malaccan nasi lemak kangkung
fake fish in the rice
Nasi lemak in the Riau Islands, usually served with seafood, such as spicy chili squid, anchovy sambal, peanuts, boiled egg, sprinkled with bawang goreng, and slices of cucumber.
An Indonesian stamp depicting nasi lemak as a local dish of Riau province
Nasi lemak in Singapore, served with chicken cutlet, sambal ikan bilis (anchovy sambal), peanuts, salted anchovies, egg, and otah.
References
- ↑ "Nasi Lemak, Food - Malaysia". malaysia.com. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
Other websites
- How to find the best Nasi Lemak Archived 2008-04-11 at the Wayback Machine