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Diversity is one of the spices
of Malaysian Cuisine
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The most popular dish in Malaysia is "Satay",
skewered marinated chicken or beef grilled over a charcoal fire served with
spicy peanut sauce. "Nasi Lemak", another popular dish is hot rice
cooked in coconut milk, cucumber, anchovies, hard-boiled egg, and toasted
peanuts wrapped in a banana leaf. Malay's enjoy a variety of noodles in gravy with "Mee
Rebus", the most appealing to most. It is yellow noodles in a mildly spiced
sauce made from sweet potato and usually topped with hard-boiled egg and green
chilies. Mee, meaning "yellow noodle" comes prepared in many varieties. If you
are a fan of Indian or Chinese food, then Malaysia will offer a feast. Most
Malay dishes can be found at the hawker stands and is very good and very cheap.
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DINING OUT REMINDERS
IN MALAYSIA
TIME OF DAY:
Other than hotels, there are few International breakfasts places to dine. Most
western-style eateries are closed between lunch and dinner, so if you find
yourself hungry at 3:00 in the afternoon ...there is always the noodle shops and
cafes that are open all day. At 4:00PM, afternoon tea sets are very popular at
shopping malls and some hotels, Best of all are the street venders that offer
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TIPS:
A 10% service charge is added to the bill at
almost all restaurants so it is not necessary to add additional tip to the bill,
depending on quality of service.
DINING ATTITUDES:
You will often find staff more differential to the men than the women. Men will often
be handed the menu first and they'll always be given the bill. Call ahead to
verify any questions you may have of restaurant policies, such as, MSG content,
pipe/cigar smoking, drinking water, corkage charges, etc. |
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