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Malaysian food: discover traditional cuisine

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Staple ingredients

Key flavorings

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Malaysia is a distinctive Southeast Asian country divided into two main regions – Peninsular Malaysia extending from the southern border of Thailand, and East Malaysia situated on the northern portion of Borneo island, which it shares with Indonesia.

It’s home to about 33 million people who speak a bunch of languages (Malay, English, Chinese dialects, Tamil…) and practice pretty much every major religion. The country’s got this  mix of ultramodern and super traditional, gastronomic identity is also not homogenous: it synthesises Chinese, Indian, Malay, and indigenous cooking traditions…

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The average Malaysian daily plate size is

1487 g.
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Grains

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Fish and seafood

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Produce

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Eggs and dairy

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Meats

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Sugar, fats and nuts

Core ingredients

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Herbs

CILANTRO

CURRY LEAVES

KAFFIR LIME LEAVES

LEMONGRASS

THAI BASIL

VIETNAMESE MINT

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Spices

BLACK PEPPER

CORIANDER

CUMIN

DRY CHILI

STAR ANISE

TURMERIC DRY

CINNAMON

CLOVES

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Aromatics

GARLIC

SHALLOT

GINGER

GALANGAL

CHILI PEPPERS

TURMERIC

LIME

PANDANUS LEAVES

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Condiments

COCONUT MILK

TAMARIND

SOY SAUCE

KECAP MANIS

FISH SAUCE

FERMENTED BEAN PASTE

FERMENTED FISH/SEAFOOD

PEPPER PASTE

SESAME SEEDS

PALM OIL

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