Malaysian Food: Iconic and Signature Malaysian Dish From All Over Malaysia

Eating Malaysia: Travel around the country of Malaysia in search of the iconic and signature dishes all over Malaysia, as we celebrate the delicious diversity that has united us as people of Malaysia and put us on the world map.

Source: Star Special Malaysia Day

The following are some of the top Must Eat dishes as compiled by Star Special Malaysia Day edition from each of the State of Malaysia. To read the details write-up and where to eat these specialty dishes; please click on the link for each of the state.

PERLIS

Must Eat Perlis Specialty & Signature Dishes: Ikan Bakar, Pekasam, Laksa Kuala Perlis, Pulut Mempelam

KEDAH

Must Eat Kedah Specialty & Signature Dishes: Laksa Kedah, Gulai Nangka, Dodol, Bahulu

PENANG

Must Eat Penang Specialty & Signature Dishes: Nasi Kandar, Char Kway Teow, Assam Laksa, Mee Goreng

PERAK

Must Eat Perak Specialty & Signature Dishes: Hor Fun, Rendang Tok, Chicken and Bean Sprouts, Ipoh White Coffee.

SELANGOR

Must Eat Selangor Specialty & Signature Dishes:  Satay, Mamak Rojak, Bak Kut Teh, Yong Tau Foo

WILAYAH PERSEKUTUAN

Must Eat Wilayah Persekutuan Specialty & Signature Dishes: Hokkien Mee, Pan Mee, Banana Leaf Rice

NEGERI SEMBILAN

Must Eat Negeri Sembilan Specialty & Signature Dishes: Kuala Pilah Rendang, Rembau Rendang, Masak Lemak Cili Api, Daging Salai, Serembab Siew Pau.

MELAKA

Must Eat Melaka Specialty & Signature Dishes: Debal Curry (aka Devil Curry), Ayam Pongteh, Satay Celup, Chicken Rice Balls.

JOHOR

Must Eat Johor Specialty & Signature Dishes: Laksa Johor, Otak-Otak, Pajeri Nenas, Ayam Pedas.

PAHANG

Must Eat Pahang Specialty & Signature Dishes: Ikan Patin Masak Tempoyak, Laksa Kuah Putih, Ikan Bakar Petai, Jala Mas Puding DiRaja.

  

TERENGGANU

Must Eat Terengganu Specialty & Signature Dishes: Nasi Dagang, Keropok Lekor, Solok Lada, Sata

  

KELANTAN

Must Eat Kelantan Specialty & Signature Dishes: Nasi Kerabu, Laksam, Ayam Percik, Ketupat Sotong

SABAH

Must Eat Sabah Specialty & Signature Dishes; Pinasakan, Mee Tuaran, Ngiu Chap, Hinava

  

SARAWAK

Must Eat Sarawak Specialty & Signature Dishes: Sarawak Laksa, Umai, Manuk Pansuh, Kolo Mee

There you have it, for all you Malaysian Foodies, hope you can try all of these. You can comment on how many you have tried and which is your best signature and specialty dishes from all over Malaysia. 

Happy Food Hunting and Happy Malaysia Day.

Chettinad Banana Leaf Promotion @Zest Lifestyle Restaurant Marriott Hotel Putrajaya

Ever wondered where you can get to eat delicious authentic South Indian Chettinad Banana Leaf rice in Putrajaya, Selangor. Fret not, as of 19th September to 30th September 2016, Zest Lifestyle Restaurant Marriott Hotel Putrajaya Selangor is having a Chettinad Banana Leaf promotion.

Headed by Chef Koteswa Rao, it promises a culinary delight with the use of the right balance of the different varieties of spices that are the hallmarks of the Southern State of Chettinad cuisine; which is rated among India's spiciest and tastiest.

Your meals are served on a banana leaf for a truly authentic Chettinad experience while your curries will be served by the wait staff just like a typical Indian Restaurant. 

For the basic Rice Set (RM25.00 nett per portion) which is a strictly a vegetarian set which consists of curries, vegetables, lentils, papadam, rasam and payasam which is a meal by itself.

As part of the promotion especially for seafood, and meat eater; there is 7 add-on side dishes that you can choose to go with your rice set. Each portion of these meats/seafood selection is at RM10 nett per portion. If you fancy it with Prawns, you can first try out the Butter Masala Prawns.

or the fiery Pepper Fried Crab

and the firm bouncy texture of the Squid Turmeric Chettinad Style

or just savour into the meaty Chettinad Fried Fish

On the meat/poultry side; there are the spice-infused meat dishes like the Chicken Masala.

or the Lamb Chuka with its chunky meat pieces 

or the popular Lamb Masala to goes with your rice.

The perfect compliment to our Banana Leaf rice is the Mango Lassi which you can order separately.

During this promotion, you can truly feast on these lip-smacking Chettinad Banana Leaf cuisine at Zest Lifestyle Restaurant Marriott Hotel Putrajaya.

For more information and booking arrangement, you can contact Zest Lifestyle Restaurant Marriott Hotel Putrajaya at 03-89498888 ext 1322.

Zest Lifestyle Restaurant Marriott Hotel Putrajaya Address:

Pim's Thai Seafood Restaurant Bukit Tinggi Klang

There aren't that many Thai restaurants in Klang area, Pim's Thai Seafood Restaurant located at 23 Lorong Batu Nilam 21B, Bukit Tinggi 2, 41200 Klang recently opened for business to served authentic tasting Thai dishes in Klang.



Unlike most other Thai restaurants; upon entering Pim's Thai Seafood Restaurant; you might have mistaken that you are entering a cafe instead. This is because the owner would like to set a new trend for its customer to enjoy these dishes in a modern and comfortable setting.



So, how authentic these Thai dishes will turn out to be; we were told that all the Chef is from Thailand and most of the ingredients and condiments used to cook these dishes are specially sourced from Thailand too.

To start off our review, we had a few Thai appetiser which the first is theTod Man Gong Signature Fried Donut Prawns (RM18.90). We understand that the prawn is cut into little pieces and mix with the fish paste and then coated with a special batter before it is sent for deep frying. The result, you get a crisp skin while the paste has a firm texture which we like. Best eaten with the Thai Chillies sauce.

Next is the Gong Ga Bang Thai Prawns Pancake (RM18.90). The filling of the prawn fish paste is spread onto the pancake roll and sent for deep frying. Like this too.

The last starter that we had is the Thai Roasted Pork (RM21.90). It is quite different from the Chinese Roast Pork (Siew York) in that the whole piece of pork are deep fried to a crisp much like a fried chicken.

Seafood Tom Yum Pot 3-5 pax RM158.00

The main highlight of the Pim's Thai Seafood Restaurant Bukit Tinggi has to be the Pim's Super Seafood Tom Yum Pot (3-5 pax) RM158.00 consists of Crayfish, Tiger Prawns, Prawns, Hokkaido Squid, Duck Eggs, Mushrooms, Fishballs, Scallops, Thai Instant Noodles topped ith a fresh egg and Pim's Tom Yum Kung. We love the flavourful broth and it marries well with the abundance of seafood that is used to cooked this Tom Yam.

One of the interesting thing about this dish is that there are instant noodles which are added to the broth. Apparently, this cooking method is quite popular in Thailand too. It was a first encounter for us to eat this style. Nevertheless for instant noodles fans; you will surely love it. Also for the soup, you can get Free Refill to your heart's content. We were told that the soup is not pre-made in a bulk but on-demand basis; so that you can really get to taste it as freshly made as possible.

The next mains that we had the Pa Meng Pad Kai Kem Stir Fried Sotong In Salted Eggs (RM22.50). Like the fresh bouncy white squid. The salted eggs sauce that is used to cooked has a tinge of sweet taste. 

While the last mains is the Kang Tod Ka Tiam Deep Fried Crayfish With Garlic (RM39.00). This dish is a little bland for us, but will be great eaten with a glass of cold beer as an add-on.

If you still have stomach room after all those seafood, you can try out the Pad Thai Noodles (RM18.90) too.

For desserts, we had Jelly in Coconut (RM7.90). It is a nice and cooling end to our review, We love the natural coconut taste of the jelly.

Now, you have another option of some real Thai food at Pim's Thai Seafood Restaurant Bukit Tinggi Klang.

Pim's Thai Seafood Restaurant Bukit Tinggi Address

23 Lorong Batu Nilam 21B, Bukit Tinggi 2, 41200 Klang

Kai’s Plato Kota Kemuning Seafood Restaurant - Special Steam Seafood Cuisine

Seafood is one of my all time favourite food that I can't live without although seafood especially crabs and prawns will contribute to my already mid to high cholesterol level. So it is no surprise that I venture to the new opening of Kai's Plato Kota Kemuning outlet located at No. 31G & 33G, Jalan Anggerik Aranda BG 31/BG, Kota Kemuning. 40460 Shah Alam Selangor.

Riding on the success of its flagship outlet, Kai's Plato Kota Damansara, they have decided to open a new outlet in Kota Kemuning to served their signature dishes to customers of this affluent and growing township.

Unlike your usual seafood restaurant, Kai’s Plato has a “hands and table” concept. No cutlery will be provided and customers will be enjoying their food with both hands. The idea of such interesting concept is to encourage communication and interaction between family and friends. Furthermore, they believe that seafood always tastes nicer when it is eaten using hands!

“Kai” meant ocean in Welsh, which coincidently is the middle name of their chef; while “Plato” is a philosopher but also meant plate by plate at the same time. In short, “Kai’s Plato” means Ocean’s Philosopher. Looking around the restaurant, you’ll see lots of beautiful scallop shells on the walls that are either painted or written with messages by their customers.

Kai’s Plato has a simple menu that consists of simple starters and their signature seafood platter. Depending on the size of your group, Kai’s Plato offers 3 different platters for you to choose from. The platter would be served in a pot with 3-4 tiers with different seafood to be found at each tier.

Deep fried calamari in their signature batter, the Crispy Calamari is a good appetizer or side order to have.

Sandy Crabby is a Fried baby crablets that are coated with salted egg yolks. You will love the crunchy and the savoury taste which is a perfectly paired with a nice glass of wine or cold beer.

Kai’s Chili Mussels



Cajun Fried Shrimp

The seafood Jumbo Platter (6 people) came with a five layer of a steam pot with a total of 11 combinations of seafood. The first three layers have different types of seafood and the bottom layer is the aromatic seafood soup. At Kai’s Plato, they practices “hand and table” dining, so no cutlery would be provided. All you have to do is, use the tongs to pick up the seafood, place it on the table and start digging in with your hands. A bucket will be provided for you to dispose of the seafood shells.

The first layer consists of Fish , Abalone, Oyster , and cabbages. These were intentionally served as the top layer as its' meat texture is more tender, requires less steaming and easier to eat.

A little bit peeling and de-shelling would be required for the second layer, which consists of Big Clam , Shrimps , Squid, and Bamboo Clam served on a platter of cabbages at the bottom, which is used to encapsulate all the juices from the seafood.

The third layer is the Third Layer : Mussel , Fresh Water Big Head Prawn, and Scallop. Loves the Roe of the big prawns.

The fourth layer is an impressive layout of succulent steamed mud crab, Shell Fish and Slipper Lobster with Sou hoon. Both the crab and slipper lobster have very firm flesh and you could taste the natural sweetness of the seafood.

After all the feasting you can now sit back and enjoy a bowl of aromatic seafood soup that is packed with umami flavours with Angel Hair pasta or Enoki mushroom to savour this seafood enriched broth.

Come September 2016 Kai's Plato is planning to launch its version of Louisiana seafood boils with four of their signature sauce. Each serving of the seafood is cooked with potatoes , carrots , corns and refillable rice. The first of it is the Pineapple Sauce - our most popular choice.

Garlic Butter sauce - needed some improvement on this sauce.

Cajun Sauce

Sambal Cili Sauce - a little too spicy for us.

Kai's Plato Opening Hours

If you are a huge fan of fresh juicy seafood just like me, Kai’s Plato Kota Kemuning Seafood Restaurant is certainly a perfect spot to be. Bring your family and friends to enjoy the fresh seafood served at Kai’s Plato, and don’t forget to leave some wishes or messages before leaving the restaurant. 

The following are some of the ongoing promotions that are available at Kai’s Plato Kota Kemuning Seafood Restaurant.

Kai's Plato Birthday Promotion

Kai's Plato Wine Buffet Promotion

Kai's Plato Ladies Night Promotion

Read our other Louisiana Boil Review

Kota Damansara Food: SHELLOUT Seafood Restaurant - Louisiana Cajun Boil Fresh Seafood Feast 

Kai’s Plato Kota Kemuning Seafood Restaurant - Special Steam Seafood Cuisine
Crab Factory at SS2 Petaling Jaya Original Louisiana Boil

Kai’s Plato Kota Kemuning Seafood Restaurant Address

No. 31G & 33G, Jalan Anggerik Aranda BG 31/BG, Kota Kemuning. 40460 Shah Alam Selangor