malaysian-food

Think you can’t cook Malaysian food? Too complicated? These simple Malaysian Chili Prawns are as addictive to eat as they are beautiful to behold.

Craving some KFC (Korean fried chicken, that is), Japanese boneless bites or something new? We've got an Asian fried chicken recipe here for you.

Malaysia's spicy, vibrant cuisine is well within reach with a copy of chef Christina Arokiasamy’s new cookbook. Try this turmeric fried chicken tonight!

This spicy, tangy, vibrant cuisine is well within reach, with a copy of chef Christina Arokiasamy's new cookbook. Learn how to make authentic nasi lemak!

[embedImage=https://www.foodrepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Philly-Malaysian2-700x394.jpg] There’s no questioning the workhorse nature of the coconut. Its water is a purported hangover helper, its milk an intrinsic ingredient in countless curries, and its shell serves as both a tropical cocktail vessel and a makeshift bikini top should you find yourself on a desert island. But at Saté Kampar, a new Malaysian saté…

Extend spring cleaning past the closet and do something good for your body with help from culinary authority Jenny Chandler. Her latest book, The Better Bean Cookbook, extols the virtues of vegetarian, protein-packed legumes and offers a world of ways to prepare them. Boost your salad with a peanut-based dressing and you'll never go back…

To understand the vibrant melting pot that is Malaysian cuisine, you should look no further than a map of Southeast Asia. The country — divided into two land masses (Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo) — sits relatively equidistant between India and China. So over time, both cultures played a role in shaping the Malay culinary…

I try to be an open-minded eater — it's my job, after all. Barbecued goat udder? Delicious! Crocodile curry? Bring it on. Yet when it comes to desserts, I've always harbored largely unshakeable prejudices: In my boring Western rulebook, fruits, buttery pastry and even cheese and eggs spell end-of-repast bliss, while the occasional run-in with…

Leave it to West Coast guide to the good life, Sunset Magazine, to throw together a chicken laksa soup recipe so good we'd eat it in Southern California all summer. The spicy Malaysian laksa soup may have a long list of ingredients, but it’s super easy. Malaysian kitchens (in Southeast Asia, in Southern California, and…

We recently arrived in Penang, Malaysia quite exhausted from a whirlwind dining tour in Dubai during our multi-hour layover. We flew over on Emirates Airlines and Dubai is their hub, so a stopover when heading east is de rigueur. With little time to spare, Jori had researched some cool spots featuring fresh chapati and mutton…

To understand the vibrant melting pot that is Malaysian cuisine, you should look no further than a map of Southeast Asia (scroll down). The country — divided into two landmasses (Peninsular Malaysia and Malaysian Borneo) — sits relatively equidistant between India and China. So over time, both cultures played a role in shaping the Malay…

Bak Kut Teh literally means Pork Bone Tea soup and is a Chinese soup dish believed to be introduced into Malaysia in the 19th century by Chinese workers. It become famous out of the port town of Klang where it was traditionally served as a breakfast dish. It flowed over into Singapore and even parts…

Shaun Hergatt says: "There is no better memory than standing in Penang at 10 p.m. and watching a man standing out in a fire pit making these delicious flat rice noodles. The smoky flavor profile and bits of char as a result of high cooking temp in the open fire gave it a beautiful sophistication."…

We caught up with four NYC chefs who recently visited Malaysia, detailing their favorite dishes.From Dale Talde: "My favorite dish in Malaysia is not really a dish, but a condiment. Sambal is the equivalent of ketchup in Malaysia—eaten every day and in almost every meal on rice or as the base of laksa or in…

We caught up with four NYC chefs who recently visited Malaysia, detailing their favorite dishes. From Matt Lambert: "Sambal belachan is something I experienced in all three cities – Penang, Melaka and Kuala Lumpur — with the southern style being thicker and hotter (a quality I enjoyed). In Melaka I was reduced to tears, literally,…

We caught up with four NYC chefs who recently visited Malaysia, detailing their favorite dishes.

There’s something special about that barbecue under the bridge. Under the Williamsburg Bridge, that is. The aroma of burning oak and slowly rendering fat hits you a block away as you turn onto South 6th St. and approach Fatty 'Cue. Giant red stencils of animals spray-painted on an expanse of white wall all the way…

So, we’re opening an outpost (from a Brooklyn-centric mindset) of Fatty 'Cue in Manhattan. I’m taking a moment, here, now, to explore what this means to me. The decision to open another 'Cue was easy as we love so many of the dishes that we’ve created at our funky little spot in Brooklyn. And, of…