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ESSAY

Food is the main source of energy. Everyone love to


talk about food. As we know, there are 3 major races in
Malaysia that is Malay, Chinese, and Indian. So, there are
many type of food in Malaysia. Besides that, Malaysia also
known as the heaven of food in the asean region.
For example, Malaysia are known with Malay food.
Malay food are often describe as spicy as it contain spices
and traditional herbs. Malay cooking are usually use
ingredients such as lemon grass, pandan leaves also
known as screw pine, and traditional herbs such as daun
kemangi, turmeric, and bunga kantan also known as wild
ginger buds. Sometimes, they also use fresh coconut milk
in their cooking. In addition, Malay meal are usually served
with rice. Most meal are using by using our finger. The
most important thing, uses of eating utensils are kept to a
minimum. Besides, fish is the most popular in the Malay
cooking, but they also uses beef and chicken in their
cooking.
Besides that, Chinese food also popular in Malaysia.
Chinese food are usually known as the variety and the
freshness of its ingredients such as olive oil, Chinese
herbs, vegetables, fruits, garlic, and ginger. Chinese food

are simple to cooked as the food are usually stir-fried with


just a touch of olive oil to ensure the result are crisp and
fresh. Besides, Chinese also believe Ying and Yang in their
food. They believe food should contain Ying as cooling
agent such as vegetables or fruits and Yang as heaty
agent such as starchy food or meat. The cooling food
should be balanced with heaty food. Too much one of it
would not be good for our body.
Last but not least are Indian food. Indian food also
popular among Malaysian. Indian food are often rich in
meat and uses of spices. The main ingredients for Indian
food are yougurt, ghee, coconut milk, chilies, traditional
spices, and herbs. They also use mustard seeds in their
cooking. Usually, Indian food are served with chapati and
bread. In Malaysia, we can easily GET Indian food in
Mamak stall. The food are usually traditionally served on
banana leaves as plate, where rice is served in the centre
followed by various curries and others accompaniments
around it such as dried fish and papadams
Malaysia, every races have their own popular food.
For example, Malay food are known with their Nasi Lemak
or we can directly translate as fatty rice. The name are
derived from the cooking PROCESS where rice is mixed
with coconut milk or coconut cream and the the mixture
are steamed. Then the pandan leaves also known as screw
pine are thrown into it to give it more fragrance. Nasi

Lemak are served with cucumber slices, roasted peanuts,


boiled egg, and hot spicy sauce also known as sambal.

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