Malaysian Food by Race

Malaysian Food by Race

  • Submitted By: nadiasyuhada
  • Date Submitted: 09/15/2012 11:30 PM
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MALAYSIAN FOOD BY RACE
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 screwpine, 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...

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