Eating in Mayalysia from favourite Malay foods to new eating experiences and exciting restaurants. Travel and food tourism in Malaysia.
On a short visit, with limited time for food exploration, I have yet to be disappointed with the food courts in Georgetown Penang. While there are seemingly endless top notch eating options in this foodie city it is the variety and choice at these food courts which will keep me coming back. For me they …
For most visitors to Malaysia, ethnic Malay food will only be part of the overall Malaysian food experience, with the prominence of other colonial influences often just as noticeable. Malaysia is obviously a big country and regional influences vary from the far-flung borders of the Philippines and Indonesia in Borneo, to the mixing pot of …
I never could decide whether I loved Red Garden Food Paradise, or hated it. For me it was always my favourite last resort where, if I were unable to afford the rib-eye Rendang at Kafe Mews, or was too tired for Chulia Street’s street food bustle, I would likely be at the Red Garden. So, after …
Where I come from Carlsberg Special Brew is synonymous with park bench and back alley boozing. It tastes like “rocket fuel” and is branded a drink for drunks due to its hefty 8.8% alcohol content. It is hard to find higher in the UK. In Malaysia Carlsberg Special Brew is tame. An average beer. Drink …
Every visit to Malaysia begins with a Mamak Restaurant. I chose where to eat and then centre my travels from there. Priority comes with 24-hour eating and some of the best Indian food outside of India. Malaysia Mamak Restaurants (or mamak stalls, mamak restorans) are roadside eateries selling Malay Indian food. The word Mamak defines …
Jalan Alor Food Street is the eating Mecca of Kuala Lumpur. Thousands of foods, hundreds of menus and an endless sprawl of roadside restaurants. It is easily in contention for my favourite feasting spot in Southeast Asia. Probably not the foodie’s choice but to be honest I am far from a Foodie. Foodie suggests a refined …
I’m really not certain if I’ve ever ate lobster before, although there was that one night in Bangkok, when I had a flight the next morning, and a whole load of money to get rid of. So I ordered the most expensive item on the hotel’s room service menu, which was “Rock Lobster”, but it …
