In Malaysia, there are several versions of this humble dish. In a Malay restaurant, special herbs are used to marinate the Nasi Ayam. The chicken is barbequed over the fire before being served with soup. In a typical Chinese stall, there are two types of chicken available: steamed or roasted. A popular dish that is available in almost every Chinese coffee shop or food court, this is a must-try for travelers. If you happen to be in Malacca, there is yet another version known among the locals simply as Chicken Rice Ball. Here, the rice is rolled into rounded balls before being served with chicken. A typical “serving” consists of five rounded ball of rice. Now, even McDonald’s in Malaysia is jumping into the chicken rice bandwagon?with its very own “Westernized” Chicken Rice. For around RM 5, you get a plate of rice cooked with mixed vegetables and served with a piece of fried chicken!
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Engkala
11 MAYA relative of the more common avocado, the engkala (Litsea garciea) is one of the few savory tropical fruits. The tree only grows in Sarawak and along the South-west coast of Sabah along riverbanks and scattered near villages. In Sabah, it is sometimes known as pong labon. The foliage resembles that of an avocado. However [...]
Malacca
22 JANAlso known among the locals as Melaka, this historical city in Malaysia is actually named after a tree. Geographically, Malacca is protected from the monsoon winds by Peninsula Malaysia and Sumatra. Soon after Parameswara, a Javanese prince became its first official ruler; Malacca transformed from a fishing village to an important port visited by Chinese, [...]
Atsukan
22 JANAtsukan sake is the term for Japanese rice wine served hot. Sake should never be heated above 140 degrees (60C). For more on Sake, see David P. Jones’ Sake to Me.
Aung San Suu Kyi
22 JANAung San Suu Kyi is the daughter of Burma’s independence hero, U Aung San, who was assassinated in 1947 when Suu Kyi was two years old. She has become an international symbol of peaceful resistance to the country’s military repression. For much of her sixteen years in Burma, she has been under house arrest in [...]
Agra
22 JANThe Taj Mahal has made Agra famous all over the world. But the royal Mughal city has a lot else to offer by way of tourism. The scores of monuments and relics that are scattered all over the city epitomize the high point of Mughal architecture. The tomb of Itmad-ul-Daulah, or the Baby Taj, for [...]
Anime
18 JANAnime is the Japanese word for the art of animation. These animated films are based largely on characters and storylines from Japanese comic books called manga, although not exclusively. Japanese anime, easily recognizable for its wide-eyed characters, highly stylized design and classic plots, has become an increasingly popular art form both in Japan and worldwide. [...]
Burma (Myanmar)
17 JANThe history of this country dates back to the early 11th century when King Anawratha unified the country and formed the First Empire in Bagan more than twenty years before the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. King Bayinnaung founded the Second Empire in the mid 16th century. King Alaungpaya founded the last Dynasty in [...]
Ais Krim Potong
17 JANBack in the good old 70′s and 80′s, when having a refrigerator at home was a luxury, those who had refrigerators at home came up with a brilliant idea – sell ice. But since sucking on plain water wasn’t the most exciting thing to do, someone thought of putting syrup and sugar into the ice [...]
Taj Mahal
17 JANThe Taj Mahal in Agra, India, is one of the Seven Wonders of the World, and a symbol of eternal love and devotion expressed in marble. The marvelous structure was built by Shah Jahan – third in the line-up of Mughal emperors – in the memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal who died during [...]
