Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Amongst some favourite local food!

Air Batu Campur or better known as ABC is a delicious dessert. It is a bowl filled to the brim with shaved ice and condiments such as red beans, groundnuts, corn and fruits, sweetened with condensed milk and sugar syrup.

Another dessert that is synonym to Malaysia is cendol. This dessert consists of shaved ice and coconut milk, sweetened with brown sugar syrup. The main ingredient is cendol, which is a noodle-like strips made of green bean flour.

Meanwhile, pasembor is a favourite local salad. It is shredded vegetables with curried squid and deep fried crab served with a spicy, nutty sauce. Another alternative is rojak buah or fruid salad mixed in a sauce made of fermented shrimp paste.

Chicken Rice is a rice dish that is served with chicken that are either roasted, steamed or poached with ginger paste, chilli sauce and soy sauce.

Laksa is another unique local noodle soup dish with ingredients such as coconut milk, seafood, bean sprouts, cucumber and spices. There are many varieties such as Laksa Johor, Laksa Penang, Laksa Kelantan and Laksa Sarawak, each has its own distinct taste and flavour.

There are a lot of varieties of local fruits that are nutritious and delicious. The Malaysian king of fruits is the durian. Other Malaysian fruits are rambutan, duku, mangosteen and ciku, papaya, watermelon, pomelo, jackfruit and banana.

Museam lovers and connoisseurs of the arts and crafts can find many interesting spots to indulge their time in Kuala Lumpur.

There are special exhibitions or events held by those establishments all throughout the year.

Some examples are the National Museam, the National History Museam, the Islamic Arts Museam, the Cultural Craft Museam, the Asian Arts Museam, the Pucuk Rebung Museam Gallery, the Bank Negara Money Museam & Art Centre, the Maybank Numismatic Museam, the National Art Gallery, the Petronas Art Gallery, the Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Memorial, the Tun Abdul Razak Memorial, the Kuala Lumpur Craft Complex, and many more.

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