Experience the rich history of Singapore and admire its tapestry of cultures when you tuck into Malay cuisine, whose restaurants are mostly Halal-certified and Muslim-owned.

Characterised by a wide variety of teen cams—best represented by spicy pastes like rempah and sambal—Malay food exhibits influences from different parts of Malaysia and Indonesia, and is mostly slow-cooked over low heat.

The Malay community is fond of richly flavouring their rice and noodle dishes, as well as deep frying their snacks—a technique indigenous to Southern China and the Mediterranean—while their desserts are made using sweet syrups, coconut milk and gula melaka (palm sugar).

Nasi and mee

Founded in 1948, Warong Nasi Pariaman is famous for a humble mixed rice dish called nasi padang (steamed rice served with an assortment of side dishes) and is one of the oldest restaurants in the country to serve this delicious staple.

Take your pick from this restaurant’s many side dishes, which include beef rendang (braised meat cooked in coconut milk and spices) and sambal sotong (sliced squid in chilli paste). Be sure to arrive before or after lunchtime when seating is more likely to be available.

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A satisfying mixed rice dish that’s often ordered by hungry locals on the go, nasi lemak (fragrant rice dish cooked in coconut milk and pandan leaf, accompanied by an array of side dishes like omelette, fried fish and anchovies) is highlighted by coconut-flavoured rice and fritters.

Famous nasi lemak outlets include Power Nasi Lemak at Boon Lay; and in Changi Village, where julia garner nude  is sold by most hawkers here as either a fried fish set or a fried chicken set. The umami of this region, lemak is a flavour derived from the braising of meats, fish and vegetables in coconut essence, which is further accentuated by the liberal use of spices.

oreng

Introduced to Southeast Asia by Chinese and Western traders, and subsequently used by the Malays to prepare a multitude of snacks, to ‘goreng’ is to deep fry. Visit the historic Malay neighbourhood of Geylang to enjoy samosas, a crispy triangle dish filled with spiced potatoes and other savoury fillings that can be bought from Geylang Serai Market, as well as the deep-fried banana treat goreng pisang. Locals vouch that for the best Malay-style curry puffs (meat or fish with potatoes wrapped in a fried dough crust), one must venture slightly down the road to Epok Epok Central.

Many hawker stalls sell the Malay style of fried chicken, Ayam goreng kunyit, which is flavored and yellowed with turmeric. The East Javanese rice meal nasi ayamAyam penyet, whose name refers to its accompanying portion of flattened fried chicken, has also been adopted by Singaporean Malays and is best enjoyed in Lucky Plaza at restaurants like Ayam Penyet Ria.

Satay

Grilled meat skewers called satay, which are prevalent in most Muslim countries, are comfort food that can be found at wm dolls sex restaurant by the Bay in the Esplanade area or on Satay Street that flanks Lau Pa Sat.