Nasi Lemak
Coconut rice with sambal and crispy anchovies
Think of it as: Like a breakfast plate where every bite is sweet, spicy and crunchy
Sambal at breakfast. Zero regrets.
What does it taste like?
Fragrant coconut rice with sweet-hot sambal and salty crunch.
SweetSpicySourSaltyFunkSmellTextureFluffy rice with crunchy toppings
What is it?
Coconut-milk rice served with spicy sambal, crispy anchovies, peanuts, boiled egg and cucumber. Malaysia's national dish and a breakfast staple.Source: Wikipedia
How locals eat it
Sold wrapped in banana leaf for breakfast; many people eat it by hand.
Watch it
EnglishTap to play (YouTube)Where is it from?
🇲🇾Malaysia
CapitalKuala Lumpur
Populationabout 36.4 millionestimate (unverified)
IndustriesElectronics, Palm oil, Oil and natural gas, Tourism
Many government offices are in Putrajaya, a newer city nearby.
Famous peopleMichelle YeohActor who won the Academy Award for Best Actress
HelloSelamat tengah hari (Malay, daytime)
CurrencyRinggit
And JapanIt built up the country with its "Look East Policy," using Japan as a model.
Fun factA major producer of tropical farm goods like durian and palm oil.
The flag🇲🇾 The 14 stripes stand for the 13 states and the federal government; the crescent and star stand for Islam.
From Tokyoabout 5,320 kmstraight line, Tokyo to Kuala Lumpur
Getting thereabout 7-8 hours from Tokyo (direct)rough guide
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🇲🇾 Sounds & life in Malaysia
Apa khabarHello（Selamat tengah hari (Malay, daytime)）
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Right now…
Anthem"My Country" (Negaraku)
MusicMalay pop Soaring pop sung in Malay
SportBadminton (soccer is popular too)
Lee Chong Wei (badminton; three Olympic silver medals) World HeritageKinabalu Park and more National animalMalayan tiger National flowerHibiscus (bunga raya) FestivalHari Raya Puasa (the festival marking the end of fasting; the date changes each year)
MusicMalay pop Soaring pop sung in Malay
SportBadminton (soccer is popular too)
Lee Chong Wei (badminton; three Olympic silver medals) World HeritageKinabalu Park and more National animalMalayan tiger National flowerHibiscus (bunga raya) FestivalHari Raya Puasa (the festival marking the end of fasting; the date changes each year)
Ingredients
- 300 g rice
- 200 ml coconut milk
- 1 pandan leaf
- 50 g dried anchovies (ikan bilis)
- 50 g peanuts
- 2 boiled eggs
- 1/2 cucumber
- 4 tbsp sambal
Can't find it? Skip the pandan if you can't find it; small dried sardines can replace ikan bilis.
How to make it (one way)
- Cook the rice with coconut milk, water, salt and pandan.
- Fry the anchovies and peanuts until crisp.
- Fry chilli paste, onion and anchovies to make sambal.
- Slice the eggs and cucumber.
- Arrange everything around a mound of rice.