| Pahang Food Guide |
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| Written by asiamind | |
| Tuesday, 10 June 2008 | |
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There are many types of food found in around Pahang, the locals like to use the phrase ‘Moh Makan’ to depict “let’s eat” and the multi-ethnic people here would typically demonstrate the many types of food found in around here. There really aren’t any trademark food from Pahang, unlike other states like Terengganu and Kelantan but one should take note that food from around here are typically spicy and unique as the locals have their own style in cooking and recipe. Most likely be influenced by the Arabs, Indians and Chinese, the malay food are predominantly made up of the local recipes. It is believed that ingredients like coriander, cumin and ginger are mostly used to cook the dishes here through the Indian traders. Kebabs can also be found here which are most likely be influenced by the Arabs. Local versions of the Kebab are cooked using ingredients like satay. There are also huge influence of culinary brought in by colonies like the British and the Dutch into the local dishes. One could easily find food outlets and restaurants in around the state. When staying in the hotel, the cafes and lounges there would normally offer great local authentic food although the local shops are normally better places to find food. The fruits and herbs in the state are renowned. Kaffir lime, pandan, coconuts and lemon grass are all used as ingredients in their cooking. Apart from that, there are many other accompanying dish like soy and fish sauces and shrimp paste which are normally used to eat with other cuisine. To staple food here is rice, and usually eaten with meat and vegetables, coriander and galangal are also used to add flavor to the already sumptuous dishes. White rice is typically tasteless and therefore it is taken with other dishes which would normally be spicy as the local prefer their food this way. It would take a while for the budding tourist to get used to the unique flavor and spices used to cooking these dishes. Variants of rice her einclude the nasi himpit or also known as nasi kapit which is essentially a type of ketupat. Used sometimes as the alternative to ketupat, it is normally eaten with satay sauce. |
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