Every year during the Muslim fasting on the holy month of Ramadan, many bazaars open throughout the country, each selling a variety of scrumptious Malay food such as rice dishes, noodles, desserts and other regional specialties. As Malaysia is a multiracial country, people of all ethnic groups (Malays, Chinese, Indians…) flock to these bazaars during the Ramadan period for cheap and good food that would otherwise its harder to find in one location during other times of the year.
Here is our highly choices street foods that you should try:
1. Murtabak
. . . is a egg-stuffed pancake, sometimes mixed with green onion and minced meat, made from pan fried crepes which being folded and cut into squares also one of the most popular street foods around Bazaar Ramadan, you can judged it by crowded of customer while patiently awaiting for their orders around over-sized hot wok where it prepared and cooked on-the-spot.
2. Char Kway Teow
. . . literally "stir-fried ricecake strips", is a fried noodles cooked in soy sauce, shrimp paste, chilli, beansprouts, prawns, cockles & chives. The most popular noodle cuisine in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei and Singapore. They usually offer their noodles in both dry (Char Kway Teow Kering) and wet (Char Kway Teow Basah) varieties, leaving you hard to choose.
(Char Kway Teow Kering)
(Char Kway Teow Basah)
3. Ayam Golek
. . . is barbecued over slow fire the meat is very juicy and tender, even the chicken breast part. It was simply the highlight of the Bazaar Ramadan. It’s hard not to feel fascinated by the number of skewered whole chickens being barbecued slowly over gas and charcoal in a rotational movement. When they are ready they will be taken to the stall front and sold hot and fresh.
4. Cendol
. . . consists of Shaved Ice, Pandan Flavored Jelly, Red Beans and Coconut Milk. You may request for extra ice or less ice according to your own preference; the rich, creamy yet sweet dessert should be a decent alternative to quench your thirst immediately since you would not have to queue for half an hour or so just to grab yourself a bowl of Cendol.
5. Apam Balik
. . . is a pancakes filled with fully roasted ground peanuts and sugar, literally called as (English: 'turnover pancake') or terang bulan (English: 'full moon') is a type of griddle pancake common in Southeast Asia. It is usually sold at specialist roadside stalls throughout Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia and Singapore.
Hope this will be the best guide for you to enjoy our cheapest and tasty street foods at Bazaar during the month of Ramadan when visits Malaysia.
Sources: Vacation Malaysia, Ken Hunt Food, Lowyat, Vkeong and Alchetron
Fantastic some of my all time favorites. Especially love murtabak, chendol and the peanut pancake.
Some of my other favorites - nasi lemak and mee goreng. Yum! :)
Must try these "Apam Balik" @akechikun91 thanks for sharing
Where you eat? Thats are big prawn. Should we meet up? I'm in Ipoh. Nice post man
Thank you for such beauty.