Wining and Dining in Malaysia

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Wining and Dining in Malaysia can be very exciting. With so many different culture and ethnic groups in Malaysia, there is no doubts that Malaysia has so many variety of the exotic foods and dishes available. Eating is the favourite national pastime. Friends, relatives and business people most often meet in an eating place for discussion, chit-chat and also enjoy their favourite food.

There are also many choices of food available in Malaysia. You can choose to eat in a cheaper open-air or covered market food stalls and hawkers. Or you can eat in an air-conditioning restaurants, or elegant restaurants within the major hotels. Restaurants are usually serving specific cuisines ranging from Asian to Western. Hawker's foods are of great variety. Cheap and fast. Western fast food restaurants like MacDonald, KFC, A&W, and many others are also available in Malaysia.

The Malaysian local foods represent some of the world's famous dishes from the three main ethnic groups in the country, namely Malay, Chinese and Indian. The Malay foods resemble both the Indian and Indonesian with spices, chillies and coconut milk. The Chinese foods are mostly dishes from the Cantonese, Hokkien, Hakka, Szechuan, and Taiwanese kitchens. Nonya dishes, devised by the Straits-born Chinese are also popular.

The Malays and Indian Muslims do not consume pork. They consume mostly chicken, beef and fish. Majority of the Indians are Hindus, they do not consume beef. They consume mostly chicken, fish, mutton, and most often vegatables. Many Indians are also vegetarian who do not consume meats.

Eating Nasi Lemak, Noodles and Indian Roti are the favourite breakfast for many locals. Eating in coffee shops with hawker stalls serving many different kind of local dishes are popular among the office workers during lunch time. At night, there are many restaurants decorated with bright lights attracting their customers. There are also many places where you can eat cheaply especially on the open-air food stalls or food stalls inside a local coffee shop.