Tuesday, 12 July 2011

Lontong


Lontong is an Asian dish made of compressed rice wrapped inside banana leaf that is then cut into small cakes as staple food replacement of steamed rice. The smaller size of lontong filled with vegetables (carrot, common bean and potato) sometimes also filled with meat, are eaten as snack.

Popular in Indonesia and Malaysia, the dish is usually served cold or at room temperature with sauce-based dishes such as gado-gado and salads. It is also used in Soto as an alternative to vermicelli noodles.

Cendol


Cendol is a common and popular cold dessert sell in hawker stall or food courts. It is served in a cold mixture of coconut milk, brown syrup made from local gula melaka and shaved ice. Apart from this serving combination, Cendol is also often served with glutinous rice, red beans and rich coconut milk.  It is a perfect beverage, especially during hot days.

Mee Rebus


It is yellow noodles served with a thick spicy potato-based gravy and garnished with a hard-boiled egg, spring onions, bean sprouts, fried shallots, tau kwa (dried/ fried beancurd) and lime juice. The gravy is really thick, rich and flavourful with a hint of sourness from the tamarind paste and also the lime juice.

Dodol


Dodol is a toffee-like sweet food delicacy popular in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. It is made with coconut milk, jaggery, and rice flour, and is sticky, thick and sweet. It normally takes up to 8–9 hours to be cooked. Dodol is commonly served during festivals such as Eid ul-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. There are many flavours of dodol available including durian, coconut and jackfruit flavors.

Epok-Epok (Curry Puffs)



Curry puffs are commonly seen in Singapore's Pasar Malams and other stalls in shopping centres. Additionally, the epok-epok is a popular variation in some of Singapore's hawker centres, usually amongst Malay stalls. Alternatively, the more common type of curry puff has a thick or flaky English-style crust, with a mixture of Chinese and Indian styles in the filling. The fillings can vary from veggies, potatoes, sardines, curry etc.

Otak-Otak


Fresh fish fillets are blended with light spices, coconut milk, lime leaves and other aromatic herbs, into a sort of fish mousse. The fish mousse is wrapped in banana leaves and steamed or grilled. It makes an exotic appetizer or cocktail party bite!