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Kuih Muih Malaysia
You can buy an assortment of
Malay, Chinese, Indian, Nonya (Nyonya), Thai and western cakes in the streets,
shops, bakery or cake houses all over Malaysia. Typical Malaysian cakes,
commonly referred to as kueh (or kuih) made by the Malays and Chinese are usually steamed
and some fried. Most are made
from rice, rice flour, wheat flour.
Popular Indian bread, pancakes and
snacks are made from flour or an assortment of beans. Pancakes are
usually served with gravy or a curry dish. Many kueh or kuih in Malaysia and
Singapore are similar.
Cookies are popular
during the major cultural festivals in Malaysia.
Cookies are offered to guests or given as gifts to friends and relatives. Malaysians cookies are a
combination of biscuits, snacks and sweets of all types - of Chinese,
Malay, western or Indian origin. (Check out
Cookies or Biscuits recipes for
the festive season)
Some Malaysian
and Singapore favourite.
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ang koo
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Nyonya steam cake made from glutinous rice flour with a filling
of sweet beans. |
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kueh koci |
steamed, made of
rice flour and served with fresh grated coconut |
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ondeh-ondeh |
steamed, made
from rice flour with sweet fillings of coconut |
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kueh lapis |
layered, colourful steam cake of rice flour cooked with
coconut milk |
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selection of kueh |
Chinese moon cake |
ang koo kueh |
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Curry
puff/ kari pup |
typical Malaysian curry puff is deep-fried pastry with a
filling of spicy hot potatoes with meat or chicken. |
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dodol |
sweet sticky cake made from coconut |
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pisang goreng |
banana fritters |
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jemput pisang |
steamed rice flour with banana, wrapped in banana leaves |
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kueh bengkang |
steamed mixed of tapioca flour cooked with coconut milk
and sugar. |
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popiah |
spring rolls with fillings of vegetables, usually served
with a chilli sauce |
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pulut udang / pulut panggang |
rice wrapped in banana leaf with filling made from grounded dried prawns
and grated coconut |
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huat kueh |
steam cake made from rice flour, green pea flour and
coconut milk |
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kueh bulu /
kuih bahlu |
sponge cake usually made into small bite size shapes. Popular Hari Raya
and Chinese New Year kuih. |
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