@ mea -> i'm so jealous of u. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/suspicion.gif" alt="" />

@ barta -> malaysian restaurant in london? i have to ask my friends there for address. hope u don't mind waiting. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

anyway, indonesian food is quite different from malaysian one as indonesian is a big country & different places have different specialty; for example the island of sumatera, particularly a place called padang (which in malay means field) is famous for Nasi Padang (Padang rice), which is actually rice with many combination ala buffet style. u get to choose the combination u want (fish, meat, vege etc) then enjoy. there are lots more but i can't recall. the island of jawa is also famous for its own cuisine.

come to think of it, malaysian food has a lot of external influences due to history. we have combo of indian, thai, indonesian, chinese etc. but that does not mean we don't have our originals. take my state (Sarawak) for example, we have something similar to japanese sushi which is called umai (u sounds like oo in moo, ai sound like ai in thai), fresh raw fish together with its sauce (grounded chili with lime juice or something as sour such as tamarind, & garlic with some sugar to taste). the fish has to be really fresh (as in freshly caught) & deboned & cut into strips. don;t really know more on the preparation but that's as far as i can remember. this fishy delicacy is a specialty of a tribe that lives by the sea called Melanau. another delicacy is called Pansoh Manok (never mind the pronounciation), which is chicken cooked in bamboo. yep, that means the bamboo has to be big enough to stuff chicken in & then cook. i cannot remember the ingredients but will tell u once i know.

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