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Sayur Lodeh
(Indonesian vegetables in coconut curry)
A variety of vegetables are simmered in a milk coconut milk curry to make this popular Indonesian vegetable curry side dish. Also popular in Malaysia.
Satay Ayam
(Indonesian chicken skewers with peanut sauce)
Satay is a great Indonesian street food whose popularity has spread throughout southeast Asia, especially Singapore and Malaysia.
Sambal Belacan
(Malaysian spicy red chile and shrimp paste sauce)
The go-to sauce in Malaysia, sambal belacan is a spicy red chili sauce, its flavored deepened and made more complex with dried shrimp paste.
Mie Goreng
(Indonesian stir-fried noodles with vegetables)
For a quick, nourishing meal, Indonesian mie goreng is a great choice. Also spelled mi or mee goreng, this stir-fried noodle dish is a great way to use up items in the fridge.
Hoi Nam Gai Fan
(Singaporean Hainanese chicken rice)
Hainanese chicken rice (海南鸡饭) is based on a dish from Hainan province in China and was adapted by the immigrant Chinese population in Southeast Asia.
Curry Laksa
(Malaysian, Singaporean coconut curried noodle soup)
This flavorful noodle soup, also called curry mee, is made with a rich, coconut milk-based sauce that is scented with a rempah paste and served with any number of toppings.
Char Kway Teow
(Malaysian, Singaporean stir-fried rice noodles with shrimp)
Char kway teow, which means "fried flat noodles," is a popular and cheap dish found in Malaysia and Singapore. Hearty and filling, it started out as a poor laborer's meal.
Rendang Daging
(Indonesian beef simmered in coconut milk)
Rendang is a "dry" meat curry from west-central Sumatra in Indonesia. Intensely flavorful, many consider it to be one of the tastiest foods in the world.
Penang Hokkien Mee
(Malaysian spicy shrimp and pork noodle soup)
Hokkien mee is actually the name for three different noodle dishes. In Penang, Hokkien mee is a steaming bowl of noodles and rich shrimp broth, studded with sliced pork, shrimp, vegetables and chiles.