Malay Food

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Malay Food Etiquette
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Popular Malay Dishes
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SataySatay is another popular Malay dish. Pieces
of marinated chicken or beef are skewered and
cooked over a charcoal fire where they are
periodically brushed over with oil. The skewered
meat is then served hot, accompanied by a special
peanut sauce. 
RendangA meat dish that is prepared with coconut
milk, chilies, onions and other condiments. Eaten
with rice, the tasty tender meat is a delectable
dish, a must at most Malay functions.
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Pulut LepaMade of glutinous rice and fish, this
snack food is prepared over a barbecue. Boiled
fish meat is mixed with sliced onions, and dried
chilies and coconut. The mixture is cooked until
it is dry. This is then used as a filling for the
glutinous rice rolls. Wrappings of banana leaf
cover the food before it is cooked over the fire.
Ayam GorengThis is a popular chicken dish.
Simply meaning fried chicken, this dish is
prepared by first marinating the chicken with
various spices like turmeric and curry powder. It
is then deep fried in hot oil and served.
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Malay Dining Etiquette
Traditionally, Malay food is eaten with the
fingers of the right hand, the left being
reserved for personal ablutions. Before any meal
Malays will wash, then cleanse their fingers once
again in a finger bowl at table. Rice is then
taken delicately in the right hand and compressed
into a small ball and pushed into the mouth with
the thumb. Ideally, curries should not stain the
fingers above the first knuckle, while rice
should not cling to the fingers. Malays do not
use chopsticks, but eat noodle dishes with a fork
or a spoon. In a kampung setting, meals are
generally eaten from a low table, the diners
sitting cross-legged on the floor. Meals should
always begin with a simple bismillah--"in the
name of God"--the Muslim grace.
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Halal and Haram
The Malays of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore
are overwhelmingly Muslim, and adhere closely to
Islamic dietary laws. Muslims should eat only
halal or permitted foodstuffs. Certain foodstuffs
are considered haram or forbidden and must be
avoided. Prominent amongst these are pork,
amphibians in general, and shellfish. These
dietary laws may be easy enough to observe in an
exclusively Muslim society, but present problems
in Malaysia where many Chinese are devoted
consumers of pork, shellfish and
amphibians--frog, for example, can be found on
menus as ayam padi or "padi chicken". Then
there's the vexing question of alcoholic drink,
forbidden by Islam but widely available. Even if
you are not a Muslim, it's both polite and
sensible to be aware of the dietary sensibilities
of your Malay hosts.
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