Malaysia

🇮🇩Indonesia

Kue Lapis

Steamed layered cake with alternating colors, made from rice flour, tapioca, and coconut milk

🇲🇾Malaysia

Kuih Kosui

Soft steamed rice cake with coconut coating, pandan flavored, soft jelly-like texture with fresh coconut coating and not too sweet, delicate.

🇲🇾Malaysia

Kuih Seri Muka

Kueh Salat

Two-layer kuih with glutinous rice bottom and pandan custard top, firm rice layer with smooth custard and bright green color.

🇲🇾Malaysia

Kuih Talam

Two-layer steamed kuih with pandan bottom and coconut top, clean layer separation with balanced flavors and firm texture.

🇲🇾Johor, Malaysia

Laksa Johor

Laksa Johor is a thick fish gravy served over spaghetti-like noodles in southern Malaysia.

🇲🇾Kelantan, Malaysia

Laksam

Thick soft noodles with rich coconut gravy and fresh fish.

🇮🇩Indonesia

Langsat

Small translucent fruit with sweet-tart segments and bitter seeds, translucent segments with thin skin and sweet-tart balance, a seasonal Malaysian tropical fruit

🇲🇾Sabah, Malaysia

Latok

Sea grapes, seaweed with grape-like bubbles, fresh crunchy bubbles with salty ocean flavor and not slimy.

🇧🇳Brunei

Lemang

Glutinous rice cooked in bamboo tubes lined with banana leaves with coconut milk, traditionally for Eid, smoky bamboo aroma with creamy texture, festive

🇲🇾Penang, Malaysia

Loh Bak

Five-spice pork rolls.

🇲🇾Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Longan Drink

Air Mata Kucing

Dried longan drink with rock sugar, cooling beverage, clear broth with sweet longan flavor and not too syrupy.

🇲🇾Malaysia

Love Letters

Kuih Kapit

Crispy rolled wafer cookies, crispy thin layers with not burnt and delicate fresh crunch.

🇲🇾Malaysia

Maggi Goreng

Fried instant noodles Mamak-style, properly cooked noodles with spicy sauce and fresh ingredients.

🇲🇾Malaysia

Malaysian Curry Puff

Karipap

Curry puff with potato and chicken filling, flaky pastry, flaky pastry with generous filling and balanced curry flavor, a Malaysian street food staple.

🇲🇾Malaysia

Mango Kerabu

Kerabu Mangga

Green mango salad with chilies, lime, and roasted peanuts, crunchy unripe mango with balanced sweet-sour-spicy and fresh herbs.

🇮🇩Indonesia

Mangosteen

Manggis

Queen of fruits, sweet-tangy white segments in purple rind, deep purple rind with juicy white segments and sweet-tart balance, a legendary Malaysian tropical fruit

🇲🇾Sarawak, Malaysia

Manok Pansoh

Bamboo aroma with tender chicken and lemongrass fragrance.

🇲🇾Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

Masak Lemak Cili Api

Dishes cooked in coconut milk with turmeric and chilies, common in Negeri Sembilan, rich coconut flavor with yellow turmeric color and creamy consistency.

🇮🇳India

Masala Vada

मसाला वड़ा

A South Indian fritter made from chana dal and whole spices, shaped flat and deep-fried until crisp. It is a tea-time snack

🇮🇳India

Medu Vada

मेदू वड़ा

A savory, donut-shaped fritter made from urad dal batter, deep-fried until golden. It is crisp outside, soft inside, and served with sambar and chutney

🇲🇾Johor, Malaysia

Mee Bandung

Mee Bandung Muar

Shrimp, and thick spicy gravy, rich thick gravy with fresh prawns and spicy kick.

🇮🇩Indonesia

Mee Goreng

Bami goreng

Fried noodles with spices, vegetables, and protein, wok hei with balanced seasoning and fresh ingredients, a daily Malaysian street food staple, versatile

🇲🇾Penang, Malaysia

Mee Goreng Mamak

Indian Mee Goreng

Indian-Muslim style fried noodles with potatoes and tofu, spicy tangy sauce with crispy potatoes and fresh lime.

🇲🇾Penang, Malaysia

Mee Jawa

Javanese-style noodle dish with gravy.

🇧🇳Brunei

Mee Rebus

Yellow noodles in sweet potato-thickened gravy with egg, tofu, and lime, thick creamy gravy with balanced sweet-savory flavor.

🇲🇾Singapore, Malaysia

Mee Siam

Rice vermicelli in sour-spicy gravy with tofu, egg, and garnishes, balanced sour-sweet gravy with springy noodles.

🇲🇾Sarawak, Malaysia

Midin Goreng

Midin Goreng sautés Sarawak's tender wild fern shoots with aromatics, often belacan or garlic.

🇦🇺Australia

Milo

Malted chocolate drink, Malaysian style with condensed milk, rich chocolate flavor with creamy texture and not too sweet, a Malaysian national drink

🇲🇾Singapore, Malaysia

Milo Dinosaur

Iced Milo topped with extra Milo powder, Malaysian creation, generous Milo powder topping with cold drink and not diluted, a mamak stall icon, and decadent

🇨🇳China

Mooncake

月饼

A Chinese festival pastry of thin tender skin around lotus-seed paste, salted egg yolk or mixed nuts, stamped with patterns and exchanged at the Mid-Autumn Festival

🇲🇾Malaysia

Muar Chee

Chewy glutinous rice dough coated with peanut and sesame, soft chewy texture with generous coating and not too sweet, a Malaysian Chinese snack.

🇮🇳India

Murukku

Savory spiral-shaped snacks made from rice flour and urad dal, crispy with not hard and well-seasoned, a Malaysian Indian festive snack, and crunchy

🇲🇾Kelantan, Malaysia

Musang King

Premium durian variety from Pahang, thick creamy flesh with intense flavor and bitter-sweet balance, the most prized durian cultivar.

🇮🇳India

Naan

नान

A leavened, tandoor-baked flatbread with a soft, chewy texture. It is one of India's most recognizable breads abroad, traditionally brushed with butter or ghee and served with curries

🇮🇩Indonesia

Nasi Ambeng

Nasi Ambeng is a Javanese communal tray of rice surrounded by dry side dishes, shared and divided among diners

🇲🇾Malaysia

Nasi Briyani

Fragrant basmati rice cooked with meat and spices in layered dum style, distinct basmati aroma with tender meat.