Forever neighbors

Hello everyone!

So as explained in our earlier post, Malaysia is influenced by many cultures because of its geographical location and historical events. And as mentioned in the early post that one of our group member is Indonesian, which is me. And geographically, Indonesia and Malaysia are neighbors, and that makes these two countries share similar things as they are located really close from each other. So after looking at some Malaysian food that our group has explore, from the Indonesian point of view I found these food really wonderful and fit my taste bud perfectly. And that is because some of the food have similarities and even some of them share similar name and still with some differences between them

Indonesia and Malaysia

in this post I will show you guys some Malaysian and Indonesian food that share some similarities, in names, or ingredients.

The first similar food is the chicken satay. Yes this is a very famous dish in Malaysia and also in Indonesia. In Indonesia we call it “sate ayam” it is literally a translation of chicken satay in Indonesian. Indonesian version of chicken satay is served with peanut sauce and lontong, which is a compressed rice wrapped in banana leaf. These two food are very similar and it is not surprising because both Malaysia and Indonesia are countries that share similar culture and located really close to each other.

Malaysian chicken satay from Mamak

Indonesian sate ayam

Second food is rojak, from earlier post you can see my mates eating rojak in the Mamak restaurant. It is a very beautiful dish that made up of many different ingredients. In Indonesia, it is called rujak, yup just a small differences in the name of the food. In similar with Malaysian rojak, rujak is also a combination of many ingredients that is served with a sauce. The most famous type of rujak is the fruit rujak, which is a combination of several tropical fruits including pineapple, jambu air(water apple), raw mangoes, bengkoang and many other fruits. Fruit rujak in Indonesia is served with sweet and spicy sauce made from tamarind, palm sugar, water, peanuts, and some chilli. It can be really spicy or just sweet.

Malaysian rojak from Mamak

Indonesian fruit rujak

 

Third food that is similar is nasi lemak and nasi uduk. These two foods are a rice dish which is cooked with coconut milk and served with some other side dishes. From its appearance both of these dish look similar. But it is still different from the side dishes that are served with them. In Indonesia nasi uduk is mainly served with boiled egg, fried rice noodles, and some fried onion on top. From these images you can tell that both of these dishes look pretty much the same and both of them tastes really good.

Nasi lemak

Nasi uduk

Neighbors sharing some delicious food with similarities, differences and amazing taste!

Christian