r/MalaysianFood • • May 08 '26

Discussion If you grow up poor... what is your most comfort meal?

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2.1k Upvotes

Mine would always be nasi nasi+ telur mata+ kicap.

If lucky some sambal belacan or bilis tumbuk. Eggs were cheap. Fry it hot and top it on rice then drizzle some kicap... I dont think any comfort meals beat this combo.

When it rains, I think this meal tops it. Just eating it because it reminds you of your childhood. Every bujang people's go to meal.

What is yours comfort meal?

r/MalaysianFood • • Aug 25 '26

Discussion Do u remove the pao skin or not?

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817 Upvotes

r/MalaysianFood • • Sep 18 '26

Discussion A critique on Doobydobap's video on Malaysian food in Kuala Lumpur

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768 Upvotes

A video from a really famous cooking channel, Doobydobap recently appeared on my Youtube homepage and I was quite excited to watch the video since I've been following her for the past few years. As I was watching however, I slowly get more and more disappointed in the video. 80% of the food mentioned here are Malaysian Chinese food and this video is about Malaysia? Where are the Indian and Malay cuisines?

I am chinese if that matters. I'm sure it's not wholely the creator's fault because the guests she invited are also Chinese. Just wanna rant cuz I think this video really is portraying KL as a chinese city instead of the three races city that it is

r/MalaysianFood • • 20d ago

Discussion Is this an unhealthy meal?

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790 Upvotes

PS: this is grilled chicken so i guess i get some protein?

Mom said this is a very unhealthy meal due to tooo much meatšŸ˜… (She is Buddhism hence she doesn’t really like meat)

But I am an underweight adult :) and this grilled chicken is shared between me and my dad for lunch AND dinner.

So now im confused.

r/MalaysianFood • • Sep 26 '26

Discussion You are BANJIR or KERING Type?

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591 Upvotes

r/MalaysianFood • • Nov 18 '25

Discussion what's this for malaysia? XD

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1.0k Upvotes

r/MalaysianFood • • Sep 01 '26

Discussion Satay… you eat or remove the burn part?

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501 Upvotes

r/MalaysianFood • • Jul 18 '26

Discussion Do you guys remember this milk?

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882 Upvotes

Masa aku kat sek rendah dulu diorg selalu jual masa hari kantin. Susah dapat kalau cari kat luar dulu. The vendors used to come only once a year iirc and sell them at our school.

Yang fav aku perisa jagung. Aku gi pasar tani hari tu jumpa balik susu nie. Pergh. Best wei. Lama jugak tak merasa. 🄹

r/MalaysianFood • • Sep 14 '26

Discussion When to put in the eggs when cooking maggi curry?

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475 Upvotes

Do you put in the eggs? Before 1 minute or after 2 minutes?

r/MalaysianFood • • Sep 10 '26

Discussion How do you like to eat your ā€œOil fried Hantuā€? Kaya? Plain? Bak Kut Teh, Susu Pekat?

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340 Upvotes

r/MalaysianFood • • Sep 03 '26

Discussion In Malaysia, there’s this cheap chocolate called Ding Dang with an ugly-looking mascot that resembles Doraemon. And don’t bother trying it: it tastes awful.

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465 Upvotes

I don't remember how it taste almost 30years didn't buy šŸ˜…

r/MalaysianFood • • Jul 07 '26

Discussion Little Caesars is quite the bang for your buck.

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740 Upvotes

For 22 bucks i think its way more worth than the other two fast food pizza chains. Decent amount of pepperoni for the classic. Ate 1.5 hours after baking and it was still nice. What do you guys think?

r/MalaysianFood • • Sep 27 '26

Discussion This can be eaten raw?

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522 Upvotes

This can be eaten raw?

r/MalaysianFood • • Apr 18 '26

Discussion Real question: Where to find authentic carbonara that's not made of cream in KL?

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591 Upvotes

As much as I love pastas in cream, I find out that everything I know about carbonara is a lie. Carbonara is just basically just "pasta goreng dgn telur".

Are there any places in KL or PJ that serves carbonara according to the actual recipe?

r/MalaysianFood • • Apr 30 '26

Discussion Your Malaysian food pet peeves?

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415 Upvotes

When you order roti telur and it arrives precut into smaller pieces

r/MalaysianFood • • Aug 25 '26

Discussion Is McD breakfast okay?

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405 Upvotes

For my money, it is better value than a lot of mid-range cafes at equal taste. Hash brown, decent cuppa (compared to many mid-range cafes), and similar content of mcmuffin with average cafe food.

Thoughts?

r/MalaysianFood • • Apr 06 '26

Discussion Difference in Farm Fresh Milk?

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599 Upvotes

Was at Jaya Grocer earlier today to restock on my usual farm fresh low fat milk. Came across Yarra Farm’s low fat milk from which I understand is under Farm Fresh but is Australian milk instead. I assumed it’d be more expensive than local cow milk, but isn’t.

Can anyone explain the reason for a lower price?

Also for anyone curious on the difference in taste, I find that the Yarra milk taste is more pungent/gamey. Still prefer the original.

r/MalaysianFood • • Jul 06 '25

Discussion Can you Believe that this fried chicken was made completely in the Airfryer???

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914 Upvotes

Recipe will be posted on Ig: Nomnom.nationn

r/MalaysianFood • • Jul 02 '26

Discussion Exposing a secret many shops hide from you as a F&B WS distributor

402 Upvotes

How many of you like smoked duck breast? Probably alot right? Its so close to bacon that its used as a alternative for bacon here. Unfortunately since we started importing smoked duck breast from china precovid, alot of restaurants haven’t been honest with customers.

Many places claim their smoked duck breast is ā€œhomemadeā€, its not… They are using the cheapest smoked duck breast from china and selling it as homemade premium smoked duck breast. In reality all they do is defrost it, pan fry the skin and place in oven to heat through. Turned out after speaking to some of the owners, they said this is why they tell you its homemade in house premium smoked duck breast. ā€œSmoked inside the ovenā€ as waiter says. Just because they pan seared it in the shop and finish heating it in the oven they call it homemade. Thats not honest is it

I supply these shops and i sit inside looking at their menu to see if theres stuff they use that i carry. So i look at items and prices. I noticed a shop had their homemade smoked duck breast selling for 60 but their pan sear salmon at 48. I just thought to myself, a 220g piece of smoked duck breast cost rm4+. Rm20-22 a kilo wholesale. I supply like multiple 10kg cartons at a time so they are going through ALOT of it. My aunt ate the homemade smoked duck breast at one of the shops and told me wow their homemade smoke duck is very good. I said er i supply the smoked duck they just reheat it and put it on top the mashed potato. Her reply was HARHHH.

Do you guys feel deceived or cheated if you found out their homemade smoked duck breast came from a pack and all they did was defrost and pan sear it? I emphasise on the word homemade because this term is used too vaguely. Why isnt the word homemade used on other food items like their pasta and fried chicken etc. Why do they only mention homemade for the smoked duck that comes pre cooked in a bag? I find this suspicious. Is it because they know its from china and are afraid if customers know its from china they wont order it? Please leave your thoughts below.

r/MalaysianFood • • Sep 07 '26

Discussion A humble meal but one that has been with us through every lowest low and highest highs

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622 Upvotes

Just a little appreciation post of a meal I believe many of us have eaten, and has gotten us through lots of phases of life.

r/MalaysianFood • • Apr 15 '26

Discussion 14.50 ringgit for fried rice chicken butter and ice lemon tea is fair price for u?

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379 Upvotes

r/MalaysianFood • • Sep 26 '26

Discussion Does Ramily have a branch that isn’t located in a RnR?

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526 Upvotes

r/MalaysianFood • • May 28 '26

Discussion Cakes

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609 Upvotes

Cake price start at RM29-35 for 1 piece. I bought Pistachio Raspberry Cake and Earl Grey cake. Totalling rm69 with rm2 box šŸ˜µā€šŸ’« Since they use lactose free dairy, the buttercream taste isn’t that strong. Not worth it and I found 1 eyebrow hair on 1 of the cream when I open the box 🄲 and someone cut my queue while it was my turn LOL

r/MalaysianFood • • Apr 30 '26

Discussion Thoughts on ayam gepuk?

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259 Upvotes

No longer an ayam gepuk virgin. First time. Had it for dinner just now and while it’s okay-ish, i still dont understand what’s the hype about them. I rate it 4.5/10 bcs I can’t compare it with others since belum try

r/MalaysianFood • • Jul 19 '26

Discussion Helping my mom with her homemade dumpling

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566 Upvotes

My mom has been making homemade dumplings for a while, and recently I decided to help her.

Every dumpling is handmade, from preparing the filling to folding each piece. We’re still working on improving everything from the presentation, packaging, and making sure people can enjoy something that feels homemade.

I’d really appreciate some honest feedback:
- Does the dumpling look appetizing?
- What do you think about the overall presentation?
- Do you have any suggestions on how we can make it better?

Just trying to help my mom grow something she loves. Any feedback or suggestions are really appreciated