When I'm in Malaysia, I could eat nasi lemak every day and not get tired of it. The fragrant coconut rice is served everywhere from humble roadside stalls, where it costs the equivalent of 50 US ...

This coconut rice dish has gone far beyond its humble beginnings. NASI lemak may be the darling of every Malaysian who loves local food. What started as a humble (national) dish with the essential ...

Fans of local eatery Village Park Nasi Lemak can now buy its sambal from a supermarket chain. Thanks to a partnership with Grab Signature Brands, Jaya Grocer has the eatery’s renowned Sambal ...

Malaysians’ favourite dishes such as roti canai, nasi lemak and satay had seen sharp price hikes over the past decade, according to the statistics department’s latest analysis. (File pic ...

Back in Feb 2025, Daniel — one of the owners of 108 The Nasi Lemak Shop — reached out to me via WhatsApp, inviting me to pay them a visit. This Muslim-owned newcomer opened in mid-January at Hong Lim ...

‘Nasi lemak’ is one of the local dishes that has made it into Oxford English Dictionary’s latest quarterly update. (Envato Elements pic) Twelve “untranslatable words” from Malaysia and ...

Asking a Singaporean about fried chicken will usually lead to one thing: nasi lemak. It is, after all, one of the two major components of the traditional plate of this ever-popular dish, the other ...