Beside Ba Ku Teh what other delicacy that we can proclaim as ours creations?

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chris g

I believe ketchup/ castup originated in Malasia as well. It originally didn't contain tomatoes, but could in fact be a fish or walnut based sauce.

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According to Random House, the term "ketchup", "catsup"
and "catchup" means the same thing. And the term and the sauce seems to be of Malay origin and the Malay term itself might actually been derived from the Chinese word. The term has already appeared in writing from the late 17th century although today the term "ketchup" is the most accepted spelling.

From other sources on the web, some writers think that the smooth tomato sauce originated from a spicy pickled-fish condiment popular in 17th-century China known as ke-tsiap or kecap and was introduced to other parts of the world by British seamen. It wasn't until the late 1700s that tomatoes was added to the blend.
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http://www.foodvenue.com/content/tips/T010001_Ketchup.asp

NB: Spelling as found on the website: That should have read "...tomatoes were added..."

JuNiPeR SixTeEn

i was told by a friend of mine that yee sang is created by the Malaysian Chinese..please correct me if I'm wrong

bronzedgal

Yee Sang - what we eat during Chinese New Year reunion dinner. It is found entirely in Malaysia and in some Singapore restaurants - never in Hong Kong, not in China also.

LadyofLeisure

Plentiful

Yee Sang - right
BBQ slice pork
Hokkien Mee
Cantonese Fried
Assam Laksa
Curry Laksa
Mee Yoke
Char Kway Teow
Yee Meen - claypot
Loh See fun - any style
Nasi Lemak
Dodol

â˜… Cik Yaya â˜…

Nasi Kerabu blue rice

Teddy TheBear

Well, the name 'Bak Kut Teh' is probably localized but this style of cooking goes in many different names around the region and tastes differently... In Thailand and Cambodia, they are almost similar but lacking in certain spices that makes it exactly the same kind found in Malaysia...

What about 'Popiah' and Laksa Penang? Oh yeah... Fried bananas with kicap :-)

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Satay is said to be of Javanese origin... but it can be widely found in variety throughout this region.

You can get pork satay in Thailand, Cambodia and Laos... its good for some reporters in here with sore thumbs.

new_once

Kuih Durian
Gula Melaka
Ikan Bakar
Satey

Effendi R

the local cuisine, would that count as 'our creation'? Hinava, pinasakan, uluon (pansoh in Sarawak), nonsom, lihing, tapai... the list is endless! Unfortunately virtually nothing of the indigenous creations can be found in mainstream restaurants!

Then there is Tuaran Mee, Beaufort Mee etc...

G I N D U R A S

mmm.... bakso from jawa....
tapai?

johor laksa
muar otak-otak

Gigi the teeth

Is nonya food included? It's the creation by the mixing of 2 cultures and can't find in China too..

hushpuppy

has anyone remembered nasi lemak? sotong kangkung? rojak? wat tan hor? the list doesnt end

booyah

what is
roti canai?
rojak?
cendol?
teh tarik?
apam balik?
I d k ... I need to know too.

axass

all kinds of Floss? (Serunding?)

speed

penang char kuey teow.

vad102

mmm

dreamweaver

I believed Yee Sang (fruit/veg salad with raw fish), the Chinese New Year's must have is created by Malaysian. It is uniquely a Malaysian dish.

Initially, I thought it was created by Hong Kongers but then, was told it was not. I think that's very creative of the Malaysian who created this refreshing and lovely salad. It's my favorite during the Chinese New Year and I love to eat it.

syraphine

ramly burger!!! (it's the bestest thing ever!)
nasi lemak
ABC cendol
ikan bakar
kaya
rojak
roti jala
roti tisu
roti bom
teh tarik
ipoh white coffee
acar
mamee
otak otak
kuih pelita
pulut panggang
asam laksa
lemang
heong peng
yong tau foo

ok this is all i can think up for now. not sure whether they are wholly our creation as a certain neighbouring island with no originality of their own turn up with shamefully poor imitations of it.

at least food is still one thing we can take pride in at this day an age.

nujikabane

Mee Bandung !
Know what ?

When I went for holiday to Bandung, Indonesia, they said they have no idea idea what is Mee Bandung, much less to claim that the mee originated from Indonesia. I ended up giving them the steps needed to make the mee! LoL

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