Top 5 Malaysia food to eat before you die

When people talks about Malaysia, first thing should know about Malaysians is we are passionate about food with different type of culture with variety of cuisines to be eaten in Malaysia. So a list of Malaysian food to try is bound to be unlike any other. Some dishes might not have originated from Malaysia, but they have found a home here.

Nasi Lemak

Nasi lemak, literally 'fat rice', is comprised of coconut rice, prawn sambal, fried/boiled egg, fried anchovies, peanuts, cucumber slices, and ayam rendang. There might be variations with regards to the accompaniments, but the rice, cucumber, sambal, peanuts and eggs are pretty much staple.

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Bah Kut Teh

There are few pleasures as fatty at bak kut teh, a pork rib stew with salty broth, perfect for dipping savoury yao char kwai in. It comes in a large pot, so order to share with bowls of rice as accompaniments.

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Laksa

Laksa definitely deserved its own spot in our 10 foods to try in Malaysia. Laksa is a delicious rich broth with noodles, topped with a variety of condiments depending on the region. It is particularly popular in Penang and Sarawak, each with their own variation.

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Banana Leaf

One of the great south Indian cuisines privilege of eating on a daily basis, of course, Chettinad cuisine. Chettinad cuisine is the cuisine of the Chettinad region in South India, serve white rice on a banana leaf with assortment of vegetables, curried meat or fish, pickles, and super addictive papadum. Most of the time, only the gravy of the curry will be served and no meat is served as it is meant to be traditional Indian vegetarian dish, which gets really sloppy as traditionally eaten this cuisine with the hand.

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Roti Canai

Roti canai is one of the many Indian influences in Malay cuisine. It consists of flatbread, served with a variety of yummu curries, usually dhal and mutton curry. In Malay the word canai means 'to roll out dough' which contains lots of ghee, flour and water. 

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My LEGOLAND (Johor) Fun Experience

Beside the most well known LEGOLAND Water Park to be visited as the attraction for all over the tourists, theres is actually two other sports to be mentioned which is the LEGO Virtual Reality Roller Coaster and LEGO Sea Life. And I gonna share about what are those activities all about in my blog.

LEGO Virtual Reality Roller Coaster

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Combining cutting-edge virtual reality technology with roller coaster thrills, the new attraction was developed under the supervision of Merlin Magic Making - The company's global creative division that designs and develops attractions for Merlin sites around the world.

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The Great LEGO Race was inspired by the wat kids play with LEGO toys at home. It's a unique LEGO adventure that lets kids enter an epic imaginary world made entirely from LEGO bricks, featureing  a host of different thems and fun LEGO characters, all mixed up together.

Featuring a colorful lineup of races drawn from the ranks of the popular LEGO Minifigure mystery assortments, The Great LEGO Race builds a universe of imagination that will unleash the inner child of everyone. It pits riders in a rollicking race against wild, brick-built contraptions driven by Trendsetter, Pharaoh, Surfer Girl, Wizard and Pirate Captain, including a rocket-powered surfboard and a stylish scooter fueled by espresso. Wearing VR headsets, guests will experience the action form every direction - up, down, forward, backward and all points in between - in a spectacular enviroment completely made of LEGO bricks.

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The adventure begins the moment guests approach the ride's bold new entry portal enveloped in the sounds of roaring engines fill the air. Nearby, the coaster's queue will resemble a pre-race space where put crews for each of the five LEGO races prepare for the competition, including interactive and hands-on elements to entertain riders in the queue.

During the ride, Bluetooht technology will sync the virtual visuals with the roller coaster's twists, turns, drops and climbs, creating an all-new experience filled with thrills, spills, surprices and humor.

LEGO Sea Life

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I have a great impression during my first visit. There was knowledgeable staff standby in each attraction spot to answer the query from the visitors. Besides, the signposts move in between every spot are clearly indicated on the floor. Visitors will not get lost or confused.

Theres 15 attraction spots to explore in Sea Life LEGO

• Photo Op
• Introduction
• Shoaling Ring Malaysian Rainforest
• Rock Pools
• Seahorses
• Stringray Bay
• Coral Reef
• Amazing Creations
• Jelies
• Behind the Scenes Tour
• Ocean View
• Sunken Shipwreck
• Ocean Tunnel
• Ocean Cave

My Own Opinion Top 5 Klang Bah Kut Teh Ranking As a Klangster

Bah kut teh is a common dish consumed in Malaysia, especially Klang, origin from Klang too. Its a mixture of numerous herbs and pork cooked in a big pot, serve accordinly to the portion of your order, often add on additional ingredients like mushroom, fried tofu, fried tofu skin and etc. The name literally translates from the Hokkien dialect as 'meat bone tea', as variety type of pork meat could be order due to every individual favourites. Thus 'meat bone' represent the meat and usually Malaysian eat bah kut teh along with hot tea as the beverage in a small clay cup. However, 'chili padi' as known as the small red and green chili as the spicy sauce that loved by most the of the bak kut teh lover, and also 'You Tiao' or 'You Jiak Guek' known as the Chinese fried churro that sticked along with two made up of flour and fry, it use mean dip in bah kut teh soup to soften it and eat.

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Ah Her Bah Kut Teh (Pandamaran)

Address: Ah Her bak kut teh junction between Jalan Police & Jalan Chianniah Pandamaran, Klang, Selangor

Honestly this restaurant ranked number 1st in my opinion as its broth got the exact original herb and meat taste of bah kut teh with well cooked pork. But this restaurant may not be suitable for thos who like to 'banjir' (drench) their rice in soup as this restaurant provide very less broth and only provide little bit of refills for those who order extra plate of rice. Every single soup of this restaurant is treasure as the owner choose not to compromise the quality of his famed broth. Ah Her Bah Kut Teh restaurant in Klang is only available for dinner from 5.30pm onwards.

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Four Eyes Bak Kut Teh 

Address: 9, Jalan Kepayang, Kawasan 17, Klang, Selangor

This is one of my favourite as this serve with 'claypot' type or 'bowl' type, as for Ah Her is bowl type, instead for the claypot type it comes with additional add on such as intestine, fried tofu, dried tofu skin, and varies type of mushroom. The stock tasted savoury with subtle underlying herbal and sweet flavours layered with good quality of soy taste. Most important, it serves with not only soup base of claypot, it also serves with 'dry' type of claypot which add on spicy taste with lady fingers on it, normally when I go there with having dinner or lunch with my family, we will ordered both type of claypot as it is a combination of eating there. Four Eyes Bak Kut Teh available from 9am to 2.30pm and 5.30pm to 9pm.

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Samy & Min Bak Kut Teh

Address: 100, Jalan mahogani 1/ks7 Bandar Botanic, Klang, Selangor

One of the biggest competitor of Ah Her bah kut teh as they both doing the same concept, 

masterpiece on providing little on soup, no claypot, and no additional add on, selling almost the same prices. But everyone bah kut teh provider has its own unique taste, personally I like this alot too but they couldn't really compare with each other. The juicy pork infused with the broth simply melt into my mouth, followed by the pleasant smell of herbs. It opens at 5.00pm daily.

   

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Kee Heong Bah Kut Teh

Address: No 7, Lorong Kawasari 4A, Taman Eng Ann, Klang

The 'Heong' which is describing the the delightful smell of the bak kut teh, with light soup yet hearty with a very faint hint of herbs in the background. It has been inherited the recipes to 3rd generation and yet the flavour of bak kut teh is nearly similar from the past. If you doesn't like thick and strong broth, this is highly recommended for those who prefer lighter taste but now underpowering the traditional of bak kut teh. Operation hours is from 7am - 8.30pm daily, closed on alternate Mondays.





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Teluk Pulai Ba Kut Teh

Address: No 32, Jalan Batai Laut 5, Kawasan 16, Taman Intan, 41300 Klang

For those people who prefer not overpower strong taste or underpower flavour, this is recommended as so far I could point out the most suitable taste of most of the people could be this shop, with unlimited top-up of the soup, and comes along with additional add on like you tiao, dried tofu, mushrooms and etc (as not all bak kut teh provide everything), this restaurant has lots of add on to be ordered. Typically crowded during weekened and the business hours is 7.30am to 3.30am.

Batu Caves, a beautiful place to visit

Brief Intro of Batu Caves

Batu Caves is a limestone hill that has a series of caves and cave temples located in Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia. It was said that the cave formed around 400 million years ago and since then were used as shelters by the indigenous Temuan people (a tribe of Orang Asli). The cave is one of the most popular Tamil shrines outside India as it was name from the Stone River, which flows past the hill, dedicated to Lord Murugan and the place is the focal point of the Hindu festival of Thaipusam in Malaysia.

The colourful stair steps has count of 272 steps in total in concrete, while back in 1920, it was built as wooden steps. In August 2018, the 272 steps were painted in an extraordinary colour scheme, with each set of steps painted in a different range of colours.

As for the Lord Murugan Statue which represent Murugan, is the tallest statue of a Hindu deity in Malaysia and third tallest statue of a hindu deity in the world. It height 42.7m which is the tallest statue in Malaysia. It took 3 years of construction and unveiled in January during Thaipusam festival, costed 2.5 million Ringgit Malaysia to build this statue.

Transportation

Batu Caves is easily reached by commuter train at the KC05 Batu Caves Komuter station, costing RM2.6 for a one-way journey from KL Sentral.

Batu Caves may also be reached by bus 11/11d from Bangkok Bank Terminus (Near to Puduraya Terminus) or bus U6 from Titiwangsa.

From the sentral of Kuala Lumpur City it only needed around 30mins travelling by car, it costs around RM20-RM25 for the grabcar service.

Experience to Highlights

This is one of the achievement made by me with successfully step up 272 steps and enjoy the view from the top of the mountain, theres a numerous statues of Hindu deities and paintings depicting Hindu mythology. Take note of this as being in a religious site, it's best to dress appropriately, don't over-expose the body would be your best bet, especially for girls wearing short, you need to rent a sarong (a length of fabric to wrapped around the waist) for RM5 to visit the temple.

Theres a largest wholesale market in Kuala Lumpur located a few miles away from Batu Caves, you can find the largest wholesale market in the city called Pasar Borong. From fresh fruists and vegetables to the daily catch of seafood, this market is the perfect to stock up your weekly groceries. Pasar Borong opens up at 3am and shits down shop at 9am.



Besides that, you could also visit waterfall near Batu Caves, as i visited Kanching Waterfall Forest Park which distance 20mins away from Batu Caves. It a cold icey natural waterfall to relax in a hot sunny day, public toilet will cost RM0.50 per visit within the area.



And lastly, Genting Highland which also consider as near from Batu Caves with only 60 mins traveling by car, after you visit the Malaysia history in a hot sunny day and then Genting Highlands could chill out from sunny day for Casino, shopping and entertainment complex.