12 Facts About Nasi lemak

Nasi lemak is a dish originating in Malay cuisine that consists of fragrant rice cooked in coconut milk and pandan leaf.

Nasi lemak can be found in the Bangsamoro region of Mindanao, prepared by Filipino Moros, as well as Australia's external territories of Christmas Island and the Cocos Islands.

Nasi lemak is featured as a national dish in most of the country's tourism brochures and promotional materials.

However, because nasi lemak can be served in a variety of ways, it is often eaten throughout the day.

Nasi lemak was mentioned in a book "The Circumstances of Malay Life", written by Sir Richard Olof Winstedt in 1909.

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Traditionally, nasi lemak is served with a hot spicy sauce, and usually includes various garnishes, including fresh cucumber slices, small fried anchovies, roasted peanuts, and hard-boiled or fried egg.

In Indonesia, nasi lemak is a favourite local breakfast fare; especially in Eastern Sumatra .

In Malaysia, nasi lemak can be found in a pasar malam with a variety of dishes.

In Malaysia and Singapore, nasi lemak comes in many variations as they are prepared by different chefs from different cultures.

Nasi lemak is not as popular as the indigenous nasi berlauk, nasi dagang, and nasi kerabu in North East Peninsular Malaysia.

The Riau islands traditional nasi lemak is quite similar to Malaysian version; it comes as a platter of coconut rice wrapped in banana leaf, with cucumber slices, small dried anchovies, roasted peanuts, hard boiled egg, and hot spicy sauce .

In March 2016, nasi lemak was mentioned as one of the 10 healthy international breakfast foods by TIME magazine.