LOVE IS A STORY: delights food...

Kelantan boasts for a cultural potpourri when comes to food. The combination of Malay, Chinese, Indian and Thai influence has given rise to unique Malaysian cuisine. Malaysians will recall the tempting Nasi Kerabu, Nasi Berlauk, Nasi Tumpang, Laksam or Solok Lada that is synonymous with Kelantan and can satisfy even the most difficult to please palate.

Then there are the Malay cakes and sweetmeats, some with unsavoury or strange names like the Tahi Itik, Kuih Kartun, Badak Berendam, Abang Balik Gelisah, Che Abang Guling, Lompat Tikam, Lidah Buaya and many more. Despite their unappetizing names, they taste great.

Nasi Kerabu

It comes in three colours which are blue, yellow and white. It is eaten with raw vegetables as well as special 'sambal' and 'budu'.

Nasi Dagang

Nasi Dagang is based on red glutinous rice and served with fish curry and raw pickles. my mom told me that the taste of nasi dagang depends on the nasi itself.

Nasi Tumpang

This special dish is a combination of various rice and curry which is arranged in the layer of triangular banana leaf wrapper.

Laksam

This type of food is based on rice powder and is served with white coconut milk curry. This traditional recipe is rich of fish and coconut milk. When serving, it is added with leaves eaten raw or ' ulam '.

Solok Lada

The uniqueness of this type of food is where the filling is placed inside the chilly. The filling is made from flesh coconut, fish fillet and coconut milk. This tasty food is suitable to be taken with ‘Nasi Kerabu’ which is also Kelantan traditional food. While in siam, they use fish skin to replace the chilly. it look unique and only an expert can make it. [herm, i wonder how they do that]

Sambal Daging (Meat Floss)

The meat is cut into small pieces and cooked using special spice until it is truly dried. It is delicious to be taken by itself or served with rice or fill it in ketupat.

Gulai Darat

This original spicy curry is prepared using meat as its main ingredient.

Budu

This food is based on fish and then made into sauce. It is taken with grilled fish or meat.

Ayam Percik

Grilled chicken with coconut milk sauce is traditionally cooked using original ingredients as heritage. It is served as a special dish for the family members or special guests.

Jala Mas

This is a very popular cake or ' kuih ' in Kelantan. It is based on eggs and sugar and it is known as a Royal Cake. It can only be found in this state and as for me...only in Ramadhan.

Lompat Tikam

It can be prepared for daily dish or served during special occasion. This tasty food is not only attractive to the locals but also to the outsiders.

Tepung Pelita

This food is based on flour, coconut milk and sugar. It has two layers. The first layer is coconut milk and for the second layer is flour and sugar. It is put into banana leaf which has been made as its cup.

Ketupat Sotong

This tasty food and my favorite is made by putting glutinous rice into the cuttlefish and it is cooked with brown sugar or known as ‘gula melaka’ as its sauce.

Dodol

It has a variety of colors and taste. It also has different names from one another based on the ingredients used. It is easy to get this food in Kelantan.

Lempok

The ingredients are durian flesh and sugar. It takes a few hours to make the food well cooked.

Pulut Manis

This sweet dish is served as dessert. The main ingredient is glutinous rice which is cooked with brown sugar.

Pulut Bakar

The shape is round and it is wrapped in banana leaf. The taste is delicious and it has sweet aroma.

Pulut Panggang

The shape is oblong and it is wrapped in banana leaf. The cooked glutinous rice is saltless but the filling which is coconut flesh and fish fillet makes this ‘ kuih ’ the most favourite one.

Buah Tanjung