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Mkhwani

Mkhwani

Pumpkin leaves or greens, commonly stewed

Mpasa

Mpasa

A fish similar to salmon

Mutton

Mutton

Ndiwo

Ndiwo

Sauteed leafy vegetable greens, may include vegetables such as onions and tomatoes, meat, kapenta (fish), chicken

Nsima

Nsima

Cornmeal porridge

Nyama

Nyama

Meat, many ways to prepare, for example, stewed, grilled, stir fried

Rice phala

Rice phala

Samoosa

Samoosa

Usipa

Usipa

Small sardine-like fish

Beans

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Beans

Carrot

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Carrot

Chippies

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Chippies

Deep-fried potato wedges, serve with tsabola

Corn

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Corn

Dziwala

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Dziwala

Fruit

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Fruit

Bananas, papaya

Groundnut

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Groundnut

Peanut, for example, roasted, candied, stewed, sauce, soup

Kachumbari

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Kachumbari

Fresh salad made with onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, cilantro and chili peppers, lemon or lime juice, serve with roasted meat, rice, ugali

Mbewa

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Mbewa

Nali

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Nali

Peri-peri sauce

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Nthochi

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Nthochi

Peas

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Peas

Polony

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Polony

A bologna-like pork, beef and/or chicken sausage, this processed meat sausage is different from chikanda, also called African polony, which is a vegetarian loaf made from orchid tubers, peanuts, chilies and baking soda

Potato

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Potato

Rice

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Rice

Samosa

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Samosa

Sorghum

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Sorghum

Sweet potato

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Sweet potato

Tsabola

Side, Snack, Appetizer

Tsabola

Spicy dipping sauce made with tomatoes, onions, peri peri peppers, salt, serve with, for example, chippies, street food

Adai

Adai

Rice and lentil dosa (crepes), may be made with millet, coconut, jaggery, vegetables, many different types

Avocado toast

Avocado toast

Coffee

Coffee

Ding bian hu

Ding bian hu

Seafood soup with sheet-like rice noodles (rice paste noodles)

Eggs

Eggs

Instant coffee

Instant coffee

Dried coffee to which water is added

Kaya

Kaya

Coconut jam, made with coconut milk, eggs, sugar, pandan leaves, commonly spread on toast and eaten with breakfast

Kaya toast

Kaya toast

Coconut custard jam and butter on toast

Kelupis

Kelupis

Rice cakes steamed in leaves, made with glutinous rice and coconut milk, some variations are filled with dried shrimp, anchovies, beef

Lo mai fan

Lo mai fan

Savory steamed glutinous rice, sticky rice with ribs, sausage

Longganisa

Longganisa

Fresh or smoked pork sausage, some common versions are sweet, garlicky (Vigan), sour and garlicky (Lucban)

Nasi dagang

Nasi dagang

Steamed coconut rice, fish curry, pickled vegetables

Nasi kandar

Nasi kandar

A meal of steamed rice served with curry, fried meat, vegetable side dishes

Nasi kucing

Nasi kucing

Rice, sambal, fish and tempeh, wrapped and steamed in banana leaves, nasi kucing means cat rice, meaning that portion sizes are enough to feed a cat

Nasi lemak

Nasi lemak

Rice steamed with coconut milk and pandan leaves, served with fried chicken and a hard boiled egg

Pineapple bun

Pineapple bun

The crust has a texture that is visually similar to a pineapple, however there isn't any pineapple in this bao

Pongal

Pongal

Savory spiced rice dish, there is also a sweet breakfast version (sakkarai pongal, chakkara pongal)

Putu mayam

Putu mayam

Steamed rice noodles with grated coconut and jaggery

Roti canai

Roti canai

Flaky flatbread, typically served with and dipped in curry

Tebaloi

Tebaloi

Sago and coconut snack, made into thin sheets using sago flour, grated coconut, sugar and eggs, serve with coffee and tea

Thosai

Thosai

Thin pancake made from fermented pulses and rice flour, serve with sambar, chutney

Youtiao

Youtiao

Deep-fried dough stick, may be stuffed with meat, eat with congee

Adhirasam

Adhirasam

Sweet fried rice pancakes

Affogato

Affogato

Vanilla gelato or ice cream in espresso

Ais kacang

Ais kacang

Bean ice, shaved ice with syrup, corn, kidney beans and jellies

Ang ku kueh

Ang ku kueh

Steamed glutinous rice flour dumpling filled with, for example, mung bean paste, sweet peanut paste, shaped like tortoise shells

Apam balik

Apam balik

Sweet pancakes, commonly filled with butter, sugar, chocolate, coconut, creamed corn, peanuts, cheese

Banana cue

Banana cue

Skewered banana coated in caramelized brown sugar

Banana roti

Banana roti

Flatbread made with bananas

Binignit

Binignit

A dessert soup with fruit, tubers, glutinous rice balls, tapioca pearls, coconut milk

Blueberry cake

Blueberry cake

Bomboloni

Bomboloni

Doughnuts filled with vanilla pastry cream, Nutella, fruit jam, serve with coffee, cappuccino

Bread and butter pudding

Bread and butter pudding

Sliced white bread is buttered, soaked in egg custard and topped with raisins

Brown sugar biscuit

Brown sugar biscuit

Pastry with a brown sugar filling

Bubur candil

Bubur candil

Sweet porridge made with coconut milk, pandan and sugar with glutinous rice balls

Bubur cha cha

Bubur cha cha

Coconut dessert with sweet potatoes, bananas, taro, black eyed peas, sago pearls, pandan

Bubur kacang hijau

Bubur kacang hijau

Sweet mung bean porridge

Bubur ketan hitam

Bubur ketan hitam

Sweet black glutinous rice porridge, coconut milk, cane sugar, palm sugar

Bubur sagu

Bubur sagu

Sago pearl dessert with sugar, pandan leaves, coconut

Butter cookies

Butter cookies

Cekodok pisang

Cekodok pisang

Banana fritters

Cendol

Cendol

Green rice flour jelly, coconut milk, palm sugar with, for example, azuki beans, durian, jackfruit

Chocolate

Chocolate

Roasted and ground cacao seeds, made into chocolate bars, used in sweets, desserts, moles, sauces, drinks, cakes, cookies, used in many recipes and foods

Chocolate cake

Chocolate cake

Chocolate mousse cake

Chocolate mousse cake

Churro

Churro

Fried cylindrical pastry, serve with dulce de leche, chocolate

Cincin

Cincin

Sweet red palm ring cakes

Clorot

Clorot

Sweet cone-shaped rice flour snacks made with coconut milk and wrapped with coconut leaves

Coconut ice

Coconut ice

Pink-colored coconut confection

Cream horn

Cream horn

Horn-shaped puff pastry filled with whipped cream, meringue, custard, fruit, pastry cream, chocolate

Crème brûlée

Crème brûlée

Custard topped with hardened caramelized sugar

Custard tart

Custard tart

Dadiah

Dadiah

Sweet water buffalo or goat yogurt

Dalgona

Dalgona

Dan ta

Dan ta

Portuguese egg custard tart

Dodol

Dodol

Fudge-like confection made with glutinous rice flour, sugar, coconut milk

Egg biscuit

Egg biscuit

Flatbread filled with scrambled eggs

Egg waffle

Egg waffle

Small egg-shaped waffles made in a special waffle iron, may be served plain or with sweet toppings such as fruit, chocolate, ice cream, Nutella, whipped cream

Eight-treasure rice

Eight-treasure rice

Steamed glutinous rice pudding with red bean paste in the center and topped with dried fruits and nuts, common during Chinese New Year

Fa gao

Fa gao

Cupcake-like pastry, common during the Chinese New Year

Getuk

Getuk

Small confections or cakes made with cassava, coconut, sugar, several variations

Gingerbread

Gingerbread

Cakes, breads and biscuits (cookies) made with ginger and spices such as cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, from dense or airy cakes to crispy cookies

Guilinggao

Guilinggao

A medicinal jellied dessert with herbs, traditionally made with turtle shell powder but that is rarely included in modern times

Gula mitai

Gula mitai

String-like candy similar to cotton candy

Halva

Halva

Sweets, candy confections, many different types, for example, flour or nut confections, many types

Heong peng

Heong peng

Pastries with a filling of maltose and shallots and topped with sesame seeds

Hong dou tang

Hong dou tang

Sweet red bean soup

Huat kueh

Huat kueh

Small steamed cakes

Jaggery

Jaggery

Unrefined sugar from cane juice or palm sap

Jiuniang

Jiuniang

Sweet fermented rice

Kek batik

Kek batik

No-bake cake with Marie biscuits, chocolate sauce and chocolate custard

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