It’s Trevor James

I am with Chuchu

We just flew in to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

And we’re coming here for a full on food tour of this city

We’re going to eat as much as we can in the next few days

This is it

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is a food heaven

It’s packed with cuisine that you’ll fall in love with on your first try

And you’ll never run out of new things to try as you explore the city

Everywhere you go

There is something to be found

We can here solely to eat

And found a ton of Malay,

Chinese,

And Indian meals and snacks that blew us away

In one day

You can have a blast tasting food in Hawker centers

And exploring temples in Chinatown

Immersing yourself in the colors and smells of little India

Tasting curries over banana leaf

And eating it with your bare hands

And later on

Feasting on Malay cuisine and roast fish in Kampung Bharu

We spent 4 days in the city eating non-stop

And these are the 11 must try dishes that you need to devour as soon as you arrive in Kuala Lumpur

Let’s eat

So right behind us here is Restoran Sin Hiap Kee

This is Chinese Indian food

Made by a local Chinese lady and we are going to go try it out

OK

So aromatic

Just put a huge chunk on there

Yeah yeah right there

Look at that!

It’s beautiful!

That looks incredible

Look at the fish head curry!

Let’s go

Look at all the meat there

Oh you can just dip the fish head meat in the curry

Wow the fish head meat is so tender

Oh what I love about all of this

Wow eating the eye!

Oh my

Huge mutton curry!

Oh yeah, Chuchu take some!

To start out your Foodrangin feast in Malaysia

Malay food is a necessity

One of the must try things in Malaysia is Ikan Baker roast fish with Nasi Campur

You’ll have a huge selection of curries and gravies and vegetables

All cooked in the local Malay style

There really is nothing better

OK so Chuchu

Up here you have to try a Malay specialty Ikan Baker

Roast fish

Let’s go

Oh yeah

This is a huge Nasi Campur feast

We have a grilled Tilapia

This is a grilled swordfish

But what the real magic is

I’m just going right in

The Ikan Bilis

Dried anchovies

With a super sweet almost honey like sambal

Get in there

And then you’ve gotta dip it in the sauce

Look at that

One of the joys of Malaysia is the insane amount of selection

And this is definitely seen in it’s desserts

The most refreshing and famous of which is the condole

Found all over the roadside stalls in Kuala Lumpur

When you’re feeling hot

Just line up at a vendor’s stall, and order up

The shaved ice, palm sugar, pandan leave jelly and coconut

Will really cool you down

And the sweetness really picks you up

Oh look at this

It’s like heavenly desserts

Two cendols please

For here in a bowl please

Thank you!

Oh here you go Chuchu

Wow look at that

Thank you very much

It’s full of shaved ice with pandan leave jelly

Coconut milk, brown sugar

And in the bottom you’ll see oh red beans!

Red beans

Let’s try it out

That’s so cooling

Oh it’s so cooling on a hot day

So sweet

So sweet, so creamy with coconut milk

Oh yeah, heaven

This is still just the beginning

Malaysia wouldn’t be Malaysia without it’s siganture famed dish

Nasi Lemak

Amazingly fragrant rice

Cooked with fatty coconut milk

And served with a hard boiled egg

Cucumbers, peanuts, a traditional spicy sambal

Dried anchovies and fried chicken

This dish really has it all

And without a doubt

The best part is the amazingly spicy and fragrant sambal paste

It’s worth the flight alone

Nasi Lemak

Thank you

Oh beautiful

So this is Nasi Lemak

The absolute heavenly dish of Malaysia

Smell that

Ok Ok we just gotta eat this

This is going to be really good

Let’s eat

That sambal is really potent

And the anchovies mixed in with it

It’s really good

I think there is definitely some Pandan leaves

Extra sambal just goes so well on that coconut rice

I’m in heaven right now

Another thing that is undoubtedly a must try in Malaysia is durian

The notoriously smelly fruit

So Chuchu and I went to the best spot to feast on durian in Kuala Lumpur

The SS2 neighborhood durian buffet at Wai’s durian

Here you can sample different varieties of the worlds stinkiest and most fragrant fruit

After your first bite

You’ll discover whether you’re a lifelong fan or not

Luckily for both of us

We both love it

Oh doesn’t that look beautiful

Oh yeah

Look at that

Maoshanwang

The King of durian

It’s so sweet

It’s so creamy

There is nothing better than durian

It’s really satisfying to get your hands messy

And just to take the creamy durian flesh

And put it in your mouth

Wow!

I cannot believe this flavour exists

Look at this

You just put your fingers in

It’s like a zipper

It’s like a zipper and then

Look inside!

Look inside at the flesh!

There is nothing better

Chuchu you take a piece

Malaysia is so multicultural with Indian, Malay, and Chinese cultures all mixing together

And one of the joys of Malaysia is the Indian banana leaf restaurants all over the city

We made our way to little India to try it out

And were served one with meat curries

And one with all veg

For a curry addict

You can really get your fix here

I give you one veggie rice

One veggie

One veggie and one non veggie great idea

Nice!

Wow!

OK, and then we make one for meat right?

Oh Chetinnad chicken

Very nice, with gravy

This is chicken

Prawns

Oh, and an egg

This side

Sit over here? Thank you so much

This looks really nice

We have a huge Chettinad feast here in Kuala Lumpur

Two banana leafs

This is naan

Garlic cheese naan

We have some dhal and I think this is a mint chutney

Take with the hand is best

Take with the hand

Yeah with the hand theres taste

It tastes better

Yeah

With the right hand

Thank you

So use your right hand

Last time I used my left and I got in a lot of trouble

All vegetable curries

So many veg

There is lady finger

I think this is mutton tofu

It’s supposed to taste like mutton

There is cauliflower

There is green beans

And then over here

This is meat curry banana leaf

There is squid, there’s chicken

There’s mutton, there’s more chicken

So much

Just gotta clump it up

Don’t be shy

I’m not professional

You know, I’m still learning just like you

That flavor is incredible

There you go

Clump it together

Use your thumb

Yeah yeah there you go

Is that good?

So many flavors here

Malaysia is just so packed with flavor

And the food culture shines through every hawker center and restaurant that you visit

You really need to have some local home cooked Chinese lunch when you visit

We came to a little Chinese place in SS2

To try their famous BBQ pork

And wow were we impressed

Thank you

This looks incredibly delicious

We have a Malaysian Chinese home cooked lunch feast

Just look at this

With their own Malaysian style chili paste

And then over here this is free range chicken with ginger and soy sauce

Just smell that

Look at that this is a true true Malaysian lunch feast

The chashao is the dish to come for

This really is the King of BBQ pork and is reason enough to come here alone

When done right, a good chashao is one of the best flavours to savour in the world

The juices and the fat burst from the pork

And the sweet marinade coats your tastebuds

Bringing you into the next realm

Oh dip it in the chili sauce

Let’s try that

Om nom

Oh my god

That is insane

Isn’t that good

This chili sauce is a little sour

The garlic

There is definitely some honey in there

It’s really nice

One of the best parts about Malaysian food culture is the local hawker centers

You can order up almost all the famous Malaysian dishes in one place from different stalls

It’s all here

Every region of Malaysia has it’s own specialties

With Penang holding the crown for the famous Asam Laksa and Char Kuay Teow

And Kuala Lumpur we went to go try a famous pork noodle soup

The secret to a great bowl is the soup stock base

Where here, it’s cooked bowl by bowl

And not by bulk

So we waited an hour and ten minutes to taste the sweet, fragrant pork bone broth

Filled with sliced pork and innards

The pork noodles are here

Look at this

So I’ve got the thin rice noodles

Added an egg

There’s juicy pork bits

There’s innards

There’s liver

Look at that

I got some liver in there

That is flavorful

It’s all about the soup

That looks insane

Any trip to Malaysia wouldn’t be complete without tasting the local Malay Nasi Dagang traders rice

Rice cooked with coconut milk, shallots, lemongrass, and fenugreek seeds