Ampalaya with plant-based beef.

If I tell my 15-year-old self that she'd eventually learn to eat ampalaya, she'd laugh at me with derision.

Is it Ibereco pork or something.

Ok I shall stop complaining about my RM10 chapfan

#MakanApaToday #Malaysia

https://www.therakyatpost.com/news/malaysia/2025/04/26/kl-restaurant-under-fire-rm28-for-simple-rice-set-with-vegetables-and-siew-yuk/

Current round of conversations reminds me that I do find it funny that the nasi lemak is considered the de facto national dish of the country, to the point that people are very confidently stating it as fact, when I'm from the part of the country that gets slated for being "99% Melayu" and let me tell you, having decent-to-good nasi lemak is an actual recent phenomenon... Because it's not our food XD (and tbf there's a stronger connection between the south and Riau Islands, but Riau people share stuff like songket and nasi dagang with mine XD, though because of the Arabian trading history, ours is chockful of fenugreek seeds... To the point that apparently Kedahans* can't help adding them to their nasi lemak)

*Can't get any older Malay kingdom than them.

#tootSEA #malaysia #MakanApaToday (the thing about capital cities and their navelgazing)

nanyang #makanapatoday

Sometimes, no (meal) plan is a good plan. Case in point: this miso-glazed chicken that I whipped up on the fly because I ran out of ideas for dinner. Relieved it turned out yummy.

When you thought the Lays chips you were eating were made in the US. Duh

Not many people know that the stem of the banana plant is edible, Malaysians call it 'umbut pisang'. We remove the soft inner section of the stem to use in salads or curries. The stems are soft, tender and soak up flavours really well. Usually only eaten during celebrations

I personally believe that this was how people used to consume wild banana plants before domestication

Some additional information in this blog (in Malay)
https://animhosnan.blogspot.com/2012/02/umbut-batang-pisang.html?m=1

tiong bahru chendol
SEA food game strong in manila!
#makanapatoday

To my SEA network: can anyone identify this food?

"An Indonesian or Malaysian satay with dry marinade (a rub?) containing cumin and no kecap. Not served with peanut sauce. Looking for recipe."

(as a vegetarian, I am not in a great position to help out here)

https://mastodon.social/@Labelleaubois/114369736739854454

Garden to table

Breakfast at the park. Thankful I live near something so beautiful.

My lunch was so pretty I had to take a pic. The price was pretty too - RM13.50

bag of beans #makanapatoday

went to another tagaytay wedding this weekend! first stop was bag of beans. if you're visiting this area this is always a good spot for breakfast.

Kim Loong Vegetarian Restaurant @ Kajang
#MakanApaToday

blue wonder #makanapatoday

this drink is called the elsa latté for obvious reasons. the blue curaçao syrup gives it a citrus kick and a floral aftertaste.

Steamed buns (@pinoy|s call them "siopao", our adopted version of the bao buns) are popular snacks, or maybe a light meal in many parts of Asia.

In the #Philippines, the color marking on the bun is an extra indicator of the filling: red, yellow, or in this case green.

Are there "standard" color codes in your region? The one in the photo is their vegetarian version.

wildflour #makanapatoday

I don't miss working in rockwell but I do miss mornings at wildflour! i work from home* 95% of the time now, which has been amazing for my mental health. truly cannot even explain how much I love my work setup and my company right now. a lot has changed since I left ******. plus big things are happening in Q2!

*also: hotel, café, salon, vet's office, pet groomer, etc

our faves at seryna #makanapatoday

chotto matcha #makanapatoday

matcha cheesecake and a spanish latté. little tokyo for two consecutive weekends because why not.