nasi lemak

it's one of Malaysian favorite

nasi lemak usually serve during breakfast

but I had it for my dinner today

I found 4 strongest element in declaring how good the nasi lemak is

First, and the strongest : the sambal

most nasi lemak are rated base on its sambal

"best tak sambal dia?" is the most common question asked whenever people ask me to try out the nasi lemak at new place

no matter how good the presentation is, or how expensive it is, but if the sambal is rated as zero, so the whole nasi lemak will be rated as zero as well.

sambal can be said as the heart of nasi lemak

Second : the nasi itself 

the nasi is cooked with santan and pandan leaves to fragrance the nasi

but what make the nasi lemak rated zero is when the nasi is raw

I've tried to cook nasi lemak once, and it's not easy as it see

until now I'm afraid to try to cook it again.

Third : ikan bilis, kekacang, and timun

most nasi lemak will be serve with ikan bilis goreng, kekacang, and timun slices

they are like a brides-made of nasi lemak 

The last one : telur

it is served in several ways

telur mata and there's some who called it telur goyang, omlete, or boiled 

it is also like a brides-made to the nasi lemak. 

but as time passed

the way nasi lemak served also revolves from its traditional style

nasi lemak now serve not only as breakfast, but you can have it at any time you want with a lot more choices of side dish to be put on the nasi lemak like rendang, ayam goreng, or kari

however,

it is still Malaysian favorite ;D

* pictures taken using Nikon D3100 with macro lens *