World Tourism Conference 2013 - Try Melaka Heritage Food

Melaka food is well-known that even people who know little about the ancient city and its culture have heard about or tasted the unique cookery. The unique characteristics of preparing and cooking food is an art handed down from the ancestor and the skills are kept in the kitchens of all homes.

Each famous food is the product of the skills acquired by generations of chefs in the family and thus by itself explained their humble preservation of the cooking heritage.

You must try the Chicken Rice Ball.

Learn the art of eating the rice ball.

However, you would discover fascinating stories from the folks

about the Chicken Rice Ball.

You must try the Satay. 

Check the extra-ordinary cooking using coconut leafs.

Experience the distinctive flavours of grilled and boiled,

coming together in the mouth, smoothie with a unique sauce.

You must try the Banana Leaf Biryani.

Go with mutton.

The meal render amazing energy for you,

and let your taste buds to discriminate the variety of spices used.

You must try the Black Pepper Brinjal.

You will be taken aback when the black as coal is served.

It has a most interesting flavour within a settlement,

home to the Kristang community.

You must try the Laksa.

The best Laksa is served at home

and for this reason not many know about adding daun kesom

into the steamy bowl.

Get feasted this summer/winter in Melaka during your stay. "Tell me what your eat and I'll tell you who you are," wrote renowned gastronome Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin in 1825.

How the Melaka people prepare the ingredients to formulate a recipe and finally how the folks consume and share it is very telling.

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