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Wednesday 1 January 2014

Pulut Mempelam








Glutinous rice is eaten with fresh mangoes is quite unusual food for some places, but for the people of Perlis especially the farmers, the food is a common food they like to eat after work in their farm.

Jeruk Maman






Maman is a vegetable. Maman leaves will be separated from the twigs and cut into small pieces. Then, cleaned up and mixed with salt and ferment for one day. Then it is mixed with water of rice and fermented again in the pot for three days until it become mature and become orange.Maman pickles is usually served with sliced ​​onions and chillies. It is usually eaten with rice during lunch and dinner.

Sambal Prawn with Bitter Beans (sambal udang petai)






Mostly it can be in various taste, such as; sweet, sour and spicy. This food is well known in Perlis and long considered a Malay classic. The cobination of marine life and plant beans is the most perfect pair for food. Usually serve at noon and dinner. Its spicy taste can warmed our body during cool day.

Pekasam



This pekasam made ​​from fish or shrimp. For this state of society, pekasam made ​​from fish commonly known than the pekasam that made ​​from shrimp. Usually freshwater fish such as puyu, Javanese carp, perch and tilapia used to prepare pekasam.The fish Pekasam is usually fried and eaten as lunch or dinner meal. Some are eaten with steamed glutinous rice and grated coconut. Commonly fried with chili and added with lime juice,it will create a  great aroma and taste.

Nasi Ulam








Nasi Ulam, which is rice mixed with several types of leaf is a traditional food in Perlis. Some types of plants such as noni, putat, sekentut, cemumar, selom, and mentalun taken grain, pulp sliced ​​and mixed with rice. Pepper and crushed dried fish mixed together, to enhance the flavor of the rice.

Crispy Squid with Sweet Chili Sauce







This is fried squid coated with butter then eat with sweet chili sauce. The most common side dish in Perlis.Also can be serve with sambal.