the wonderful of PERAK: Special food of Perak...

Let’s discover a wide variety of famous food in Perak…

Perak is famous with delicious variety of its multi-ethnic food such as Mi Rebus, Rendang Tok, Satay, Nasi Kandar, Muruku, Ayam Taugeh, Kacang Puteh, White Coffee and many more.

White Coffee and Chee Cheong Fun are some of popular Chinese cuisines in Ipoh. Most Chinese food can be found in Pekan Lama Ipoh or kopitiam. White Coffee in Ipoh is not actually white in color but it is black coffee which producing different scents than other coffee and produce whitish-brown frothy.

LIMAU TAMBUN

Fruits that are synonym with Perak are Durian and Pomelo or commonly known as limau bali or limau tambun. Durian in Perak especially in Bukit Gantang area, are unique in taste because the color of the flesh is not so yellow but it is nice and sweet.

Pomelo and its sweet flesh

Limau bali or pomelo is the largest citrus fruit with thick rind. Its outer skin is normally green in color but turns yellow when ripen. Its flesh inside usually is translucent white or pink. Pomelo is very good to our health in reducing bad cholesterol level and fight against the heart disease.

RENDANG TOK

When I initially knowing Perak, the first food that captures my attention is Rendang Tok. Rendang Tok is well known dish in Perak. The popularity of this traditional food has now reached across the country.

Rendang Tok

Rendang Tok actually said to have originated from Kampung Pisang Batu Gajah, Perak, which later spread to most districts in Perak. It is the traditional Malay dish with its own special taste and flavor without any addition of preservatives and artificial flavorings. Uniquely, Rendang Tok is still prepares using traditional methods using the wood stove.

Rendang Tok is normally served as a side dish, which is eaten with Lemang, rice, Ketupat Palas, bread, or you can even eat it on its own. This dish is said to be carried on from generation to generation since ancient times because the cooking method involves cooking spices and traditional ingridients. Rendang Tok name is also said to be used in ancient times as it is cooked by parents at that time and the cooking methods are so dry and black. That's the origin of the name.

For the recipe, you can try from this links:

rendang_tok_recipe-1

rendang_tok_recipe-2

PUTU PERAK

Have you heard about Putu Perak?

It is a traditional dish of Perak. Other name of this dish is putu cawan or putu mangkuk. It is made from finely ground rice mixed with rice flour, glutinous rice flour, a bit of grated coconut, and sugar. Then, it is steamed in a special mould.

Putu Perak

Pure attractive white in color and fluffy texture are able to captivate us to have a bite of it. Putu Perak is sweet in taste.

LAKSA

When we travel to Kedah, let's find Laksa Kuala Kangsar. You can simply find Laksa Kedah because there are many stalls that sell it here. Here, at Kuala Kangsar there are variety of stalls that allows visitors to enjoy this laksa which you cannot find elsewhere in other states.