As those of you who follow my blog will know, I love good food. Living in Finland the one thing I cannot get here is decent Malaysian fare. There really aren’t any Malaysian restaurants nearby that serve the dishes I crave, so you could say authentic Malaysian food is very rare here.
What I really love is a good old Nasi Lemak as seen in the first photo. It might look strange to you but the tastes just blend together perfectly!
I wouldn’t mind some decent satay either.
Or Gula Melaka (okay I don’t know why it’s green but the taste was right!).
All these dishes were devoured in London. I wish I could travel to Malaysia for a food fest though! Unfortunately I just heard that one of these London based restaurants has decided to upgrade (?) their menu and start serving sushi. What? A terrible idea if you ask me – just stick to Malaysian grub please!
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The Life and Travels of Mrs Suvi 
I forgot to add this :http://www.thestar.com.my/opinion/letters/2013/10/29/an-unwelcoming-malaysia-hall/
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I read this blog with interest. So this is the place where Caroline said you can get a decent Malaysian fare in London if you are there.
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Malaysia-Hall/104405019624145
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30-34, Queensborough Terrace
SW3 1HX London, United Kingdom
Phone +44 20 7985 1252
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However some said :”Tried to come here for some authentic Malaysian food with my Fiancé, but there was a sign on the door saying non-Malaysians are not permitted!!!!!”.
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Oh yes – the Malaysian Hall! I haven’t dared try to go in, as you’re supposed to have a Malaysian with you if you go 😛
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Love Malaysia food! I just published a post with an illustration of a nasi lemak hehe
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Ooh that sounds like a great post but what’s your blog’s address? The blog that I find is empty! Thanks for reading 🙂
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Oh whoops – I recently changed site address and kept the old one. It’s stickymangorice.com
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Great thanks, I will have a look 😀
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I love the notion the British believe they invented curry and that they often serve it with a side of hot chips 😉 x
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Hehe, my goodness – chips spoil a curry for sure. Another thing I hate is raisins in curry!! And this I experienced in England 😛
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looks deeelish Suvi
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Thank you 🙂
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This looks good.
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Thanks Aditi, makes you hungry hey 😀
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Hi Suvi, how are you? Good to see the nasi lemak and satay in your post! Is there a Malaysian embassy in Helsinki? If there is (or maybe a consulate), I wonder, if you could ask where do they look for Malaysian food in Helsinki 🙂
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Hi dear! Yes, we have a Malaysian Embassy and also a Finland-Malaysia association! Unfortunately they all look in the same place for Malaysian food – in their own kitchens 😉 Well, maybe I could do London again soon! xx
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Get a Malaysian cookbook and cook it in Finland.
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Yes I should do that but I’m too lazy! Even the hunt for the ingredients would wear me out…
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We have those as well in Indonesia. Cendol is my fave. Come to Jakarta!
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Thanks for reading! Doesn’t cendol have ice? This didn’t!
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Cendol usually served with ice.. And sometimes you put some slices of jack fruit to give a pleasant flavor and good smell.
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Needless to say the sight of that Nasi Lemak on your blog got me so excited! Hahaha! If you ever came back here again, we could spend a whole weekend doing nothing but eat.
But I hope the rumors are wrong about that sushi
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Heheh, yes Malaysia is all about the food! I used to love noodles and every time I came back to KL my friends would ask me “have you had your noodles yet?” 😂😂 We should definitely have a food date if I come around!
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Absolutely delicious! The Malaysian Embassy in London also has sort of a hidden café place for citizens that my cousin took me to! I can’t remember if she had to show proof or anything, but I wouldn’t have gotten in by myself. Highly recommend but first you’ll have to make a Malaysian friend to get you there! 🙂
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Ooh sounds good to me Caroline! I wish they had it in Helsinki 😎
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When I am in Finland I like to eat Finnish food. We get lots of great Asian food here in Brisbane but I haven’t tried Malaysian food…must look for it.
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Oh lucky you Debra! I do love a mix of different types of food 😜
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It’s green because it was colored from pandan leaves.
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Yes but is it usually like that? I don’t think I’ve seen it green before…
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I would guess the dessert called cendol from your pic. If it’s cendol, the green one is rice jelly. But I’m sure gula melaka is the brown one on the bottom.
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Too bad I can’t find their menu online so I could check! 😀
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Pretty sure it was cendol. I couldn’t think of anything except that.
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The picture IS gula melaka. The green one is sago pearls, with green coloring. The white one is coconut cream and the brown one at the bottom is palm sugar. Cendol is a whole different dessert, but with some of the same ingredients, and ice. You might want to visit this page: http://de-briefme.com/gula-melaka-one-of-my-favourite-malaysian-desserts/
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Well that’s what I thought I ate! Thank you for your feedback 😎
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Oooh. The recipe and your picture is called sago pudding with gula melaka. Not just gula melaka because gula melaka IS palm sugar. I mistaken the sago as cendol because it’s green.
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Yum yum!
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