prawn
210 dishes.
mainMee RebusYellow noodles in thick sweet potato and prawn gravy with egg and limemainMee SiamThin rice noodles in a sweet-sour tamarind and fermented bean gravymainMi QuangTurmeric noodles with shrimp, pork, peanuts and rice crackers
Mie GorengWok-fried sweet-soy noodles with vegetables and eggsoup & stewMiyan kukabaobab-leaf powder soup with dried fish and meat, poured over tuwomainMoksi-alesiMixed rice cooked with salted meat, dried shrimp and coconut
Mumawashrice with mung beans, dried shrimp and spices
Murabyanshrimp rice with dill, turmeric and dried limesauce & condimentNam Prik NumCharred green chillies pounded with garlic and shallot into a smoky dip
Nasi KatokPlain rice, fried chicken and sambal in paper; beloved cheap meal
Nasi LemakCoconut rice with sambal, anchovies, peanuts and egg; the national dish
Nasi UdukCoconut rice with fried chicken, tempeh, egg and sambal, wrapped in banana leaf
NdoléBitterleaf simmered with peanuts, shrimp and beef; served with plantains or bobolo
Ngai ngaiSour hibiscus-leaf sauce simmered with smoked fish
NgunzaPounded cassava leaves stewed with palm oil, groundnut and smoked fishmainOjjaeggs scrambled into spicy tomato-pepper sauce, often with merguez or shrimpsnackOtak-OtakSpiced fish mousse grilled in banana leafstreet foodOyster VermicelliThick bonito broth with thin wheat noodles, oysters and pork intestine
Pad ThaiWok-fried rice noodles with tamarind, egg, tofu, shrimp and peanuts
Paila marinaShellfish and fish simmered in briny broth, coastal cure
Palm buttermeat or fish simmered in creamy pressed palm-nut sauce, over rice
Palm nut soupRich palm-fruit soup with smoked fish, crab and snailsmainPanang CurryThick, nutty red curry with kaffir lime, less soupy than othersmainPancitStir-fried noodles for birthdays, symbolizing long lifesalad & sidePasemburShredded turnip, prawn fritters, egg and tofu drenched in sweet nutty sauce
PempekPalembang fish-and-tapioca cakes with dark vinegar-chili cuko
Pepper shrimpSmall river shrimp boiled scarlet with scotch bonnet, sold in bagssalad & sidePetjilBlanched vegetables dressed in thick peanut sauce, Javanese style
Pili piliCrushed hot chili paste set on the table beside every dishmainPinakbetIlocano vegetable stew of bitter melon, okra and squash flavoured with bagoongmainPiri-piri prawnsfamous Mozambican prawns grilled with piri-piri, garlic and limestreet foodPo’ boyLong crusty loaf packed with fried shrimp, oysters or roast beef, dressedsauce & condimentPol SambolGrated coconut relish with chili, lime and Maldive fishstreet foodPølse med lompeBoiled sausage wrapped in a soft potato flatbread with mustard
PonduCassava-leaf stew with palm oil and fish or meat; ubiquitoussnackPopiahSoft wheat skin rolled around stewed turnip, egg, peanuts and sweet sauce
Mie GorengWok-fried sweet-soy noodles with vegetables and eggsoup & stewMiyan kukabaobab-leaf powder soup with dried fish and meat, poured over tuwomainMoksi-alesiMixed rice cooked with salted meat, dried shrimp and coconutMumawashrice with mung beans, dried shrimp and spicesMurabyanshrimp rice with dill, turmeric and dried limesauce & condimentNam Prik NumCharred green chillies pounded with garlic and shallot into a smoky dipNasi KatokPlain rice, fried chicken and sambal in paper; beloved cheap mealNasi LemakCoconut rice with sambal, anchovies, peanuts and egg; the national dishNasi UdukCoconut rice with fried chicken, tempeh, egg and sambal, wrapped in banana leafNdoléBitterleaf simmered with peanuts, shrimp and beef; served with plantains or boboloNgai ngaiSour hibiscus-leaf sauce simmered with smoked fishNgunzaPounded cassava leaves stewed with palm oil, groundnut and smoked fishmainOjjaeggs scrambled into spicy tomato-pepper sauce, often with merguez or shrimpsnackOtak-OtakSpiced fish mousse grilled in banana leafstreet foodOyster VermicelliThick bonito broth with thin wheat noodles, oysters and pork intestinePad ThaiWok-fried rice noodles with tamarind, egg, tofu, shrimp and peanutsPaila marinaShellfish and fish simmered in briny broth, coastal curePalm buttermeat or fish simmered in creamy pressed palm-nut sauce, over ricePalm nut soupRich palm-fruit soup with smoked fish, crab and snailsmainPanang CurryThick, nutty red curry with kaffir lime, less soupy than othersmainPancitStir-fried noodles for birthdays, symbolizing long lifesalad & sidePasemburShredded turnip, prawn fritters, egg and tofu drenched in sweet nutty saucePempekPalembang fish-and-tapioca cakes with dark vinegar-chili cukoPepper shrimpSmall river shrimp boiled scarlet with scotch bonnet, sold in bagssalad & sidePetjilBlanched vegetables dressed in thick peanut sauce, Javanese stylePili piliCrushed hot chili paste set on the table beside every dishmainPinakbetIlocano vegetable stew of bitter melon, okra and squash flavoured with bagoongmainPiri-piri prawnsfamous Mozambican prawns grilled with piri-piri, garlic and limestreet foodPo’ boyLong crusty loaf packed with fried shrimp, oysters or roast beef, dressedsauce & condimentPol SambolGrated coconut relish with chili, lime and Maldive fishstreet foodPølse med lompeBoiled sausage wrapped in a soft potato flatbread with mustardPonduCassava-leaf stew with palm oil and fish or meat; ubiquitoussnackPopiahSoft wheat skin rolled around stewed turnip, egg, peanuts and sweet sauce-
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