MALAYSIA
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| Chef stirs chicken curry. Kuala Lumpur. |
| Photo © Barb & Ron Kroll |
Major airline:
Malaysia Airlines
Capital:
Kuala Lumpur
Language:
Bahasa Malaysia is the national language, but English is widely used.
Currency:
Malaysian ringgit
Eating Out:
Indian, Chinese and Malay dishes are popular. Try satay (barbecued meat on a stick with sweet and spicy peanut sauce), murtabak (griddle-fried pancakes stuffed with minced beef, egg and onion, served with curry), rojak (salad with bean-sprouts, shredded cucumber, hard boiled egg, prawn fritters and spicy peanut sauce), cendol (shaved ice with coconut milk, green noodles and palm syrup).
Shopping Specialties:
Pewter, batik, silverware, bamboo-ware, baskets, pottery: scarves, sashes, placemats and sarongs, made from songket (fabric woven with gold thread), miniature kites and traditional drums, Iban shields and blowpipes.
TRAVEL INFORMATION
More things to see and do in Malaysia:
Hari Raya Celebrations in Malaysia
Sarawak Malaysia Longhouses
Borneo Adventure and Cultural Experience
Kuala Lumpur, Melaka and Penang
