Brunei cuisine has long been appreciated by gourmets for its irresistible richness and uniqueness, making a strong impression with dishes that reflect the combination of culinary elements from Southeast Asia. , but most of all from Malay and Muslim culture. To make your upcoming Brunei trip more complete, visitors can immediately refer to the most typical dishes of Brunei cuisine in the article below from Asia News Daily!
Brunei cuisine has long been appreciated for its richness, uniqueness and irresistible deliciousness
Bamboo grilled chicken
Manuk Pansuh or Bamboo Grilled Chicken is the first delicious dish that visitors should not miss when exploring the unique Brunei cuisine. This dish was created by the Iban community living in Brunei, and is a combination of many different spices such as pineapple, lemongrass, ginger, onion and ginger flower (bunga kantan) – a unique herb of the Philippines. local.
Chicken meat, after being marinated with the above typical spices, will be wrapped in banana leaves to bring out a richer flavor, then stuffed inside a hollow bamboo stem, and grilled over open fire for about 20 minutes. When cooked, chicken still retains its softness and succulence, along with its seductive aroma and irresistible delicious taste.
Bamboo grilled chicken, when cooked, still retains its softness, succulence, and irresistible delicious flavor
Grilled fish
Grilled fish is a unique traditional Bruneian dish that every tourist wants to enjoy at least once. This unique grilled fish dish mainly uses large and meaty fish. After being thoroughly processed, the fish will be marinated with many typical spices and then grilled. Grilled fish is often enjoyed by Brunei people with a sweet and sour and especially spicy dipping sauce.
Grilled fish is a unique traditional dish of Brunei people
Ambuyat
Ambuyat is an important traditional dish in Brunei cuisine and is also a unique delicacy that visitors should try when traveling to Brunei . Made from the core of the Sago palm tree trunk, Ambuyat is a clear starch, similar to tapioca starch, which when mixed with water becomes flexible, chewy and sticky. Ambuyat is often eaten with a spicy and sour dipping sauce called Cacah made from shrimp, chili, lemon and some other optional ingredients.
Ambuyat – a unique delicacy that tourists should try when traveling to Brunei
In addition, Brunei people also enjoy Ambuyat with meat dishes, pakis or biring (vegetables), ikan goreng (fried fish), beef rendang (beef stew), hati buyah (beef lungs),… Save The idea is that diners should eat Ambuyat while it’s still hot because it will become stickier as it cools.
Hati Buyah
Hati Buyah or stir-fried beef lung is an extremely unique dish of Brunei cuisine. The ingredients and preparation of this delicious dish are also quite simple. Boiled beef lungs are cut into small pieces and marinated with typical spices such as coriander, dill, salt and sugar. Stir-fried beef lungs are often enjoyed by Brunei people along with other delicious dishes such as Ambuyat, Soto soup, noodles (Mee Kuning), vermicelli combined with fried eggs or soft-boiled eggs,…
Nasi Katok
Nasi Katok is a fairly simple yet extremely popular and loved dish in Brunei cuisine. Nasi Katok consists of white rice (Nasi) served with a piece of fried chicken (Ayam Goreng) and a piece of banana leaf. In particular, Nasi means “rice” and Katok literally means “knock”. This unique name is said to originate from the story that in the past people had to knock on the seller’s door to buy this attractive rice dish. Gradually, this name was preserved and became one of the most representative dishes of the cuisine of the Kingdom of Brunei.
Nasi Katok consists of white rice (Nasi) served with a piece of fried chicken (Ayam Goreng).
Ketupat
Ketupat is an extremely popular dish in the Kingdom of Brunei. This delicious dish consists of rice wrapped in palm leaves, tightly braided and cooked like banh canh. There are two popular types of Ketupat: Ketupat Nasi – square shaped made from brown rice and Ketupat Pulut – triangular shaped made from sticky rice. This Ketupat cake is often enjoyed with beef curry or grilled meat, which is also very delicious and mouth-watering.
Ketupat – rice dish wrapped in palm leaves is extremely popular in the Kingdom of Brunei
Kueh Lenggang
Kueh Lenggang is a famous traditional sweet dish in Brunei, popular and known by many different names throughout Southeast Asia. Indonesians call it Dadar Gulung, Malaysians call it Kuih Ketayap while Filipinos also have a similar version called Daral. Kueh Lenggang is essentially a sweet, green-colored crepe made from pandan leaf juice, filled with a mixture of grated coconut and sugar and rolled into a cylinder.
Kueh Lenggang with cool pandan green color is a famous traditional sweet dish in Brunei
Belutak Daging
Belutak Daging is the most popular and delicious beef sausage in the Kingdom of Brunei, consisting of 80% meat and 20% fat. The meat and beef fat will be carefully marinated with typical spices such as garlic, chili, onion, salt, sugar,… then stuffed into a crust made of cow intestines. Belutak Daging sausages will then be dried in direct sunlight for 3 to 4 days.
Belutak Daging is a delicious and attractive beef sausage in Brunei cuisine
The sophistication in processing has given the Brunei people’s Belutak Daging sausage an extremely unique flavor that is hard to mistake. Normally Belutak Daging will be fried before enjoying and is a delicious and attractive side dish in Brunei cuisine.
Wajid
Wajik, also known as Pulut Manis, is an extremely popular traditional cake in Brunei. This cake is made from rice, sugar and coconut milk. The high sugar content in Wajik acts as a natural preservative because sugar helps inhibit the growth of bacteria. Wajid cakes that are properly produced and packaged can be stored for up to two weeks. To increase the aroma, people often add a little flavoring to the cake such as pandan leaves, vanilla, or brown sugar and durian,… Remember to try it, I guarantee you won’t be disappointed!
Wajid – traditional cake made from rice, sugar and coconut milk
Above are the top 9 most typical dishes of Brunei cuisine that Asia News Daily has compiled and wants to share with you. Hopefully the above information will help you have more good suggestions for your upcoming trip!