Best comment explaining Peranakan, I will pin so we all can take the chance to learn. Your input will be much appreciated. Thank you all for the help and information!! Connect with me other places! Instagram: instagram.com/mykindofeats/ Twitter: twitter.com/mykindofeats Facebook: facebook.com/mykindofeats/ Website: mykindofeats.com/ Much love, Max
Peranakan was a Chinese migrant who come into the tanah melayu (previous name for Malaysia) and assimilate themselves into malays culture...you could say that they had come here earlier before british imported contract workers from china and they got their own food and traditions which is resulted from malay-chinese assimilation
Yesssss to peranakan cuisine! As a peranakan from Malacca myself (living in Australia now) this video is making me miss home. That babi pongteh & udang masak lemak nenas looks super legit! If you happen to dine in another peranakan restaurant do try ‘itek tim’ (salted mustard duck soup). It’s a salty+sour duck broth cooked with tamarind slices (some add sour plum), ginger etc. Definitely goes well with pongteh & udang masak lemak nenas. As for nyonya dumplings we also have ‘kueh chang abu’ which is a plain dumpling made with alkaline water and is yellow in colour. We usually eat this with gula melaka (some use kaya) Nyonya cuisine is very laborious. The prep time is just insane. Back in the good old days people really led very simple lives with minimal distractions and have plenty of time for prep! Peranakans are also known to be a very fussy lot. I call it high standards. Why aim for mediocrity when you can strive for perfection? ;)
haha I feel like "Our Place" describes the Nyonya cuisine you just mentioned! Very high standard! Okay first time hearing about "itek tim" so I will look for it next time!
I’ve been watching a lot of foreigners eating Malaysian food RUclips videos. I’m glad it’s finally time that Malaysian food is getting recognized for being one of the best in the world. Some of it may be cheap (like hawker food), but that doesn’t mean it is not great food. Thanks for doing these videos, Max, and for promoting Malaysian cuisine. I also like the way you eat Malaysian food, like a local.
Just subscribed. Why? I think your commentary is the best compared to the other food bloggers on RUclips. I really appreciate you pronouncing the name and ingredients of the food by their local names. Your descriptions of the food looks genuine and the most important thing, you take your time to enjoy the food and don’t look rushed. Some other food bloggers they look rushing to taste and comment and eat the food it doesn’t appear to be an honest review.
Whoever recommend these places, absolute top choice love everything about it. BTW not one single stain on that white t-shirt, Max is becoming a chopstick pro..🥢🥢
Hello again Max. So hot today here in England. It has been many years ago when I was in Malaysia and love the food. I am semi retired now and after graduating I decided to travel around the world with 5 of my very good friends. We do not have you tube then and camera not like what we have today. I decided to learned how to cook all the different cuisine that I so thoroughly enjoyed that many years ago. I am indeed very impressed with your video, the way you describe the food and the way you just say it all out loud, I feel I am there with you, seeing the world again. I had been there and done it all. If I am your mother I am so very proud of you. You take care, stay safe and enjoy every moments.
Well jazzie, I am so happy to have you along on this journey! I can only imagine how many amazing recipes you have! So glad to have you along on all these future journeys as well because I have a lot to come! Thank you for the great message and happy you got an opportunity to travel the world as well!
@@Macoi24 My dear Max, Thank you. I love to cook and thanked god my husband love spicy food,. No take away here in my home. If you ever decided to visit England, please let me know. We live well in the out back here in England, sea side town called Bridlington. Sending hugs.
Glad you discovered my childhood food from paradise - peranakan nyonya food and kudos or deserts. Now I have to goto Malacca for that amazing blue dumpling but I might just have to dream about it! And that scrumptious durian red bean coconut cream chendol 's to die for.
Max, you're a natural born CONNOISSEUR. I just love your presentation. No bullshit, no sissy act and just pure INDULGENCE. You are very passionate and delectable about food. Unlike some presenters who are squirmish about tasting certain foods. Keep up the good work max, and go on you good thing. CHEERS!
If you haven't already, you should try Ayam Buah Keluak. Buah Keluak is a kind of nut and in this dish they take out the flesh of the nuts, cook it with a bunch of other delicious ingredients and stuffed back into the nut before cooking it in a curry. One of my fave peranakan dishes.
On your videos I could see not only foods but also the real life where ever you’ve come! 🚗🚛🏵🧘♂️Love the way you eat and feel foods by your own soul🥰🥰🥰
Thank you so much for your review of Malacca's Peranakan food scene - that's the stuff folks come from afar to try. KL-lites and Singaporeans go quite mad for our food! So chuffed you included Aunty Susan from Our Place; her home-style cooking is really one of those hidden off-the-beaten-track places, and I'm so blessed to count hers as one of our "local" places. She's so cheerful and down to earth, loved by her customers and former students (did she mention she was an ex school teacher??). For our festival days, it's great we can ask Aunty Susan what special dishes she makes, and whether she'd put on those once-a-year dishes that even us locals know are harder to come by. You must make a return trip, or be sure to try "Ayam Buah Keluak" or "Babi Keluak" - made with the "cyanide nut" as I'd like to call it. Don't worry, this dark, brown nut - like a misshapened golf ball - undergoes a special preparation by burying it in mud, then it's scrubbed & cleaned thoroughly, boiled separately and then finally added to the simmering "stew". It's like the blowfish (fugu) challenge in Japan - you can say you ate "buah keluak" and lived to tell the tale! The taste is incredibly rich, deep and almost chocolatey which really reminds me of mole sauce. Some say it's an acquired taste, but I think your palate would love this, as you love all things Malaysian. BTW, Aunty Susan makes the yummiest version I've tried - her gravy has a hint of assam (tamarind) which helps balance the richness of the dish, leaving it flavoursome but not cloying. Her balance in the dish is just on-point and contrasts beautifully with the aromatic herbs used in her creation. If a dish is far too unctuous and heavy, we call "too lemak", the Malay word for "rich, oily or creamy" - that would leave one feeling quite bloated and queasy after indulging in that! PS: Love the drone shots of Malacca too - great footage!
Susan is amazing! So happy I got to meet her and one of the best Peranakan meals I had in Malacca! Hmm, I have tried the Ayam version but it wasn't good so I will definitely come back to try Susan's version, as well as, get about three more of her durian cendols hahaha. Got a lot more to come, I get full just thinking about these next couple videos!
Hi Max. One of my next stops in my SE Asia journeys will be Malaysia, when it's safe to travel again. When I see you eating one main dish after another in this video, are you eating them all in one afternoon, or are you editing several days visits together into one video? If you are eating all this in one day, how do you keep so slim???
Hello Max, it’s nice to see you again and the blog. Now to eat at Baba-low. Those food look so good. Hmmm. I’m now totally hungry again. Goodness that facial expression was an expression of real good awesome food. Oops never wear while on noodle days. Splish splash 🤣😂🤣😂. Darn, I love the way you eat, gives me a lot of appetite. That monster is awesome...start eating hmmm.
Hi Max, so glad you got to experience and taste delicious Peranakan cuisine. Peranakan or Nonya cuisine describes the early Chinese immigrants to SEA who settled in Penang, Malacca, Singapore and Indonesia during the 1700s to mid 1800s from southern China, primarily from Fujian, Chaozhou (Teochow) and Guangzhou provinces. These early Chinese settlers intermarried with local Malays and adopted the local Malay culture/cuisine and ingredients to their own Chinese cooking to create a unique blend/fusion known as Peranakan or Nonya cuisine. It combines Chinese, Malay and other influences (i.e. Indian). You will not find it anywhere else in the world, and if you do, it will not taste as good as where you are now due to availability and freshness of local ingredients. Enjoy while you can, it's a real treat!
Yes Peranakan in Malacca is unique compared with those in Penang and Singapore because the Malacca one has a more comprehensive mix of flavours, possibly Portuguese and Chitty Malacca as well.
Hi there, Tq for introducing Malaysian food to the world. By watching you eating makes me home sick. Miss all the food that I grown up with. BTW I am a Malaysian who is studying in Australia. Hope you have a good time in Malaysia. 😉
OMG Max i just keep watching your videos they are so addicting. You have to be in my top 5 food video's on youtube. I hope you get as popular as Mark Weins.
Hi..i'm from Malacca..if you still here in malacca don't forget to try 1. Coconut shake Klebang 2. Kuih keria limbongan 3. Cendol Kg. Ulu (beside the river)
My sister went to Kocik Kitchen.. she said its the best peranakan dishes that she have ever eaten.. hahahaha And the right way to eat all this mixed dishes ... you need to mix all of them included the sauce... its way delicious...
Ha ! One blue and one orange chopstick. I only realize this when I saw somebody mention this in the comment . Are the chopstick's thickness actually different ?
I do not know all these places! I am from KL n will definitely visit Melaka n try those delicious food.Thank you so much! My grandma is Nyonya peranakan. Do try pie tee , jiu hi char and Kari kapitan, lei hu bao (otak otak Nyonya) next time!
Hi there. As a local, I would suggest you to Peranakan Mansion 僑生府, Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, Melaka. It has beautiful environment and is an excellent peranakan food (non-halal) restaurant.
Max, that Our Place right there that's a winner look's like expensive especially the dessert but the satisfaction nothing to say!...thanks for sharing this vedios Max i enjoyed
Hi Max, I love watching you eat. You eat like a Chinese and a Malaysian too. You know how to eat the good food and delicious sambal. Thanks for talking us alone with your food tour.
i think generally from little that i know, peranakan cuisine is the combination of the style of malay cooking with the spices of chinese . so this makes it very unique in its own. that is why you can see the technique of traditional malay food with mixed in ingredient from chinese cuisine. Anyone knows better please add in the info here ^^. sorry for my lack of knowledge.
Plenty of food and desserts in this video , I am attracted by them all ( I say yes to coconut flavor ). Some houses and streets look cute and some people are fluent in english, what else ? I must visit there.
Peranakan and Nyonya (Nonya) can be loosely interchanged, I think. Generally refers to people of mixed Chinese and Malay/Indonesian heritage, but there also non-Chinese Peranakans. Ancestors I think are early Chinese immigrants who settled in the Straits Settlement. I'm Peranakan but unfortunately not traditional as my grandparents on both sides passed on before I really got to know them, and my parents aren't traditional either! Biggest regret is not having any family recipes passed down from the grandmothers. Cuisine-wise, like what you've eaten, Peranakan cuisine is quite heavy influenced by Malay and Indonesian cuisines. Loads of rempah and coconut, and there's always some type of sambal around. There are many good Nonya restaurants in Melaka, although the more popular ones usually get busloads of tourists. I've not tried the one you went to, I shall try it out when I'm next in Melaka! I'm surprised you didn't have any Nonya kuehs - most people enjoy the sweet kuehs but we have some nice savoury ones as well! You should try Baba Charlie the next time you're in Melaka - some of the best kuehs (Ondeh Ondeh!) I've had and we don't really have great kuehs nowadays in Singapore. Since you love gula melaka, you should also try Putu Piring (steamed rice flour cakes with gula melaka and desiccated coconut). I noticed that you prolly stayed in the Laksamana area? Baba Charlie and the Putu Piring place are somewhat nearby. I think you could prolly cycle from Laksamana to the Putu Piring place, but Baba Charlie's a fair bit further down. Both are along Tengkera, one's at Lorong Tengkera and the other's at Jalan Tengkera I believe. There's a cream puff chain that has a pretty bomb durian cream puff. It's pretty darn great on a hot day. They have a few joints, I think in the malls and there's one at Jonker Street as well. The wonderful thing about eating cendol in Malaysia is that the more traditional spots make their own ingredients from scratch. Like boiling down the gula melaka till it's nice and syrup. Making the green jelly with pandan. Some places also process their own coconut milk! There's a famous cendol spot where I believe the lady does harvests and processes her own coconuts for the cendol. It's way out though, I think she only opens on weekends, and the queues are always looooooong. I wonder if your Melakan series comprises of a few episodes like the JB one as well? Would be nice to feature the Melakan architecture, with the Dutch, British and Portuguese influences.
Baba Charlie coming in one of my next videos! It was closed becuase I filmed this video on a thursday! Hmmm< I ended up going to I think 4 Peranakan restaurants in Melaka so shoot me a message on Instagram or an email and I can let you know which I felt like was best. Hhahahaha and I have Auntie Koh's cendol in next video too. I didn't do much of the history or anything for my videos. Was too busy eating😅but looking back I wish I would have talked more about the architecture and actual history of the city. Just didn't feel like I knew it well enough at that point to talk intelligently about it.
Max, in Peranakan cuisine, the dishes made with Buak Keluak is a mainstay - try either ayam (chicken) or babi (pork) buah keluak. The fruit, buah keluak, in its raw form contains cyanide and must be cured using traditional techniques for 5 days prior to cooking. Once cooked the dish can only be described as a savory chocolate fruit. Must try! It’s getting harder to find as the techniques are being lost and younger generations lack the patience. Love the videos and how you dive into the whole culture, via its cuisine. Keep it going.
“Runaway love train at laksaville!” I hear ya Max 😝 I love curry laksas from all regions. Curry mee too - almost similar. Yummm. You’ve now made me wanna go to Melaka 😭 😂
Looked fabulous Max. Not a fan of Laksa, but you made it looked so yummy... so will have to have it when I am there. That wrap looked interesting too! What’s it called?
Malaccan who lives in the US right now, what a torture watching you travel around and eat all my favorites in my hometown. However, as far as I'm concerned, you are doing this right, in Melaka or Malaysia. :-)
Wow, this must be difficult for you to watch because I hate watching due to the fact I know how good these foods are!! Appreciate the positive comment! Got a lot more to come!
Never did notice before but slurping and that southern drawl seem to go hand in hand. Damnit, i feel like one of Pavlov's dogs watching this. Keep up the good work sir.
This is the type of food I grew up on . Penang is one of the other place you can get this Baba Nonya food in Malaysia . Try fresh Sambai belachan Fresh chilis pounded with grill shrimp paste squeeze of lime. You may not be keen on sweets try Nonya Kueh . It is a mix of Chinese and Malay food with it own twist .
HI Max . Have you been explore east coast Peninsular Malaysia such as Kelantan and Terengganu i pretty sure you will love all the foods this part of Malaysia states.Is a heavan of foods and mouth watering which likely diffrence than other states of Malaysia.
@@Macoi24 there have 1. Laksa Sarawak 2. Asam Laksa or Laksa Penang 3. Laksa Johor 4. Laksa Kari 5. Laksa Kelantan 6. Laksam 7. Laksa Kedah 8. Laksa Kuah Putih You need to try all!!
the one with blue coloured sticky rice is nonya bachang...nonya dumpling. The other one with loads of meat inside is bachang or hokkien bachang...in SG.
A fabulous intermarriage of straits Chinese and Malay flavors that produces a big bang for the palate that you very likely experienced with that curry prawns and babi ponteh and extra sambal. Now I need a big bowl of laksa with all its creamy, coconutty goodness
@@Macoi24 Ya cute for replying in Bahasa Melayu. Keep the video rolling Max. Ya making everyone hungry just by looking at how you eating all these food👌👌
@@Macoi24 My bad, I've known several white i've bumped shoulder with who can't really stand the smells of durian, let alone eating it. Great content btw.
Hi Max..chopstick is supposed to be used as pair with the same color...not blue and orange color..😅 its a etiquette which my mum has been telling me since I was a kid..idkw but etiquette is etiquette I guess 😄 Anyway, enjoy ur stay in Malaysia.
@@hazelt.4410 yes, loved my time in Malacca so much. I was very sad to leave. Luckily when I did I went to Penang ha! But would love to come back! Still have some good videos coming from here!
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Peranakan means a person born here but descended from elsewhere. Love the video once again, food looked amazing. Thank you so much
Peranakan was a Chinese migrant who come into the tanah melayu (previous name for Malaysia) and assimilate themselves into malays culture...you could say that they had come here earlier before british imported contract workers from china and they got their own food and traditions which is resulted from malay-chinese assimilation
@@pixpigdon Thank you! So is it not limited to just Chinese?
@@johnsenoh Awesome Melo! Appreciate the input! love being able to learn so much!
In Malaysia most peranakan was chinese,baba and nyonya was their descendants
Yesssss to peranakan cuisine! As a peranakan from Malacca myself (living in Australia now) this video is making me miss home. That babi pongteh & udang masak lemak nenas looks super legit! If you happen to dine in another peranakan restaurant do try ‘itek tim’ (salted mustard duck soup). It’s a salty+sour duck broth cooked with tamarind slices (some add sour plum), ginger etc. Definitely goes well with pongteh & udang masak lemak nenas.
As for nyonya dumplings we also have ‘kueh chang abu’ which is a plain dumpling made with alkaline water and is yellow in colour. We usually eat this with gula melaka (some use kaya)
Nyonya cuisine is very laborious. The prep time is just insane. Back in the good old days people really led very simple lives with minimal distractions and have plenty of time for prep! Peranakans are also known to be a very fussy lot. I call it high standards. Why aim for mediocrity when you can strive for perfection? ;)
haha I feel like "Our Place" describes the Nyonya cuisine you just mentioned! Very high standard! Okay first time hearing about "itek tim" so I will look for it next time!
When malay + chinese + indian food mixed together. Never disappointed
Never ever. It's a proven fact.
It's diversity of cuisines at it's BEST.
SEDAP!
I’ve been watching a lot of foreigners eating Malaysian food RUclips videos. I’m glad it’s finally time that Malaysian food is getting recognized for being one of the best in the world. Some of it may be cheap (like hawker food), but that doesn’t mean it is not great food. Thanks for doing these videos, Max, and for promoting Malaysian cuisine. I also like the way you eat Malaysian food, like a local.
Thanks Win! I seem to come back here often and I hope to continue to do so!
Yes. Like a local. That was a few times I tot he is in MM2H project and been here for over years. Lol 😂
anyone else gets hungry after watching this?? or just me ..
Ngidam Babi pongteh ke.. hahahha
I ordered panda right after his first video that I discovered this morning lol 😂
Just subscribed. Why? I think your commentary is the best compared to the other food bloggers on RUclips. I really appreciate you pronouncing the name and ingredients of the food by their local names. Your descriptions of the food looks genuine and the most important thing, you take your time to enjoy the food and don’t look rushed. Some other food bloggers they look rushing to taste and comment and eat the food it doesn’t appear to be an honest review.
Whoever recommend these places, absolute top choice love everything about it. BTW not one single stain on that white t-shirt, Max is becoming a chopstick pro..🥢🥢
haha not sure if chopstick skills are really good or I am really lucky😂
Hello again Max. So hot today here in England. It has been many years ago when I was in Malaysia and love the food. I am semi retired now and after graduating I decided to travel around the world with 5 of my very good friends. We do not have you tube then and camera not like what we have today. I decided to learned how to cook all the different cuisine that I so thoroughly enjoyed that many years ago. I am indeed very impressed with your video, the way you describe the food and the way you just say it all out loud, I feel I am there with you, seeing the world again. I had been there and done it all. If I am your mother I am so very proud of you. You take care, stay safe and enjoy every moments.
Well jazzie, I am so happy to have you along on this journey! I can only imagine how many amazing recipes you have! So glad to have you along on all these future journeys as well because I have a lot to come! Thank you for the great message and happy you got an opportunity to travel the world as well!
@@Macoi24 My dear Max, Thank you. I love to cook and thanked god my husband love spicy food,. No take away here in my home. If you ever decided to visit England, please let me know. We live well in the out back here in England, sea side town called Bridlington. Sending hugs.
Glad you discovered my childhood food from paradise - peranakan nyonya food and kudos or deserts. Now I have to goto Malacca for that amazing blue dumpling but I might just have to dream about it! And that scrumptious durian red bean coconut cream chendol 's to die for.
Max, you're a natural born
CONNOISSEUR.
I just love your presentation.
No bullshit, no sissy act and just pure INDULGENCE.
You are very passionate and delectable about food.
Unlike some presenters who are squirmish about tasting certain foods.
Keep up the good work max, and go on you good thing.
CHEERS!
nah, give me the real stuff. the good stuff. the unique and so on! Appreciate the awesome comment🙏
@@Macoi24
You deserve it.
If you haven't already, you should try Ayam Buah Keluak. Buah Keluak is a kind of nut and in this dish they take out the flesh of the nuts, cook it with a bunch of other delicious ingredients and stuffed back into the nut before cooking it in a curry. One of my fave peranakan dishes.
I did, but I didn't like it at the place I went. It was way too salty for me, sooo I will just have to come back!
On your videos I could see not only foods but also the real life where ever you’ve come! 🚗🚛🏵🧘♂️Love the way you eat and feel foods by your own soul🥰🥰🥰
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Ayyy!!! NOTIFICATION FAM!!!! haha that is amazing🙌😭
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I miss malaysia food
I like kare mie udang
Laksa
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Melaka food delicacy advanture! Nice shot mate, 2:20 the chopstick you used tho😅
Used to take my lunch there at 486 when im working nearby
Watching it while lockdown it Malaysia is so tempting
Thank you so much for your review of Malacca's Peranakan food scene - that's the stuff folks come from afar to try. KL-lites and Singaporeans go quite mad for our food!
So chuffed you included Aunty Susan from Our Place; her home-style cooking is really one of those hidden off-the-beaten-track places, and I'm so blessed to count hers as one of our "local" places. She's so cheerful and down to earth, loved by her customers and former students (did she mention she was an ex school teacher??).
For our festival days, it's great we can ask Aunty Susan what special dishes she makes, and whether she'd put on those once-a-year dishes that even us locals know are harder to come by. You must make a return trip, or be sure to try "Ayam Buah Keluak" or "Babi Keluak" - made with the "cyanide nut" as I'd like to call it. Don't worry, this dark, brown nut - like a misshapened golf ball - undergoes a special preparation by burying it in mud, then it's scrubbed & cleaned thoroughly, boiled separately and then finally added to the simmering "stew". It's like the blowfish (fugu) challenge in Japan - you can say you ate "buah keluak" and lived to tell the tale! The taste is incredibly rich, deep and almost chocolatey which really reminds me of mole sauce. Some say it's an acquired taste, but I think your palate would love this, as you love all things Malaysian. BTW, Aunty Susan makes the yummiest version I've tried - her gravy has a hint of assam (tamarind) which helps balance the richness of the dish, leaving it flavoursome but not cloying. Her balance in the dish is just on-point and contrasts beautifully with the aromatic herbs used in her creation. If a dish is far too unctuous and heavy, we call "too lemak", the Malay word for "rich, oily or creamy" - that would leave one feeling quite bloated and queasy after indulging in that!
PS: Love the drone shots of Malacca too - great footage!
Susan is amazing! So happy I got to meet her and one of the best Peranakan meals I had in Malacca! Hmm, I have tried the Ayam version but it wasn't good so I will definitely come back to try Susan's version, as well as, get about three more of her durian cendols hahaha. Got a lot more to come, I get full just thinking about these next couple videos!
Hi Max. One of my next stops in my SE Asia journeys will be Malaysia, when it's safe to travel again.
When I see you eating one main dish after another in this video, are you eating them all in one afternoon, or are you editing several days visits together into one video?
If you are eating all this in one day, how do you keep so slim???
Each video is one day brother! Well as you can see I try to take a bike or walk where ever I can!
Hello Max, it’s nice to see you again and the blog. Now to eat at Baba-low. Those food look so good. Hmmm. I’m now totally hungry again. Goodness that facial expression was an expression of real good awesome food. Oops never wear while on noodle days. Splish splash 🤣😂🤣😂. Darn, I love the way you eat, gives me a lot of appetite. That monster is awesome...start eating hmmm.
hahahhaa the facial expressions were on full force this video!! so much yummy food!!!!
Hi Max, so glad you got to experience and taste delicious Peranakan cuisine. Peranakan or Nonya cuisine describes the early Chinese immigrants to SEA who settled in Penang, Malacca, Singapore and Indonesia during the 1700s to mid 1800s from southern China, primarily from Fujian, Chaozhou (Teochow) and Guangzhou provinces. These early Chinese settlers intermarried with local Malays and adopted the local Malay culture/cuisine and ingredients to their own Chinese cooking to create a unique blend/fusion known as Peranakan or Nonya cuisine. It combines Chinese, Malay and other influences (i.e. Indian). You will not find it anywhere else in the world, and if you do, it will not taste as good as where you are now due to availability and freshness of local ingredients. Enjoy while you can, it's a real treat!
But since this is Melaka, the Peranakan cuisine can also have Portuguese influence, right? Thanks this is an epic comment!
Yes Peranakan in Malacca is unique compared with those in Penang and Singapore because the Malacca one has a more comprehensive mix of flavours, possibly Portuguese and Chitty Malacca as well.
That looks so good. Ginger coconut broth . Tofu puff absorbing all the soup. This video makes me miss Malaysia.
Hi there, Tq for introducing Malaysian food to the world. By watching you eating makes me home sick. Miss all the food that I grown up with. BTW I am a Malaysian who is studying in Australia. Hope you have a good time in Malaysia. 😉
My pleasure! I love Malaysian food so much too!
"But I am sorry popiah you have to move out of the way, because this is a run-away love train into laksa-ville!!!!" Very funny
Excellent video. I've been to Melaka three or four times and coming back again later in the year so I will definitely try your suggestions.
heck yeah! So much to eat there!
OMG Max i just keep watching your videos they are so addicting. You have to be in my top 5 food video's on youtube. I hope you get as popular as Mark Weins.
This makes me smile so much! Really happy to hear all this!
Dam you got 3k subscribers in less than 24 hrs! Let’s go 1 million subscribers!!!!!!!! Looks so yummy 😋
haha lets gooooooo!!!
7::00 sticky rice looks so good and shave ice after👍👍 I want to visit Malaysia and try all the dishes that you ate . ❤❤ love your video.
Can’t believe u eat sambal telur ..gosh good job bro . That is like the best simple dish in my life. Everyday sambal telur !!
Hi..i'm from Malacca..if you still here in malacca don't forget to try
1. Coconut shake Klebang
2. Kuih keria limbongan
3. Cendol Kg. Ulu (beside the river)
Ahhh not still there! Just means I will have to come back!
Bring me along where you go Max. Just love the way you enjoy food.
come on!!!
Really nice videos .. awesome scenery , nice food, easy explaination .. so comfortable to watch ..
🙏🙏🙏 thanks John!
Max. is palm sugar. is very good thank you for sharing your beautiful video love your video thanks
Excellent choice of dishes. Enjoyed your video and saved it for reference when I visit malacca
nice! So much more to come! you will have so much to eat! Locations in my description box if you need
My sister went to Kocik Kitchen.. she said its the best peranakan dishes that she have ever eaten.. hahahaha
And the right way to eat all this mixed dishes ... you need to mix all of them included the sauce... its way delicious...
Im from sri lanka
Good video, keep going it good luck 👍👍💫
Man .. Your content just keeps on getting better . Those drone shots 🔥🙏
better one video at a time!
"Okay y'all I think I've officially hit food coma stage...as I'm in the middle of the road!" Looks around >.< Too funny Max =D
The 'Mad Max' of Asian Cuisine!!! LOL!! Fantabulous video bro!!! Thanks for sharing your experience here..... Now I've got the munchies........
haha hilarious! Well sounds like you need to get to munching:)
I am your new subscriber. Absolutely love your channel and the food are so delicious.
yay! Happy you found the channel! Welcome to the family!
Ha ! One blue and one orange chopstick. I only realize this when I saw somebody mention this in the comment . Are the chopstick's thickness actually different ?
exact same, just different color!
I do not know all these places! I am from KL n will definitely visit Melaka n try those delicious food.Thank you so much! My grandma is Nyonya peranakan. Do try pie tee , jiu hi char and Kari kapitan, lei hu bao (otak otak Nyonya) next time!
Yeesss, I didn't get to try all of those, but I have tried a lot!
Hi there. As a local, I would suggest you to Peranakan Mansion 僑生府, Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lock, Melaka. It has beautiful environment and is an excellent peranakan food (non-halal) restaurant.
Max, that Our Place right there that's a winner look's like expensive especially the dessert but the satisfaction nothing to say!...thanks for sharing this vedios Max i enjoyed
Yeah, cendol is a little more than others, but I got three nice pieces of durian nugget.
Hi Max, I love watching you eat. You eat like a Chinese and a Malaysian too. You know how to eat the good food and delicious sambal. Thanks for talking us alone with your food tour.
it is my pleasure! love having everybody along the journey!
@@Macoi24 thank you
Wow...the icon ...is cendol durian...is looks so yummi and fresh...
Your channel is super underrated man ! Hope to see you when you are in Singapore again !
Thanks low low and I wlll be back soon for a stop over!
Max you the man..embracing life..
yesss, living my best life
@@Macoi24 Wonderful Max...Only way to live
This guy eating petai.... 👀👀👀👀👀
I was like... 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
haha it is my favorite.
Oh my god! Max you met my high school English teacher, Mrs Susan! I'm literally screaming when I see her in your video!!
i think generally from little that i know, peranakan cuisine is the combination of the style of malay cooking with the spices of chinese . so this makes it very unique in its own. that is why you can see the technique of traditional malay food with mixed in ingredient from chinese cuisine. Anyone knows better please add in the info here ^^. sorry for my lack of knowledge.
Good information. Thank you!
Hi Max! Love your video to the maximum! Lots of love from Malaysia!
Plenty of food and desserts in this video , I am attracted by them all ( I say yes to coconut flavor ). Some houses and streets look cute and some people are fluent in english, what else ? I must visit there.
haha you and me both, love that coconut
That egg sambal oh wow 🤩 looking good 👍
Wow you really can take that amount of spiciness!
Already brushed my teeth and after I saw your videos, I had to eat something and brushed my teeth again. Lol
😭🙌 hahaha this was so funny to me
Peranakan and Nyonya (Nonya) can be loosely interchanged, I think. Generally refers to people of mixed Chinese and Malay/Indonesian heritage, but there also non-Chinese Peranakans. Ancestors I think are early Chinese immigrants who settled in the Straits Settlement. I'm Peranakan but unfortunately not traditional as my grandparents on both sides passed on before I really got to know them, and my parents aren't traditional either! Biggest regret is not having any family recipes passed down from the grandmothers.
Cuisine-wise, like what you've eaten, Peranakan cuisine is quite heavy influenced by Malay and Indonesian cuisines. Loads of rempah and coconut, and there's always some type of sambal around. There are many good Nonya restaurants in Melaka, although the more popular ones usually get busloads of tourists. I've not tried the one you went to, I shall try it out when I'm next in Melaka!
I'm surprised you didn't have any Nonya kuehs - most people enjoy the sweet kuehs but we have some nice savoury ones as well! You should try Baba Charlie the next time you're in Melaka - some of the best kuehs (Ondeh Ondeh!) I've had and we don't really have great kuehs nowadays in Singapore. Since you love gula melaka, you should also try Putu Piring (steamed rice flour cakes with gula melaka and desiccated coconut). I noticed that you prolly stayed in the Laksamana area? Baba Charlie and the Putu Piring place are somewhat nearby. I think you could prolly cycle from Laksamana to the Putu Piring place, but Baba Charlie's a fair bit further down. Both are along Tengkera, one's at Lorong Tengkera and the other's at Jalan Tengkera I believe. There's a cream puff chain that has a pretty bomb durian cream puff. It's pretty darn great on a hot day. They have a few joints, I think in the malls and there's one at Jonker Street as well.
The wonderful thing about eating cendol in Malaysia is that the more traditional spots make their own ingredients from scratch. Like boiling down the gula melaka till it's nice and syrup. Making the green jelly with pandan. Some places also process their own coconut milk! There's a famous cendol spot where I believe the lady does harvests and processes her own coconuts for the cendol. It's way out though, I think she only opens on weekends, and the queues are always looooooong.
I wonder if your Melakan series comprises of a few episodes like the JB one as well? Would be nice to feature the Melakan architecture, with the Dutch, British and Portuguese influences.
Baba Charlie coming in one of my next videos! It was closed becuase I filmed this video on a thursday! Hmmm< I ended up going to I think 4 Peranakan restaurants in Melaka so shoot me a message on Instagram or an email and I can let you know which I felt like was best. Hhahahaha and I have Auntie Koh's cendol in next video too. I didn't do much of the history or anything for my videos. Was too busy eating😅but looking back I wish I would have talked more about the architecture and actual history of the city. Just didn't feel like I knew it well enough at that point to talk intelligently about it.
Baba Charlie’s kueh standard drop already kinda disappointed 😔
My hometown! Yay! The bike shot tho out of the house to the peranakan restaurant. How many shot does that take? Lol good job
haha probably too many. I do not even remember
Max, in Peranakan cuisine, the dishes made with Buak Keluak is a mainstay - try either ayam (chicken) or babi (pork) buah keluak. The fruit, buah keluak, in its raw form contains cyanide and must be cured using traditional techniques for 5 days prior to cooking. Once cooked the dish can only be described as a savory chocolate fruit.
Must try! It’s getting harder to find as the techniques are being lost and younger generations lack the patience.
Love the videos and how you dive into the whole culture, via its cuisine. Keep it going.
Thanks so much for the heads up! I did try it, but the one which I tried was not very good so I will have to come back and try to look again!
That’s a pity.
Where you heading to next, Max?
This area also has the Duck Noodles behind Tun Tan Cheng Lock Road. Next time you in Malacca you should eat this.
Watching yr Video makes me hungry... aaah
Look at the chopsticks... Wow... U r creative haha....I like your style bro...
That is a beautiful bowl of laksa! Really like that big dollop of sambal on top. And ginger, too? Boiled egg only adds to the perfect breakfast
Exactly, could not agree more! Yes, huge kick...really woke me up😂
“Runaway love train at laksaville!” I hear ya Max 😝 I love curry laksas from all regions. Curry mee too - almost similar. Yummm. You’ve now made me wanna go to Melaka 😭 😂
Oooooooo curry mee in Penang!!!
Looked fabulous Max. Not a fan of Laksa, but you made it looked so yummy... so will have to have it when I am there.
That wrap looked interesting too! What’s it called?
Popiah, while the basis is the same, seems like everybody does then differently.
Love love love... all your videos. Good research! 👍🏻
Thanks! I sure did a lot of it!
@@Macoi24 hands down! You are one of my fav youtube channel besides Mark Weins. Can u make a video the best food you have tasted around Asia?
That is amazing to hear! Really is high praise! yes, I will be doing some end of year top 19s or something like that!
@@Macoi24 can't wait. I look forward to it!
My hats off to you. You slurp like us .....LOL. Need to go back for another dose of melaka.
Oh yeah, still a lot to eat!!
Malaysian foods look so yummy ppff water dancing in my mouth hehe, someday really need to try nyonya laksa and durian cendol
yes, could not agree more. you need to!
New subscriber here.. and feel hungry suddenly 😂
And here I'm eating cookies while watching you eat. 😂
Palm sugar is like maple syrup, both are from tree’s sap
Another great vlog Max. Peranakan food stand the test of time.
Omg so delicious! I am really hungry.
🤤🤤 yummmmy foods i like Sambal its so yummy malaysian foods😊😊 another great video mi amigo Max Godbless
Gracious! And godbless you too brother!
Great that you had Susan on camera - places that are special like that deserve extra attention with the owner 👍🏼
Yes, they don't get as much because they are not city center but still was one of the best Peranakan meals I had.
I got eat the one that you eat now. Very delicious😊
Friendly reminder that you've got my whole heart 😂💓💓
I’m just here for dessert...durian chendol is pretty interesting 🍧♥️
well I ate plenty of it haha
Malaccan who lives in the US right now, what a torture watching you travel around and eat all my favorites in my hometown. However, as far as I'm concerned, you are doing this right, in Melaka or Malaysia. :-)
Wow, this must be difficult for you to watch because I hate watching due to the fact I know how good these foods are!! Appreciate the positive comment! Got a lot more to come!
So colorful foods. You always make me hungry 😂 💪💪💪🇱🇰
Never did notice before but slurping and that southern drawl seem to go hand in hand. Damnit, i feel like one of Pavlov's dogs watching this. Keep up the good work sir.
haha, it has just never been done before the souther drawl and slurp combo. haha funny comment about Pavlov's dog
This is the type of food I grew up on . Penang is one of the other place you can get this Baba Nonya
food in Malaysia . Try fresh Sambai belachan Fresh chilis pounded with grill shrimp paste squeeze of lime. You may not be keen on sweets try Nonya Kueh .
It is a mix of Chinese and Malay food with it own twist .
HI Max . Have you been explore east coast Peninsular Malaysia such as Kelantan and Terengganu i pretty sure you will love all the foods this part of Malaysia states.Is a heavan of foods and mouth watering which likely diffrence than other states of Malaysia.
Next time I come this is my plan
That spicy shrimp with parkia speciosa looks really delicious.
Durian cendol? Now that looks interesting! With the big chunks. Our Place really looks like a gem with the house-made ingredients
Yeah, if you look back in the kitchen, just a bunch of wonderful ladies making delicious food!
Hi. I am new in your channel here. Nyonya Curry Laksa is my favourite laksa among others. I love the taste and it still better than others laksa.
Hey! Welcome! wow, yeah it is really good! I am still excited about trying so many more types of laksa though!
@@Macoi24 there have
1. Laksa Sarawak
2. Asam Laksa or Laksa Penang
3. Laksa Johor
4. Laksa Kari
5. Laksa Kelantan
6. Laksam
7. Laksa Kedah
8. Laksa Kuah Putih
You need to try all!!
the one with blue coloured sticky rice is nonya bachang...nonya dumpling. The other one with loads of meat inside is bachang or hokkien bachang...in SG.
You should be imprisoned for theft. You stole my heart....just like that? Aghh I freaking love you so much 😭😭💖💖
hahaha wow...😂
@@Macoi24 Omfgggggg you replied😭😭😭😭imma cry nowwwww.
A fabulous intermarriage of straits Chinese and Malay flavors that produces a big bang for the palate that you very likely experienced with that curry prawns and babi ponteh and extra sambal. Now I need a big bowl of laksa with all its creamy, coconutty goodness
boooommmm!!!! This post got me hungry and ready for more peranakan food haha
@@Macoi24 can you have too much peranakan curry? Or sambal or durian cendol? Hahaha. Nah
@@sharon_shaw I am pretty sure my time in Malaysia, I took that question to the extreme. The answer is no, you cannot.
Ya ampunn,kelihatannya enak bgt deh, ngilerr aku jadi nya.....
Makanan Malaysia sentiasa baik
@@Macoi24 Ya cute for replying in Bahasa Melayu. Keep the video rolling Max. Ya making everyone hungry just by looking at how you eating all these food👌👌
Omg I will get fat if I watch your vlog often. They way you eat make me hungry so bad.
Glad you finally uploaded ur latest video and the variations of shaved Iced Durian with it. Are most texans well-diversed with their eats?
I am from Arkansas, but I would say some people are open but probably not as open to eating and trying everything I am.
@@Macoi24 My bad, I've known several white i've bumped shoulder with who can't really stand the smells of durian, let alone eating it. Great content btw.
haha man I love the stuff! i have certain types I even know that I like better. And thanks brother! More to come!
max, you make me so hungry right now :)
You make me hungry...By the way,i'm impressed with your Malay pronunciation..Keep it up 😊😊
haha so ironic because I used to be sooo bad
Exactly he's getting better w it!!!
Ugh, now I have to go find curry laksa. You make it looks so good. 🤤
OMG, you make everything looks good. When you devour the babi pongteh. Owh lord... I know u were in heaven.
And the sambal omelette. Come on man! You are killing me here. It looks sooo sooo good.
haha this was just a crazy delicious day!!!
Always hungry 😋😋😋
Hi Max..chopstick is supposed to be used as pair with the same color...not blue and orange color..😅 its a etiquette which my mum has been telling me since I was a kid..idkw but etiquette is etiquette I guess 😄 Anyway, enjoy ur stay in Malaysia.
Sambal and eggs are a winning combo! So is petai, sambal and shrimp
I will never cook eggs without sambal again!
You are a true sambal lover. Just like any of us malaysian. Keep up the good work!
Yess, feeling like a local! Thank you and will do!
Keep up the good work! Success will follow!
thank you brother 🙏
Yay!!! Finally!!!! Welcome to Malacca!!!!!!!!! 🤣
haha got here! And I was full like I have never been in my life
@@Macoi24 Lol.... Enjoy your day here... Don't forget to try Asam pedas telur ikan...Take care
A big Hi from an Australian now living in Malacca! I follow your videos and it's so great to see you're in my new home town trying out the yummy food.
@@hazelt.4410 yes, loved my time in Malacca so much. I was very sad to leave. Luckily when I did I went to Penang ha! But would love to come back! Still have some good videos coming from here!
New subscriber , look delicious 😋😋
welcome to the family!