7 best rice dishes in Southeast Asia

Vietnam's banh chung and Thailand's mango sticky rice were both selected to be included in this list.

Rice is an indispensable part of Southeast Asian cuisine. This is also the reason why you should not miss the most delicious and beautiful rice dishes introduced by the ASEAN organization's Goasean travel website below.

1. Nasi Lemak - Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore

The heart of Nasi Lemak is rice cooked in coconut milk and pandan leaves to create a fragrant rice dish, served with fried fish, peanuts, boiled vegetables or sliced ​​cucumber, boiled eggs and sambal (a traditional chili sauce). This dish is also often served with chicken or squid.

2. Khao Niao Mamuang (mango sticky rice) - Thailand

This is a dish that is loved by many tourists, and is considered a snack or a "national" dessert in Thailand. The dish has the fragrant taste of sticky rice, the rich and fatty taste of coconut milk combined very harmoniously with the sweet Thai mango.

3. Hainanese Chicken Rice - Singapore, Malaysia

The rice used in Hainanese chicken rice is typically shiny and fragrant, thanks to the chicken stock it is cooked in. The dish is served with grilled or steamed chicken, sliced ​​cucumbers, and a chili garlic dipping sauce. Some people also like to add blanched bean sprouts.

4. Banh Chung - Vietnam

Banh chung is a cake made from glutinous rice, mung beans and pork. It is usually wrapped in dong leaves, and the strings used to tie the cake are made from giang trees - a type of bamboo. A pair of banh chung is a popular gift during the Lunar New Year in Vietnam.

5. Nasi Goreng - Indonesia and Malaysia

Nasi Goreng means “fried rice,” which refers to the many ways a dish is prepared, with the main ingredient being fried rice and a variety of other ingredients such as vegetables and seafood. The dish is popular because of its versatility, most commonly fried rice with garlic, chili, and sweet soy sauce.

6. Suman - Philippines

This is a dish of sticky rice cooked in coconut milk, wrapped in palm leaves and steamed. It is usually served with sugar, coconut threads or a mixture of both. Some people also like to eat it with latik, a syrup made from diluted coconut milk.

7. Lemang - Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia

Lemang is a combination of sticky rice, coconut water, a little salt, and a hollow bamboo tube. People use banana leaves to wrap the sticky rice, then put everything into the bamboo tube to prevent the sticky rice from sticking to the tube but still have the characteristic aroma. Lemang is often eaten with chicken, beef, especially loved during the Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha festivals.

According to Ngoisao.net