Hawker Recipes

While you work on these hawker recipes at home, why not observe the way hawkers do it and borrow a few tips from them - who knows, you may well discover your own style of cooking delicious hawker food. You will be spoiled for choice if you head to Malaysia (Penang, Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur) and Singapore because they have the best hawker food in Southeast Asia, so don't leave before you sample some of the city's specialties. Hawker food is simple, satisfying and easy on the wallet - not to mention delicious. Residents consider themselves true aficionados, so trust them implicitly if they recommend their favorite stall. Otherwise, follow the crowd, and order away.

Bak Kut Teh
Bubor Cha Cha
Bubor Pulut Hitam
Char Koay Teow - The quintessential fried noodles served with bean sprouts, cockles and assorted ingredients.
Chee Cheong Fun
Chendol
Curry Laksa - Soup with noodles, lemongrass, coconut milk, prawns
Laksa Bihun (Vermicelli)
Fish Head Curry
Fried Carrot Cake - This is made of white radishes steamed and fried with egg and pickled turnip. "Kueh" means cake
Fried Hokkien Prawn Noodles
Fried Kway Teow - Flar rice noodles fried with cockles, prawns, eggs and bean sprouts
Fried Mee Hoon
Fried Oyster Omelette - (Oh Chien)
Fried Yellow Noodles
Gado Gado
Hainanese Chicken Rice
Hokkien Mee - Prawn based noodle soup with thick yellow noodles and vermicelli fried with pork, prawns, bean sprouts and chili paste in a thick, rich gravy.
Lam Mee
Loh Bak
Lontong
Malaysian Char Kway Teow (Fried Rice Noodles)

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Mee Goreng
Singapore Spicy Noodles (Mee Goreng)
Mee Rebus
Mee Siam - Rice vermicelli fried with chili and prawns and served in a sweet-sour gravy.
Nasi Beriani
Nasi Lemak with Sambal Prawn - A favorite rice dish accompanied by anchovies, cucumber and sambal
Otak Otak
Rojak - a sweet and savory fruit salad mixed with prawn paste and ground peanuts
Tauhu Goreng
Tau Suan
Wonton Mee