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Commonly served vegan
Dishes that are traditionally served vegan
Spicy pickled vegetables, made with carrots, cucumber and beans in a peanut butter and sesame sauce
Acar
Traditional fruit-based salad with chili and peanut dressing
Rojak
A ball shaped sweet made from glutinous rice, coconut and palm sugar and covered with coconut flakes
Onde-Onde
A sweet desert made from coconut cream, red beans, sugar and green rice flower jelly
Cendol
Boiled whole corn
Jagung rebus
A crispy pancake made from fermented rice, filled with a semi mashed spiced potato and served with lentil stew
Dosa/ Thosai
Stuffed fried tofu cubes filled with cucumber, bean sprouts and a spicy chili sauce
Tahu Sumbat
Deep fried lentils mixed with spices, curry leaves and chili
Parippu Vadai
Deep fried battered Banana slices served as a snack or dessert
Piseng Goreng
Dishes that can be Vegenized
Dishes that are not vegan by default, but can be made so, by asking to remove or change part of the ingredients.
White rice served with many sides including vegetables and/or animal products. To veganize: Ask only for vegetables
Nasi Campur
Rice cooked in coconut milk with anchovies, eggs, peanuts and sambal. To veganize: Ask for rice with vegetables
Nasi lemak
Fried or fresh spring roll with fillings. To veganize: ask for vegetarian filling and make sure no fish/ shrimp sauce is used
Popia
Glutinous rice with coconut and dry fish. To veganize- ask for no fish
Nasi Pulut
Dishes that are not vegan, but appear to be.
Dishes that might look vegan, but contain animal products.
Often made with milk
White breads
Most of the wheat noodles are made with eggs
Noodles
Spicy noodle soup, usually contain fish/ meat broth
