PLACE of INTEREST (NEGERI SEMBILAN): Food

FAMOUS IN NEGERI SEMBILAN

"Masak Lemak Cili Api"

Eating out in Negeri Sembilan is usually an enjoyable experience as there is a large variety to choose from. Western foods is easily available in topnotch restaurants while local cuisine is found throughout the state. Chinese and Indian cuisine in Negeri sembilan also rank high among gourmets.

For those who love hot and spicy Malay food, the dishes found in Negeri Sembilan are usually done according to the Minangkabau tradition which often see a generous portion of "cili padi" (small hot chillies) being used. Among the hot favorite is "masak lemak cili api", a dish made from coconut milk blended with tumeric powder and group "cili api" added to fish, meat or vegetables. Another specialty of Negeri Sembilan is the "lemang", glutinous rice cooked in coconut milk and served with "rendang", a curried meat dish. These local delicacies can be found at many roadside stalls in the state.

There are several fine restaurants for dining in style at some of the hotels in Seremban. In addition, the town also offers other eating establishments which are within walking distance and serve a wide array of mouth watering dishes to suit every palate.

"Apam Johol"

The most interesting is the unique apam Johol in the small town of Johol in Negri Sembilan. It’s a fluffy, bite-size brownish apam wrapped in rambai leaf (rambai is the “cousin” to langsat). When steamed, the rambai leaf lends a nice fragrant aroma and adds a tinge of bitterness to the not-too-sweet flavour of the apam. You can eat it with shredded coconut or take it the way the locals do — with sambal ikan bilis, rendang, curried dishes or sweet porridge like bubur kacang and bubur durian.