Kelantan

Nasi Kerabu

The nasi kerabu is mix of herbs, the rice is cooked with many types of herbs.

There are also sliced 'bunga kantan', sliced small onions, slice cucumber, beansprout, fish floss and fish crackers. This rice dish is a regional specialty from Kelantan. The rice is tinted bluue from petals of flowers called bunga telang (clitoria). 

Nasi kerabu can be eaten with 'ayam percik' or slices of meat.

Solok Lada

The uniqueness of this type of food is where the filling is placed inside the chilly. 

The filling is made from flesh coconut, fish fillet and coconut milk. 

This tasty food is suitable to be taken with Nasi Kerabu.

Budu

A fermented anchovy sauce that is used as a flavoring, added with chilli, onion and lemon juice. 

It can be eaten with rice, fried fish and 'ulam' (assortment of herbs) such as pucuk paku or fiddlehead fern. The salty and sourish taste can get very addictive as most people tend to add rice when eating this! (Hahaha) 

Budu is not recommended for people with gout or hypertension.

Somtam

One of the famous Thai dish in Kelantan. Most delicious somtam can be find at Tumpat and Rantau Panjang. Somtam is a papaya salah or mango salah with a salty, spicy and sour taste, The salty and lime juicy taste is very popular among people.

Cek Mek Molek

Cek Mek Molek can be translates to pretty lady in Kelantanese haha. It is fried sweet potato with sugar syrup filling. It will be more tasty and delicious when enjoyed while they're still hot and fresh. This dessert is also suitable to be served during a high tea session.

Written by Nik Nur Amira