Snacks from Malaysia

 

This is called Apam Balik.It is a has peanuts corn and some sugar.The term Apam Balik means turnover pancake because of the shape.Apam Balik originated from China but it became popular in Southeast Asia including Malaysia and Singapore.A piece of Apam Balik is about 220 to 282 calories.Apam Balik has 2 variations either thin and crispy or thick and fluffy.

This is called Cendol.It is made out of  shaved ice,sweet syrups,red beans,cendol (the grass green jelly) sweet corn,evaporated milk and jelly.Ais Kacang is also known as ABC which stands for air batu campur.Cendol was originated in Southeast Asia.A cup of cendol is about 192 to 330 calories.Cendol might have come from the Javenese word meaning bulge or swollen which is referred to the shape of the jelly.

This delicious food is called Pisang Goreng.It is made out of bananas and oil.Pisang Goreng also known as fried bananas originated in Indonesia but became popular in Southeast Asia including Malaysia and Singapore.A piece of Pisang Goreng is about 120 to 250 calories.

My personal opinions about these snacks

For Apam Balik i personally really like it the fluffiness of the pancake makes it really delicious with the other ingredients.

For Cendol i would prefer it without the corn and red beans.Even though i like red bean i feel like it doesn’t taste good in Cendol for me.The cold refreshing taste of Cendol is really good in my opinion especially if it has the green grass jelly in it.

For Pisang Goreng i  absolutely love the crispiness and delicious taste that it has.I really like how it is sold almost everywhere in Malaysia because it is a common snack you can find in a lot of vendors.