Negeri Sembilan Malaysia Food Fest

 

This month is my turn to host for Malaysia Food Fest. Last month was Pahang and please visit Wendy's blog for the round up.

 

I was born and raised in Seremban,Negeri Sembilan and now living in Seremban too.Seremban is capital of Negeri Sembilan.

 



source : Wikipedia

Negeri Sembilan was settled between the 15th and 16th century by Minangkabau migrants from Sumatra.The Minangkabau brought along with them rich cultural heritage which is still preserved and practised today as the fascinating ' Adat Pepatih',a matrilineal system of inheritance and administration that is unique to the state. That means, inheritance goes to the daughters :)

The name Minangkabau is thought to be a conjunction of two words, minang ("victorious") and kabau ("buffalo"). There is a legend that the name is derived from a territorial dispute between the Minangkabau and a neighbouring prince. To avoid a battle, the local people proposed a fight to the death between two water buffalo to settle the dispute. The prince agreed and produced the largest, meanest, most aggressive buffalo. The Minangkabau produced a hungry baby buffalo with its small horns ground to be as sharp as knives. Seeing the adult buffalo across the field, the baby ran forward, hoping for milk. The big buffalo saw no threat in the baby buffalo and paid no attention to it, looking around for a worthy opponent. But when the baby thrust his head under the big bull's belly, looking for an udder, the sharpened horns punctured and killed the bull, and the Minangkabau won the contest and the dispute.That is why the houses and buildings in Negeri Sembilan often has a special roof that looks like the horns of the buffalo.


When we talk about the food in this state, traditional Negeri Sembilan food is famous for being fiery hot and spicy. They use alot of santan (coconut milk) and chilli in cooking. Methods of cooking like Masak Lemak Cili Api and Rendang are typical Minang cuisine and they are cooked with a liberal use of with chili and coconut.

MASAK LEMAK CILI API.

It literally translates as "Cooked in coconut milk and bird's eye chilli. This is one of the signature dishes of the Minang cuisine. You can use chicken,seafood,mushroom,vegetable, eggs, fish, or even sardines to cook masak lemak cili api.
It's a very versatile cooking style.

Ayam Masak Lemak Cili Api.

source : homefamilysite.com

Masak Lemak Cili Padi Pucuk Ubi.

source : Masakan Dari Dapurku

Cendawan Masak Lemak Cili Api.

source : Dari Dapur AZLI RAZALI

Sardin Masak Lemak Pucuk Ubi

source : Tertunailah Hasrat Di Hati

Daging Salai Masak Lemak Cili Api

source : Sky Of Love

Ikan Keli Salai Masak Lemak Cili Api

source : CiliPadi.net

RENDANG

Negeri Sembilan also has many types of Rendang. Rendang cooked in typical Minang style does not use spices but with aromatics like ginger, galangal, lemongrass and lots of coconut .

 

I'm sure most of you will be familiar with beef rendang and chicken rendang, but in Negeri Sembilan, almost anything can be made into rendang and that includes ferns and shoots of plants that is normally not used in cuisine of other states.

Beef Rendang Minang style

source : Dari Dapur AZLI RAZALI

Duck Rendang With Daun Puding

source : Life is colourful

Chicken Rendang with Daun Puding

source : Kerulls

 



Daun Puding/Daun Wungu

source : Informasi Herbal

 

This is how Daun Puding look like.Negeri Sembilan people like to use it to cook Rendang Daun Puding.

 

The picture below is rendang made with the shoots of the cassava (ubi kayu) plant.

 

Cassava Shoots Rendang

source : My kitchen

 









Cassava Shoots

source : Cookery Pot-Secrets of Happiness

This is another popular Rendang dish.Rendang Maman is the signature dish of Gemencheh town for all festivals and celebration.Maman leaf can be found easily in Gemencheh,Negeri Sembilan.This leaf is a bit bitter in taste.When you cook this rendang, you can not stir it often. If not the rendang will become bitter. Maman is consumed in the northern states as well, usually pickled and not in this manner.

 

Gulai Maman/Rendang Maman.

Anak-Anak Negeri Sembilan

Daun Maman.

source : Mak Ngah Pora

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SALAI

 

You will thinking what is Salai?Salai mean smoked.

 

Negeri Sembilan people like to smoke chicken,bird,duck, beef or fish  to cook Rendang and Masak Lemak Cili Api. The smoked meat gives the Rendang and Masak Lemak Cili Api a smoky taste and makes it more fragrant. One can easily find smoked meat sold at the road side on the way to Bahau.You will see the smoked chicken,duck or bird hanging at the small stall.

 

source : JARDNESS.com





CHINESE FOOD

Say about Seremban, I think everyone will think about Seremban Siew Pau( Fu Yong Siew Pau ).Siew pau is a baked bun with pork or chicken filling. The difference is that the meat filling is flossed, instead of cut into cubes.This snack is a very famous and a must buy as a gift when visit Seremban.

source : Kwong Fei's Blog 



Beside Seremban Siew Pau, Seremban is also famous for 3 noodles, namely Seremban Beef noodles, Hakka Mee and  Noodle and Cuttlefish Meehoon ( Yau Yu Mai Fan ).

These 3 famous noodles stall is located at Pasar Besar Seremban ( Wet Market ).So if you don't take beef ,you also can try the another 2 noodles. Seremban Wet Market can be said as a famous place to have breakfast.

Seremban Wet Market

source : As Suanie Sees It

 

Seremban Hakka Mee

 

source : Feedmela.com

 

Seremban Beef Noodle

 

source : As Suanie Sees It

 source : Motormouth From Ipoh-Malaysia Food & Travel

 

Mee Hoon Sotong (cuttlefish rice vermicelli)

 

source : my tummy n'l

Here are some recipe links for reference :

Ayam Masak Lemak Cili Api Negeri Sembilan
Rendang Daging Negeri Sembilan
Rendang Maman
Rendang Sotong
Cuttlefish Meehoon (Yau Yu Mai Fan)
Hakka Mee
Seremban Beef Noodles
Siew Pau


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How to join :

1. Who can join?Anyone can join.
2. Prepare a dish (sweet or savoury) from Negeri Sembilan.Then take a picture of the food you have cook.Please read FAQ on what make the dish localized dish.
3. Provide a recipe that is credited (from books,internet,friends,family or maybe by your own,be specific).Submission without stating recipe source will not be accepted for all form of submission.
4. Submit your entry latest by 31 January 2013,exept for Facebook submission.

To submit :

For Blogger

• Prepare a dish (sweet or savoury) from Negeri Sembilan.
• Blog about it from 1 - 31 January 2013.
• Include this caption below your blogpost :-

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Sending the following information to this email address (hody80@yahoo.com) with email subject as 'MFF Negeri Sembilan'

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Name of dish:
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Blogger can post old recipe on Facebook,if you have cook and post Negeri Sembilan dish before in your blog.
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For non Facebook user or Blogger.

• Email your dish picture with recipe and your name to hody80@yahoo.com latest 31 January 2013 by 11.59pm ( Malaysia time)

A round up will be done on 1 February 2013.Facebook entries are not included in the round up.