Of Laksa Johor and Nasi Kerabu
Salam to all,
It's been awhile since I've updated this blog. I was a bit occupied during the fasting month hence the lack of update for the past month.
Well, it's already the month of Syawal where muslims around the world celebrates Eid Mubarak after a month of fasting. Talking about Eid, my Eid holiday is coming to an end and I'll be heading back to KL tomorrow. So this will be the last night I'll be spending at my grandparents house.
When you talk about Eid in Malaysia, the first thing that comes to people's mind is ketupat and rendang (the famous dishes during Eid in Malaysia). These are usually the main dishes that are served during Eid. When I was a kid, I always wonder why my family never served these dishes during Eid even though they are mentioned in most Malay Eid songs.
As I grew older, I started to understand that different states in Malaysia have different cultures and in the cultures that my families are in, we don't serve rendang and ketupat. When we celebrate Eid with my dad's side of the family, people from South of Malaysia; we usually have Laksa Johor on the first day of raya. However, if we celebrate with my mum's side of the family who are from East Coast, we usually have Nasi Kerabu or Nasi Dagang. Sometimes even Nasi Minyak. The only time when I had ketupat and rendang for Eid was when I celebrated Eid in Australia. Then I realized that people from different states within Malaysia have different dishes during Eid.
To be honest, there's nothing much to update and I'm just randomly rambling nonsense ;P. Bottomline, I wanted to wish everyone:
It's been awhile since I've updated this blog. I was a bit occupied during the fasting month hence the lack of update for the past month.
Well, it's already the month of Syawal where muslims around the world celebrates Eid Mubarak after a month of fasting. Talking about Eid, my Eid holiday is coming to an end and I'll be heading back to KL tomorrow. So this will be the last night I'll be spending at my grandparents house.
When you talk about Eid in Malaysia, the first thing that comes to people's mind is ketupat and rendang (the famous dishes during Eid in Malaysia). These are usually the main dishes that are served during Eid. When I was a kid, I always wonder why my family never served these dishes during Eid even though they are mentioned in most Malay Eid songs.
As I grew older, I started to understand that different states in Malaysia have different cultures and in the cultures that my families are in, we don't serve rendang and ketupat. When we celebrate Eid with my dad's side of the family, people from South of Malaysia; we usually have Laksa Johor on the first day of raya. However, if we celebrate with my mum's side of the family who are from East Coast, we usually have Nasi Kerabu or Nasi Dagang. Sometimes even Nasi Minyak. The only time when I had ketupat and rendang for Eid was when I celebrated Eid in Australia. Then I realized that people from different states within Malaysia have different dishes during Eid.
To be honest, there's nothing much to update and I'm just randomly rambling nonsense ;P. Bottomline, I wanted to wish everyone:
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| Photo taken from Google image |
P/S: Don't forget to fast for another 6 days in the month of Syawal.
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