MAKAN MAKAN MALAYSIA Malaysian cuisine consists of cooking traditions and practices found in Malaysia , and reflects the multiethnic makeup of its population. The vast majority of Malaysia 's population can roughly be divided among three major ethnic groups: Malays , Chinese and Indians . The remainder consists of the indigenous peoples of Sabah and Sarawak in East Malaysia , the Orang Asli of Peninsular Malaysia , the Peranakan and Eurasian creole communities, as well as a significant number of foreign workers and expatriates. As a result of historical migrations, colonisation by foreign powers, and its geographical position within its wider home region, Malaysia's culinary style in the present day is primarily a melange of traditions from its Malay, Chinese, Indian, Indonesian and ethnic Bornean citizens, with heavy to light influences from Thai , Portuguese , Dutch , Arabian cuisines and British cuisines , to name a few. This resulted i...
