nasi padang

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Malay:

nasi padang

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definitions

noun

  1. white rice with servings of a variety of assorted Malay- or Indonesian-style dishes, typically a selection or combination of vegetable dishes and meat or fish dishes chosen by the customer from a display. The style of dish originated in Minangkabau cuisine.

    2. Why sit down to an overpriced four-course meal that will invariably involve salmon and chocolate when you can feast on a table laden with spicy dishes at your favourite nasi padang shop for a fraction of the cost?

    — 2015 February 5, Annette Tan. Today, "GET DOWN AND DIRTY THIS VALENTINE'S DAY". p.6

    synonyms:

    economy rice

usage notes

Effectively the Malay counterpart of cai png.


related:

nasi nasi campur cai png economy rice

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cuisine