It's so good that the national airline, MAS, normally only serve it to the passengers travelling first class - economy class passengers, unfortunately, have to make do with less exotic offerings. Then there is an endless variety of porridge dishes such as rice porridge or bubor which consists of rice, boiled in water , and brought to life with a host of different ingredients. Most good varieties will feature fish, garlic, eggs, soy sauce and some sesame oil. It can be described as a sort of a savoury pancake filled with an assortment of onion, vegetables and minced meat with a few spices thrown in for good measure. Wherever you travel to Malaysia you will find a noodles are the country's answer to Italian pasta.
Noodles come in all shapes, sizes and cooking style, they are fried, boiled, bland or very spicy.
Watching them being cooked is an interesting experience - eating them can be even more enjoyable. There are oodles of noodles in Malaysia. If the visitors's taste buds are still firmly tied into Western breakfast there is still plenty of choice. Most hotels serve-up hearty American style breakfast with eggs, sausages, toast and marmalade and there is a plethora of fast food outlets in which to get burgers, french fries, a milk shake, fried chicken or a pizza. The Hainanese coffee shop also do a good Western - style breakfast.