What Is Hari Raya Without Ketupat And Lemang
The celebration for Aidilfitri - throughout this month of Syawal as Malaysians keep to their tradition of holding the Hari Raya open house. At these functions, held either in residences, offices or hotels, the spread of food would undoubtedly have the 'compulsory delicacies' of ketupat and lemang. For the Malays, the menu for their Hari Raya food offering would be devoid of the sparkle minus the presence of these two delicaies. The senario is rather straightforward, as without ketupat and lemang, the plates of chicken and beef rendang as well as the serunding (dried spicy meat floss) on the dining tables would remain almost untouched with the absence of these two Hari Raya delicacies. That is how synonimous ketupat and lemang with the Aidilfitri celebration.. KETUPAT, LEMANG Lemang is a traditional Malay food made from glutinous rice and cooked in bamboo stick. The glutinous rice is mixed with coconut milk before compacted into a hollow bamboo stem. A person needs to be skille...