Brunei

Country - Brunei

Cuisine Description - Brunei Darussalam is located in South Asian and it borders Malaysia to south, east and west and South China Sea to the north. Brunei Darussalam was a British colony since 1888 until 1984 when the country gained its independence. Due to the influence of the diverse populations that have come and established within the Brunei society through the years, Brunei Darussalam cuisine is very various and it combines national recipes with international cuisines. The fertile soil of Brunei Darussalam provides various seasonal or non seasonal fruits such as bananas, watermelons, papayas, pineapples, sweet oranges, durians, coconuts, cempedak , rambutans, namely and taraps. Generally Brunei Darussalam cuisine resembles Chinese cuisine and is has also adapted Lebanese, Indonesian, Indian, Thai and Japanese influences. Brunei cuisine is generally heavy on fish and rice mixed with spices. The main source of protein is fish, other types of meat eaten in Brunei Darussalam is goat and cows but this type of meat is quite expensive.

Brunei Darussalam cuisine is very similar to Chinese and Malaysians cuisine. The staple food of this region is Wheat and rice as in all South Asia. Brunei Darussalam cuisine is better characterized by its wide utilization of chili or coconut milk and frying methods. Generally having a Brunei Darussalam dish consists of serving rice and various types of dishes served in bowls and plates. There are few dishes including meat and those which exist are accompanied with stewed vegetables and greens. Chinese cuisine introduced some elements in Brunei Darussalam cuisine such as baked eggs, baked cake with sausages and Turkey Ham, steamed seafood with shark’s fin, steamed crabsticks stuffed with fish paste and steamed fresh super prawn dumplings. Other delicious Chinese recipes cooked after Brunei Darussalam tradition are those including fresh mushrooms which can be grilled and served with chrysterium or included in soup as a main ingredient. Copyright Recipes Wiki