nasi lemak, a popular local dish

Traditional food is food that is obtained from generation to generation and in each region has different characteristics. There are many kinds of traditional Indonesian food, based on the level of existence in society to date.

The diversity of existing traditional foods is influenced by the state of the region or place of residence and the culture that exists in the area. nasi lemak is one example of traditional food, especially the Malay tribe, which is widely known in the RIAU archipelago.

For the Malay community ‘nasi lemak’ is a quick meal for breakfast. Not many know that ‘nasi lemak’ has a history along with the spread of the Malay tribe in Indonesia. To this day, nasi lemak serves as a breakfast meal for school children and workers.