NASI KERABU

The most important food in Kelantan is “ Nasi Kerabu”. Nasi Kerabu is a very delicious. It is become to selection in breakfast for Kelantan society. Nasi Kerabu is a healthy food because Nasi Kerabu have a vitamin , protein , and carbohydrate. It also give the energy. This rice dish is a regional specialty from Kelantan and the rice is tinted blue from petals of flowers called bunga telang (clitoria). The blue rice is then served with a combination of fresh aromatic herbs, or known as ulam, hence the other name for this rice dish - Nasi Ulam. The Ulam here consists of local mint, basil, lemongrass, kaffir lime/ turmeric leaves, bunga kantan (torch ginger flower buds) etc and is served with raw vegetables (bean sprouts, long beans etc), salted egg, kerisik (grated coconut), tumis (pounded chilli paste) and a good serving of ground black pepper.