MELAKA AUTHENTIC FOOD for everyday joy of mum’s cooking by PROF. DR. SHAHRIM KARIM & HAJAH SHARIFAH YUSOF

Heritage food has been redefined as the typical local cuisines that represents the community’s lifestyle and considered as a part of a culture that needs to be preserved, so that it can be enjoyed and appreciated by future generations through food knowledge transmission by sharing and passing down the recipes, cooking skills and cooking techniques from one generation to another. This publication by The Department of National Heritage would be a useful reference that would enable the young generation to learn and get connected with the heritage food practices which eventually will ensure the sustainability of Malaysian heritage food. A great way to get a taste of a culture is to try its signature food. Thus, now is the time for people to discover these 57 recipes from this cookbook and try them out. Interestingly, the recipes are easy to follow and could do at home.