KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — Malaysia is set to compile the 50 best outlets of its local cuisines — laksa, nasi lemak and Bak Kut Teh (meat bone tea) into a food galore guide book next year.
Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen said these three cuisines will be part of the ministry’s Malaysia Best Taste Series initiatives to promote Malaysian cuisine more extensively in both domestic and international markets.
“This is also our effort to collect data on our food so that we can have a list of where the best places are to have these local cuisines. We will start with these three cuisines (laksa, nasi lemak and Bak Kut Teh) first and extend it to others later,” she told reporters after opening the “Fabulous Food 1 Malaysia: Restaurants and Street Food Carnival” at Putra World Trade Centre here, today.
Ng said the selection of the 50 best outlets of each cuisine will be chosen from the recommendations made by the public through its website www.fabfood1malaysia.com.
She said the survey will close on Jan 30 and the book is expected to be published as early as the third quarter next year.
She said that as of yesterday, some 18,000 people from 70 countries had visited the website and made their recommendations since it was launched on Dec 3.
“After the survey is closed, our judges will go and pick the winners based on six criteria — taste, innovation, hygiene, pricing, attitude of the operators and ambience of the outlet.
“Winners will also receive plaques from the ministry. However, this listing will be reviewed every year in order to make sure that these food operators are at their highest standard possible,” she added.
Ng said the ministry with the cooperation from the food business fraternity would package and promote the event at a larger scale next year.
“I can foresee that this event has the potential to grow and I hope that we can repackage it and promote it to the world next year,” she said. — Bernama
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