What is the food and drink like? Should I tip?
Ans. One can’t leave Malaysia without shopping for some local snacks. While each state has a local delicacy most snacks popular in Malaysia can be found in the nation’s capital with its range of delicacies, sweets and snacks unique to the different ethnic groups of the country. A diverse population must mean diverse cuisines as well. Malaysia boasts a range of popular Indian, Chinese, Nyonya and Malay delicacies like Laksa, Nasi Lemak, rich curries with their coconut milk bases, Roti Pratas, fish ball noodles and much more. You can get a taste of this gastronomic array from a mere 3 to 4 RM per meal in the roadside hawkers to about 60 RM in restaurants. Most if not all restaurants in Malaysia have a 10% service charge included in the bill, so tipping is not necessary anywhere in the country. Of course you can always make an eager hawker stall owner or a waiter or cab driver happier by giving them a little above the ticket charge as a token of appreciation. Although Malaysia is a self-p
