‘Must have’ in the sense that they’re what I would personally get if I were limited to only 10 items – again, depending on your own (Malaysian) cultural upbringing, you might have a vastly different list to mine. Will elaborate on these another time along with suitable recipes. As mentioned in a previous post, when hunting down Malaysian ingredients, aim for Malaysian brands where possible, followed by those of its closest neighbours – Singapore/Thailand/Indonesia/Vietnam.
- garlic
- onion
- chicken stock granules
- oyster sauce
- coconut cream
- Malaysian curry powder
- fish sauce
- tapioca starch
- noodles (eg. rice sticks if you want sth that keeps well)
- jasmine rice