ikan

/ ˈiːkan /

noun

1. (in Malaysia) fish used esp in names of cooked dishes

   assam ikan

Word History and Origins

Origin of ikan¹

from Malay

Example Sentences

But she brings lesser known dishes to the fore, too, like terung balado, spicy baked eggplant; ayam tangkap Aceh, a dish of chicken with curry leaves from Aceh province; and ikan woku blanga, a chile monkfish stew from the city of Manado.

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The familiar smells of kentang balado, potatoes with hot red sauce, and ikan acar kuning, yellow fish, remind her of Indonesia.

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“Sambal ikan bilis is the first sambal I ever made. It blew my head off because I put so much chiles in it because I didn’t know how to judge it,” she said.

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Nasi lemak with a heaping side of sambal ikan bilis.

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In Singaporean, Malaysian and Indonesian cooking, sambal ikan bilis is a must-have condiment alongside nasi lemak, a fragrant rice dish cooked in coconut milk and served with spicy curry, crisp fried anchovies, toasted peanuts, a hard-boiled egg and sliced fresh cucumbers.

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