They grow rice and raise buffalo, but they are very poor.
Most popular is the use of tamarind water but lemons, coriander leaves and dates are sometimes used for flavouring as well.
Owing to the Chinese influence in Malaysia, bao has also become very popular there.
However, local legend claims that it was invented accidentally when a balut seller dropped one on the floor.
I can only urge travellers to be more adventurous when it comes to street food and once you overcome your initial nerves and indulge your taste buds, I guarantee you will never go back! The noisy cafe hardly any space to sit down, a line out the door, and a symphony of shouted take-out orders? A taste of al fresco dining in Hanoi! You can find this dish in hawker centres and also on Southeast Asian street food stalls.
Description: They are also called steamed dumplings.