The sum of many delicious parts, Malaysian cuisine’s influences include Chinese, Indian and Malay. Ready to give it a try? We’ve compiled a list of 40 of Malaysia’s top foods.

Go-to dish: Har mee noodle soup with pork, whole prawns, water spinach and hard-boiled egg. Jennifer Soo. Some noodle soups are one-dimensional and become boring around the fifth slurp.