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Best Nasi lemuni in San Francisco
“A northern Malaysian rice dish built around lemuni, a herb that gives it distinction from nasi lemak.”
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Nasi lemuni (Jawi: ناسي لموني) is a rice dish originating from the northern region of Peninsular Malaysia. The dish is prepared with a herb, Vitex trifolia, locally known as lemuni. Nasi lemuni is consumed in the same manner as the nasi lemak, complemented with sides and condiments such as sambal, ayam goreng, dried anchovies, cucumber slices and hard boiled egg. It is commonly eaten during breakfast and lunch.
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Nasi lemuni arrives from Malaysia's northern peninsula, distinguished by a single ingredient that sets it apart from its better-known cousin, nasi lemak: Vitex trifolia, a herb locals call lemuni. The rice soaks up the plant's particular character, then gets surrounded by the expected cast—sambal's heat, fried chicken, salty dried anchovies, cool cucumber, and the gentle richness of a hard-boiled egg. It's breakfast and lunch food, practical and grounded in what grows nearby.
Order it here when it has
- regionally distinctive ingredient
- versatile meal timing
- complementary sides included
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