5 Plant-Based Malaysian Snacks

5 Plant-Based Malaysian Snacks
{Not all of these snacks derive from Malaysia, but they are common snacks available in Malaysia}

When I became vegan, I said goodbye to my favorite snack of all time: the Maggie Mee Assam Laksa Ramen. It was goodbye tangy and spicy-curry goodness.

After netball practices, theater rehearsals, and long days of school, I would reach into my pantry and grab the blue and yellow packet of ramen. During my Freshman year of college, I continued to find comfort in a hot bowl of Assam Laksa. Long-story-short, in the eyes of a vegan, the milk and crustaceans deemed my ramen polluted.

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Veganized Assam Laksa recipes do exist, as shown by Vegan Richa and Lazy Cat Kitchen (recipes, I admit, I have yet to try). However, these recipes are time-consuming and the Maggi version only takes 2 minutes.

Although my taste buds won't tingle with the tang of Maggi's Assam Laksa. I have a list of five of my childhood snacks that do co-operate with my plant-based lifestyle:

1) Maggi Curry Noodles

(This is however manufactured in the same facility that handles crustaceans, fish, and milk)

Photo Credit: maggi.co.uk

Ingredients 

2) Kuih Lapis

(Tapioca Layered Pandan Cake)

Photo Credit: hungrygowhere.my

Ingredients: Tapioca Flour, Rice Flour, Sago Flour, Water, Sugar, Pandan Leaves, Coconut Milk, and Food Coloring

3) Ondeh-Ondeh

 (Glutinous Rice Ball Dessert)

Photo Credit: rasamalaysia.com

Ingredients: Water, Coconut, Salt, Glutinous Rice Flour, Tapioca Flour, Sugar, and Pandan Leaf Extract

4) Fried Banana Chips

(Certain brands may vary their ingredients)

Photo Credit: gardenpicks.com

Ingredients: Banana, Oil, and Fructose

5) Want Want Senbei Rice Crackers

Photo Credit: fairprice.com

Ingredients: Tapioca Flour, Rice Flour, Sago Flour, Water, Sugar, Pandan Leaves, Coconut Milk, and Food Coloring

Feel free to share any other plant-based Malaysian snacks that you know of! I'm always on the lookout for more plant-based foods!