Mak Ngah Nasi Dagang Chendering. (Terengganu)

Nasi Dagang or literally the ‘trader’s rice’ is an iconic food in Terengganu. The rice is richly infused with coconut milk eaten with tuna curry and light vegetable pickles. Famous Mak Ngah Nasi Dagang or might be the number one delicious Nasi dagang in Terengganu or in Malaysia, located in Kuala Terengganu, a small stall about 2km from Kuala Ibai Bridge, by the road of Chendering(heading towards Kuantan), Is one you cannot afford to miss? By 11:00am everything is sold out.

From Kuala Ibai Bridge

(View from side of road at Mak Ngah Nasi Dagang)

The stall capacity can hold about 100 customer in one times, its might look small but the customers that visit this stall a day is estimated about over than the stall capacity can hold, plus the customer line up to  take home the Nasi Dagang.

Always full of customers

For your information Nasi Dagang at this stall is serve by hand palm because the workers will only serve the nasi dagang on the “Daun Pisang” or banana leaves and were hold during the worker lay the nasi dagang dish inside the “Daun PIsang” and will be deliver to the customer table. It’s really unique and still keep the traditional way that the malay people long ago practice. 

Mak Ngah prepared Nasi Dagang for customers

The rice just nice, the rice texture not hard, not dries, and not grease too much, just enough taste as Nasi Dagang.  Tuna fish mostly “Ikan Tongkol” or “Ikan AYe” said by Terengganu people, are the main dishes that must be eat with Nasi Dagang that will be crumbled to pieces and delightfully  when chew with the Nasi Dagang. A dish of Nasi Dagang is about rm3. Honestly, the prices are quite affordable, if the price about Rm5.00 or Rm6.00 it still worth to eat it and buy it.

Good looking delicious Nasi Dagang

If you remember the controversies that hit the Mak Ngah Nasi Dagang about few years ago, the issue of the tuna head or “Ikan Aye head” I think I t just on purpose to get  publicity from media in order to promote the stall or mybe just coincidental happen on other reason that we does not know. But the controversies does not make the business fall but rise the Mak Ngah Nasi Dagang name around the Malaysia.

"RM 45.00" Just history

One more dish that available at Mak Ngah Nasi Dagang is “Keropok Lekor”

Keropok Lekor delicious when dip into the sauce prepared

Features: Malay Cuisine

Opening Hours: Monday – Sunday

7:00am – 11:00am

GPS Coordinates: 5.27428 103.17458

Address: Mak Ngah's Nasi Dagang, Cendering, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia.