Cendol

🌏 Origin: Melaka / Penang

The classic Malaysian cooler: a mound of shaved ice draped in coconut milk and dark, smoky gula melaka (palm sugar) syrup over springy pandan jellies, sometimes with red beans or durian. Melaka and Penang both claim the best bowls.

Main ingredients

Shaved ice, pandan rice-flour jelly, coconut milk, gula melaka

Where to find it

Jonker Street Melaka, Penang Road, street stalls