About MakanApa
"Makan apa?" — the question every Malaysian asks at least three times a day. We built this site to help answer it.
MakanApa is a Malaysian food encyclopedia. Whether you're counting calories on your nasi lemak, scaling a rempah recipe for 20 people, or just want to know what food went viral this week — it's all here.
We cover 50+ dishes across 10 categories, with nutrition data, ingredients, regional variations, and fun facts you probably didn't know. Like how nasi kerabu gets its blue colour from butterfly pea flowers, or that rendang was once voted the world's best food by CNN.
All nutrition data is based on standard serving sizes. Actual values vary depending on who's cooking, how generous makcik is with the santan, and whether you tapau extra sambal.
What's on the menu
Dish Explorer
Browse every dish with nutrition info, ingredients, halal status, and a serving calculator. Filter by category or search for whatever you're craving.
Rempah Calculator
Scale any spice paste recipe up or down. Toggle metric and imperial, then copy the shopping list straight to WhatsApp for your next pasar run.
Viral Minggu Ini
Weekly roundups of the most viral Malaysian food from TikTok and Instagram. What's trending, where to get it, and why everyone's queuing for it.
Get in touch
Got a correction, suggestion, or a dish we're missing? Drop us a line at hello@makanapa.org