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76. Experience the Beautiful Kuala Nerus 77.
TERENGGANU

Gamelan Tepung Pelita
Made from rice flour, pandan leaf, coconut milk, sugar
and water encased in banana leaf and steamed.
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Performance art influenced by Malay, Javanese
and Balinese elements that was brought to Istana
Terengganu (Palace of Terengganu) by the royalties
of Pahang. Tengku Ampuan Mariam who is wedded
to the 14th Sultan of Terengganu, Sultan Sulaiman
Badrul Alam Shah in 1913 is the one who introduced
the Gamelan dance at Istana Maziah (Maziah Palace)
in 1915. In the past, the Gamelan dance were
performed only in the palace but as time passes
it is now also performed in special events.

Nasi Dagang
Nasi Dagang is a very famous traditional cuisine in
Terengganu. Traditionally, nasi dagang is served as
breakfast and on special celebrations such on the
morning of Eid. This dish is an all-around famous
cuisine and is served all the time.
Lompat Tikam
The phrase lompat (jump) and tikam (stab) are
unrelated at all with this liked-by-many desert. Rice
flour is used to make the first layer with an addition
of pandan leaf to give it the green colour while the
second layer consist of coconut milk. Traditional palm
sugar is then added to give it a sweet taste.
Gasing Pangkah Silat Otar-otar
The Gasing Pangkah is a very popular game in many Silat Otar-Otar dance is a warrior dance originated
places and one of them is in Kuala Terengganu, from Terengganu. This dance is performed by
particularly in Kuala Nerus. Gasing Pangkah is male dancers only and in pair. The dancers wear
significantly different from other types of gasing Malay warrior costumes along with swords, the
(tops) based on its physical traits that is bigger in dancers also brought along a shield with small
size, round and of course flat-shaped. The gasing bells attached to it. Two lines of dancers will
is made from different types of woods such as move while attacking each other accompanied
Meranti, Cengal, Merbau and Keranji. The types of by musical instruments such as gong and gendang.
woods in making a gasing must have the density
and durability.