Kedah
An alluring destination in the far north of Peninsular Malaysia , is the state Kedah.. With its vast expanses of panaromic landscape , Kedah ,as Malaysia’s main rice producing state is dominated by paddy fields , dotted with traditional Malay wooden homes. Said to be the oldest state in the country , Kedah civilisation dating back to the 5th Century AD. Argriculture is the main activity of Kedah. Most of the locals depend on crops for livelyhood. The Kedahans love to fish fresh fishes from the cannals. They also have local green veges, which is wildly grown around the padi fields and its surroundings as their daily delicacies . A delicious ‘Kerabu ‘, made from the kind of caladium which are found in the padi fields , the ‘ Gulai Rempah ‘ of the wild banana trunk , the fresh perkasam fish as well as the well known Laksa Kuala Kedah , add up to the list of Kedah 's traditional dishes. Nonetheless , there are the local snacks derived from the rice grains such as the ‘Empings ‘, ‘Bipang’ and ‘ Putu Beras’ among the must have snacks for visitors who flock ed here .
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