12606 Mon Apr 05 14:59:15 -0700 2004 10 4 Pacific Northwest 0 23654 The subject says it all. Are there any Malaysian or Singaporean restaurants in the Portland area? Failing that, grocery stores that sell some of the harder to find ingredients necessary for cooking those cuisines. Mon Apr 05 14:59:15 -0700 2004 0 Judy 1 23674 I don't know of any Malaysian or S'porean restaurants, but I don't get out to the burbs much. Uwajimaya is the only place we've found to buy belecan and candlenuts. Pacific Supermarket it good for frozen galangal, tumeric, kaffir lime leaves and dried products, but sometimes they'll run out of lime leaves, so I buy a lot when I see them and wrap them well. An Dong also has lime leaves and some SE Asian stuff. Long red chillies for sambals are so hard to find that we grow our own and also buy them in the fall at the farmer's market. If you have questions about a more specific ingredient, I could tell you where I have or have not seen it. regards, trillium Tue Apr 06 15:08:29 -0700 2004 23654 0 trillium 2 23724 Thanks, trillium. I'm going to have to check out Uwajimaya and pick up some candlenuts - they're actually the main hard to find ingredient I was thinking of. Sun Apr 11 00:54:15 -0700 2004 23674 0 Judy 3 23745 They're not the greatest quality, kind of yellow and crumbly...in another city I wouldn't consider buying them, but here they're the only game in town! If someone has seen them elsewhere, I'd love to hear about it. regards, trillium Tue Apr 13 12:59:37 -0700 2004 23724 0 trillium 1 23681 While its not Malaysian or Singaporean, Surabaya (4741 SE Hawthorne)is Indonesian and has many small plates and regular offerings. Seemed pretty authentic to me when we went there last fall. They also offer a Rijsttafel at least once a month and have a very nice outside patio in back. Tue Apr 06 16:55:46 -0700 2004 23654 0 RM 2 23688 There's also Taste of Bali downtown, but I still haven't been to either. Tue Apr 06 19:14:59 -0700 2004 23681 0 Nick 3 23712 C'mon guys, that's like someone asking for Italian and you recommending a Spanish and French place :-) You wouldn't do that to European food, would you? regards, trillium Thu Apr 08 19:50:38 -0700 2004 23688 0 trillium 4 23726 European? Gosh, did Cheney cleanse Europe of France? Mon Apr 12 11:48:44 -0700 2004 23712 0 mr.nelso 4 24077 Taste of Bali claims to serve both Malaysian and Indonesian food. Still never been there, though. Link: http://www.extramsg.com Mon May 03 03:26:19 -0700 2004 23712 0 Nick 1 5058811 Have you tried Satay Hut on SE 82nd Ave? They have chicken rice, pepper crab & more. Veena Fri Sep 25 15:25:40 -0700 2009 23654 1111962 veenaa 1 5059511 I recognize that this thread is 5 years old, but still... there's now Taste of Jakarta http://pdxplate.com/forum/taste-jakarta Sat Sep 26 03:32:05 -0700 2009 23654 50350 SauceSupreme