It was believed that it was created by the Malay community that resides in the seafront in Singapore’s during the early days. Coconut was abundant during in the region that time and was used to cook it with rice which gave birth to the nasi lemak. Side dishes then were added according to the available ingredients within the village. Few years later these delicious rice with some side dish were then packed in banana leaves as their lunch packed lunch when they worked in the rice fields. The word Nasi Lemak if directly translated means “fatty rice” which is derived from the cooking process where rice is soaked in coconut cream and steam cooked.