A Reflection of Malaysia's Pluralistic Society Through Food Culture

Abstract

          This article aims to study the pluralism of Malaysia as reflected in food culture. The results of the study revealed that, Malaysia is a country that stands out from its identity in terms of pluralism. Which is caused by the combination of people from 4 main races, namely Malay, Chinese, Indian and the Peranakan mixed race. Malaysia's pluralism is reflected in its local food culture, which has an important identity, namely the diversity of local food and the identity of the combination of local food As there are many types of local food in Malaysia. And it is a local food with a variety of flavors as a tool to attract foreign tourists. For this reason, the Malaysian government has selected local food for use in presenting the identity in terms of social pluralism through food to tourists. Tourism Malaysia has a way to promote tourism. food by organizing activities to penetrate the market for foodies, making Malaysia one of the major destinations for foreign tourists to experience. local food As a result, Malaysia's tourism industry is growing every quarter.