Malacca: Debal Curry

Suggest a trip to Malacca, and it’s bound to have everyone tripping over everyone else, trying to suggest what to eat there – it’s one of those states that has built its reputation as a gastronomic paradise on a wide, varied base of dishes... from Hainanese chicken rice formed into balls, to Nyonya dishes like pong teh and Malay ones like asam pedas.

But one of the most unique aspects of the state is that it is the birthplace of the Kristang community, born of Malacca’s colonial heritage.