Wakaf Tapai

Wakaf Tapai

Wakaf Tapai (est. pop. (2000 census): 899) [Dept. of Urban and Rural Planning, Terengganu State Government. "Rancangan Struktur Negeri Terengganu 2005-2015" (Malay), 2005] is a small town in the Marang district of Terengganu, on the east coast of peninsular Malaysia.

The population comprises 89% Malays, 10% Chinese and 1% of other races. The town is well known for the Malay rice dish, "nasi dagang". The town is so named from the Malay words "wakaf", meaning small hut at the cemetery, and "tapai", a type of food made from tapioca which tastes like wine.

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