A cosmopolitan city-state at the tip of the Malay Peninsula, Singapore has a mixed population of Chinese, Indians, Malays, and some Europeans. Each ethnic group has its own food traditions. Muslim food comes in both Malay and Indian styles, while vegetarian food is cooked according to both Chinese and Hindu recipes. Nasi padang, a cooking style from the Indonesian island of Sumatra is also popular. A national cuisine, Peranaken, is developing. A blend of Chinese, Indian, Indonesian, and Malay cooking, it commonly uses coconut milk.
