KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 31 -- Nasi lemak, a Malaysian favourite and one of its national dishes, is being celebrated in a Google doodle today.

The 40-second animated titled "Celebrating Nasi Lemak" featured the preparation of the ubiquitous dish.

The video showed the coconut-milk infused rice being prepared with the traditional basic condiments of hard boiled eggs, sliced cucumbers and sambal with anchovies and peanuts, and served in various ways, with a sunny-side up egg, chicken, and wrapped in banana leaves.

The official Google Doodle page describes the "humble delicacy" as a "rich, fragrant and spicy dish" that is the unofficial national dish of Malaysia, widely eaten year-round, and particularly at breakfast time.

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