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=== Malaysia and Singapore ===

It is commonly called ''nasi himpit'' (lit. "pressed rice") in [[Malaysia]], and unlike lontong, ''nasi himpit'' is created by pressing rice overnight.~~<ref name="maggi"/>~~ The ''lontong'' rice cake is cut into smaller pieces, and these rice cake pieces are known as ''nasi himpit'' (compressed rice). The term ''lontong'' in Malaysia and Singapore usually refers to a dish that consists of rice cakes in a coconut-based soup such as ''[[sayur lodeh]]'' containing shrimp and vegetables like chopped cabbage, turnip, and carrots. Additional condiments are added either during cooking or in individual servings. These include things such as fried tempeh, fried tofu, boiled eggs, dried cuttlefish ''sambal'', fried spicy shredded coconut (''serunding kelapa''), fried chicken, etc.

It is commonly called ''nasi himpit'' (lit. "pressed rice") in [[Malaysia]], and unlike lontong, ''nasi himpit'' is created by pressing rice overnight. The ''lontong'' rice cake is cut into smaller pieces, and these rice cake pieces are known as ''nasi himpit'' (compressed rice). The term ''lontong'' in Malaysia and Singapore usually refers to a dish that consists of rice cakes in a coconut-based soup such as ''[[sayur lodeh]]'' containing shrimp and vegetables like chopped cabbage, turnip, and carrots. Additional condiments are added either during cooking or in individual servings. These include things such as fried tempeh, fried tofu, boiled eggs, dried cuttlefish ''sambal'', fried spicy shredded coconut (''serunding kelapa''), fried chicken, etc.

''Nasi himpit'' is also an accompaniment to satay and is eaten with peanut sauce. In the east coast states of Peninsular Malaysia, ''nasi himpit'' is eaten with peanut sauce (''kuah kacang'') for breakfast. ''Nasi himpit'' is also one of the ingredients in the Malaysian version of chicken ''soto''.

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 === Malaysia and Singapore ===
-It is commonly called ''nasi himpit'' (lit. "pressed rice") in [[Malaysia]], and unlike lontong, ''nasi himpit'' is created by pressing rice overnight.<ref name="maggi"/> The ''lontong'' rice cake is cut into smaller pieces, and these rice cake pieces are known as ''nasi himpit'' (compressed rice). The term ''lontong'' in Malaysia and Singapore usually refers to a dish that consists of rice cakes in a coconut-based soup such as ''[[sayur lodeh]]'' containing shrimp and vegetables like chopped cabbage, turnip, and carrots. Additional condiments are added either during cooking or in individual servings. These include things such as fried tempeh, fried tofu, boiled eggs, dried cuttlefish ''sambal'', fried spicy shredded coconut (''serunding kelapa''), fried chicken, etc.
+It is commonly called ''nasi himpit'' (lit. "pressed rice") in [[Malaysia]], and unlike lontong, ''nasi himpit'' is created by pressing rice overnight. The ''lontong'' rice cake is cut into smaller pieces, and these rice cake pieces are known as ''nasi himpit'' (compressed rice). The term ''lontong'' in Malaysia and Singapore usually refers to a dish that consists of rice cakes in a coconut-based soup such as ''[[sayur lodeh]]'' containing shrimp and vegetables like chopped cabbage, turnip, and carrots. Additional condiments are added either during cooking or in individual servings. These include things such as fried tempeh, fried tofu, boiled eggs, dried cuttlefish ''sambal'', fried spicy shredded coconut (''serunding kelapa''), fried chicken, etc.
 ''Nasi himpit'' is also an accompaniment to satay and is eaten with peanut sauce. In the east coast states of Peninsular Malaysia, ''nasi himpit'' is eaten with peanut sauce (''kuah kacang'') for breakfast. ''Nasi himpit'' is also one of the ingredients in the Malaysian version of chicken ''soto''.