---
license: apache-2.0
task_categories:
- image-to-text
- image-classification
language:
- en
- ms
tags:
- culture
- food
- malaysia
pretty_name: Malaysian Cuisine Image Dataset
size_categories:
- n<1K
---

# Malaysian Cuisine Image Dataset

## Overview
This dataset contains curated images of Malaysian cuisine, including traditional dishes such as *roti telur*, *nasi lemak*, *murtabak*, *gulai ikan*, and *lemang*. It is intended for image classification tasks and cultural food recognition studies.

## Dataset Structure
- **Format:** Images in `.jpg` format
- **Classes:** 10 food categories (roti telur, nasi lemak ayam goreng, murtabak, gulai ikan, lemang, etc.)
- **File naming convention:** `dishname_variant.jpg` (e.g., `roti_telur.jpg`, `lemang_stall.jpg`)

## Use Cases
- Food image classification
- Cultural cuisine recognition
- Training and testing computer vision models
- Educational use for Malaysian culinary heritage

## How to Use
```python
from datasets import load_dataset

dataset = load_dataset("ychwodhrey/malaysian-cuisine")