Wakaf Tapai

Wakaf Tapai (Jawi: واقف تاڤاي, est. pop. (2000 census): 899)^[1] is a small town in Marang District, Terengganu, 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 for travelers resting,^[2] and tapai, a type of food made from tapioca which tastes like wine.