Exploring Malaysia 
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Traditional Negeri Sembilan food is hot and spicy, as one of the main ingredients used is the deceptively small bird eye chili, which packs a mean punch. Popular dishes include masak lemak lada api, a fiery serving not for weak stomachs, sambal tempoyak daun kayu which contains no less than 44 types of spices and a combination of various leaves cooked in thick and rich gravy and the lemang, which is glutinous rice cooked in coconut milk stuffed in bamboo tubes and roasted over an open wood fire. The Lemang is eaten with ‘rendang’, a traditional meat dish cooked with coconut. Negeri Sembilan also boasts of its own variety of satay, roasted meat on skewers, a Malaysian signature dish. For dessert there is the kesirat, a mixture of sugar, coconut milk, glutinous rice and coarse rice flour or Penganan, a dessert of sugar, coconut milk and glutinous rice flour. Air Jando Pulang is a delicious local beverage unique to Negeri Sembilan, made with the rich pulp and refreshing juice of young coconut, mixed with the red coloring or brown sugar.
Golf
For the golfing enthusiasts who flock to the seaside town they have a choice between courses by the seaside or those nestled in serene lush greenery. Among the international-standard golf courses in the state are Nilai Spring Golf & Country Club, located in a tranquil country setting in Bandar Baru Nilai, Seremban. Staffield Country Resort, which ranks among the best greens in the country and the Tuanku Jafaar Golf & Country Club in Sungai Gadut which poses a unique challenge with its more than 90 sand traps. Other golf courses include seaside greens such as that in Guoman Golf Resort in the Guoman Hotel along Jalan Pantai Port Dickson, Port Dickson Golf & Country Club in Si Rusa, Port Dickson, a royal course at Sri Menanti and the Gemas Golf Resort in Jalan Tampin.
Entertainment & Shopping
Apart from its modern shopping facilities, Seremban offers fine native rattan products that make excellent souvenirs. The Kraftangan Malaysia Complex in Kuala Pilah has showrooms and workshops where visitors buy or watch rattan products and other handicraft items being created. The State Museum and Cultural Handicraft Complex is another ideal location for souvenir hunters.
Nilai, situated between Kuala Lumpur and Seremban, is fast developing as a shopping haven.Nilai 1 is a haven of textiles and clothings offering a wide variety. Nilai Square, is also a destination for textiles while Nilai 3 Wholesale Centre offers shoppers everything from carpets, furniture, canned food, clothes, pottery, handicraft and even crystals.
For a little night time entertainment you can find pubs and karaoke lounges in the more established hotels. Strolling along the beach in PD is also a favoured evening past time among the locals.
