KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 26 -- Love is like 'ketupat palas' and 'rendang' - one would be incomplete without the other.

For 22-year-old Muhammad Zul Iqbal Md Zainulfudi, the local delights are what's helping him to prepare for his big day to tie the knot.

"I started this business two weeks ago with a RM100 budget because that's all I had at that time.

"I'm still saving up money and I will only get married once this business provides for a steady income, because marriage is not a small matter with its responsibilities."

Zul's business caught the eye of Twitter users, for one of the ways those interested can purchase his offerings.

A cardboard sign fixed to the back to the back of his motorcycle reads, "Honk if you want to buy ketupat palas a...