This study is to justify the importance of Malay traditional food knowledge transmission towards young generation practice and gain further understanding of the methods of transfer of Malay traditional food knowledge. Ethnographic methods were used in this study by means of observation and photographing techniques of four sets of respondents consist of mothers and daughters. The result shows that most of the older generation and young generation concern about preserving the Malay traditional food. In conclusion, knowledge transmission from the mother to the daughter is essential to preserve Malay traditional food knowledge.