Stop to eat a Malaysian dish (5)
I believe the answer is:
satay
'malaysian dish' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'stop to eat a' is the wordplay.
'stop' becomes 'stay' (staying is a kind of stopping).
'to eat' is an insertion indicator.
'stay' placed around 'a' is 'SATAY'.
(Other definitions for satay that I've seen before include "Indonesian dish, skewered meat and sauce" , "Barbecued food" , "Malayan dish" , "something to eat" , "spicy dish" .)