Friday, October 2, 2009

SOME CYNICAL COMMENTS FROM READERS

google said...

Hainanese chicken rice is Malaysian? So what is that word 'Hainan' doing in that foods name?

Shouldnt it be, "Malaysian Chicken Rice"?

Niamah!




HAHAHAHAHAH This is sooo funny Patrick, This was the same discussion and argument I used when we were planning a string of such restaurants throughout Scandinavia, but do you know what the Investors pointed out, that they would rather call it Singaporean food rather than Malaysian because from a marketing prospective, Singapore is seen as an international brand whereas Malaysia is a joke of a country with all the STUPID CONTROVERSAL THINGS WHICH ARE Highlighted in the international press, from our dancing teh tarik astro-tourist,longest roti chanai, a sitting speaker being thrown out of a state assembly, the cartoon minister on al jazeera, caning for drinking and all the kampung yahooos doing their thingy. Their point being they will close shop because of negative publicity. Investors are not bodohlah, MALAYSIA BOLIH......main gasing, tepuk dada, wave a kris, carry cow head with their cow dung. In the end I agreed it would be better to call our outlets Singapore Hawkers, "The crossroads of the exotic east." hahahahhaha
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Hainanese Chicken Rice is from Hainan, Bak Kut Teh is from Fujian and Chili Crab is definitely not from Pulau Ketam.

My grandma started Chili Crab & she's from Ulan Batar.

k4kenny said...

Ya ya......better be late than sorry ma.....that's Malaysia Boleh!

Speaking about "Malaysia Boleh", I think that is the ONLY think nobody wants to lay claim to EXCEPT Malaysia!!! Kakakakakakaka.

Old Fart said...

Ya in the shelves in some Asian shops here in Auckland I see Singaporean Bak Kut Teh as well as Klang Bak Kut Teh. Singapore also lays claim to fish head curry.

And how come she forgot Yee Sang? Only the Singaporean and Malaysian Chinese seem to know anything about Yee Sang and its traditions. Other Chinese stare at it in wonderment!

And what about dressing? Anything uniquely Malaysian?

And how come she forgot mamak mee? noodles is Chinese. Soya Sauce is Chinese. Hey, what is it in mamak mee that is Indian eh? The name??

Smart Singaporean has already claimed Singapore Cherry as their own which in fact was rambutan imported from Malaysia. I had heard satay vendor telling angmoh that satay was Singapore origin. Next, Malaysian durian will be known as Singapore Luilian.

Why blame Singapore?

It should be known that many Malaysian-made products e.g. furniture, ornamental fish, electronics components/products are transported to Signapore and branded as Singapore products before re-exported to other countries.

Blame Malaysai for not having first class logistics and shipping ability.

As for food, it is the problem of Malaysia of only recognizing nasi lemak and rendang as its national dish. anything non-halal is not given due recognition. The local media only recognize and promote Chef Wan but not the likes Chef Chong or Chef Lim.

So Singapore took the opportunity to hijack our bak-kut-teh, Hainanese chicken rice and laksa. You should note that many Malaysian chefs wnet to work in the hotel and restaurants in Singapore (just like Patrick working for MediaCorp). With that they bring their culinary skills to Singapore.

I must say you will get good food originated from Malaysia in Singapore.

For glorious food, one-stop in singapore. No need to go to Malaysia. Yen Yen please take note.

Looks like China will be getting marah!

Hainanese chicken rice and rice ball ??????

My grandmother always tell me stories of how her mother make chicken rice ball in Hainan Island when she was young. Now tell me this HCR(B) belong to whom.

Some Hainanese will say: "BONG KANG CHEE" (something hainanese will sometime use to scold someone)


I love this post.

As a Singaporean, I have known that many of our dishes probably originated somewhere else. Please, we are too small to originate anything of our own.

We have always made it clear that we are a melting pot of cultures (especially culinary culture) and that we owe our existence to our unique geographical position on the crossroads of trade and commerce.

It will be interesting to see how the Honourable Minister will seek to sort out the dilemma of Malaysia’s stolen ‘culinary legacy’.

I just hope we don’t end up in the ICJ again and knowing Singapore, we probably have all the necessary papers to prove ownership.

benedict

Perhaps we have to trace which country started to take chicken or rice as food.

Then we can brand them as "The Original of the Original Chicken food"

or "The Original of the Original Rice Recipe"

Lets just add more into the Malaysian Food menu ... ours and only ours this one ... Mee Bandung and Air Bandung ... personally tested ... went to Jakarta & Bandung ... where got Mee Bandung ... where got Air Bandung ... they also don't know one ... that is ours' ... so how about it people ...


Aiyoyo...Ah nYen nYen ah....lu BONG KANG ah....lu Jiak Pah Bo Tai Chi Cho ka AHAHAHAHAHA now we must called MALAYSIAN Chicken rice lo.....you said belongs to malaysia ma ahahahahaha pea-brain ah you.... Niamah!!

Hainanese chicken rice is Maysian, meh, not Hainan?

And bak kut teh too, loh? Not from China ah?

Next thing dei, they vill be telling you yegg thosai yis from Killan (Klang)!!

dpp
We are all of 1 race, the Humna Race

Omg i really cant stop laughing with all the comments here lah. plsss stop lah...

Anonymous@1.49pm comments had me rolling on the floor.

Ng Yen Yen really can qualify for The Jester of the Month Award. Patrick, i suggest we put up a competition of Jester of the month Award for our politicians

Something like the English Premier League when they award players and managers for their excellence in that particular month.

From what i see, Ng Yen Yen have immense talent to outdo the other politicians in terms of bodohness

Nasi Lemak or oil rice is created by Indians. The only thing Malay-sia is the sambal belacan or shrimp paste!And please don't say roti canai is Malaysia creation. It is from Kerala, India. Ask the TUN!

There's only 3 types of politicians in Bolehland.

1. Bodoh
2. Lebih Bodoh
3. Yang terBodoh

hahaha... i like the Aussie Nasi Kandar remark!!!!!!! thanks to the sleepy PM i would say!

love you pat! [who else? none other than that stupidest of the PM PakLah Bodohwi.... lah]

Hello Uncle Pat,

Juanito here.. I still follow ur blog closely.. I like the last sentence.. Nasi Kandar might turn out to be Aussie..

Haha....

Cheers

I cannot imagine on what grounds she makes such audacious claims, or her reasons for doing so. If it is simply to gain political ground to make up for the spat Malaysia had with Indonesia recently over the Balinese pendet dance, then she is committing political suicide. Even before the fiasco with Indonesia is resolved, she seems bent on starting new spats with other countries over other cultural issues.

It makes one wonder about her calibre and ability to be a minister. Is there no more important issue she can spend her time, energy and resources on, like working to make the Malaysian tourism industry more vibrant and successful? Does she not know such claims will only lead to unnecessary fights and bickering with other countries? More important, has she not learnt anything after the recent spat with Indonesia?

I love Malaysia and its foods! I also love to travel up to Malaysia regularly and hope the tourism board improve it services to make thing easier to travel to places of interest...one good place to improve is the Pudu Raya station. It still look the same for the pass 30 years when buses are becoming bigger now and avoid stopping there! Not to mention so many areas the tourism minister can look into it....but she is more interested in claiming nothing more than just name of food which we had been eating since our great great grand parent immigrate from abroad. All because recently Indonesia is not too happy about something...so target a smaller neighbour to divert attention!?! Tsk! tsk! The wan-ton mee boss at Pudu Raya station canteen can take over her place. Majority of the SIngaporean don't even care about such trivial thing other than a minority who are into food are barking back. Sad to say, Malaysia seriously need a new Tourism Minister.

This is by far one of the funniest things I've read today. Thanks for making my day!

Halal everything and you can call it Malaysia punya.

Anyone for halal bak kut teh?
Make it Halal Bak Kut Teh Tarik!

We can invite Andrew Zimmern to try it out.

How bizarre? Jom Cari makan Suap.

I want to set up a Ramli burger store at Pasar Malam or Pasar Tani afer Hari Raya.

I am not sure how to call ms tall.
Can you advise me which of the following to choose from:

1) McRamly
(I may get lawsuits fro McDonald and Ramly burger)

2) 1MalaysiaBerger
(Too long for my humble sign board?)

3) MBBerger
- MB = Malaysia Boleh, but foreigners may miscontrues it as malaysia Bodoh?

4) PKFZ Burger
- my worry is my budget may overun?

5) MGR Burger
- not the superstar MGR from Tamil Naidu.
but MGR = Malaysia Gaya Rempit.

Will MARA provide me loan to amke it big?

ps: I heard MARA provide 'no need to return' loan scheme. Can be sued but just buat bodoh.

Kampar Mee belongs to who-ar?

Ipoh White Coffee-le?

How about "Yip Chee Mei Tai Pau"?

We forgot Roti Bomb! Najib's specialty.

Anonymous said...

Now I know the origin of Roti Bomb.

uppercaise said...

Now Ng Yen Yen is really a joke. On my blog, I wrote about how in the EU they already protect their wines, cheese and even a type of chilly. A pork pie in England is also protected.

See No stomach for the real food fight?. There's also a comment on an Aussie family that fought an American company over a common term for boots.

cheers.

Anonymous said...

At least Madam Ng is trying to tell the world that Malaysian food is not just Nasi Lemak and Rendang.

It takes a non-Malay Minister to fight for Bak-kut Teh, Hainaese Chicken Rice and Penang Laksa.

Singaporeans complained because they have been promoting these food as theirs.

Anonymous said...

Why we so bodor! Singar-po no stupid lah! I work here and know they onli say you can eat all these food in Singapore and their tourism board help to promote also...they never say the food belong to Singar-po. Onli our no brainer tourism minister never do anything until kena from Indonesia then use the wrong word sa-more, "HIJACK". WHo hijact who's food? Na-beh! Embarrass us. No wonder no body respect out politician, all bo-loew one. She fast go fried cuttlefish. Even if she can find one food really beong to onli malaysia, tourist still go to singar-po eat chillie crab. Malaysia? Now they know we have yen-yen chillie crap.

Chef TooLan said...

Below is the list of so-called Malaysian heritage food. Notice only halal food is accepted.

Madam Ng Yen Yen should check with teh local authority first why Bak Kut Teh is not considered as one before trying to re-hijack it from Singapore. She should ask if there is halal bak kut teh?


List of Malaysian heritage food items:

Nasi Lemak
Nasi Ayam
Nasi Kunyit (Pulut Kuning)
Nasi Tumpang
Nasi Kerabu
Nasi Dagang
Nasi Himpit
Nasi Goreng Kampung
Nasi Ulam
Ketupat
Lemang
Pulut Kukus Periuk Kera
Mee Mamak
Laksa
Mee Kari
Char Kuay Teow Pulau Pinang
Laksa Johor
Mee Siam
Bubur Pedas Sarawak
Bubur As-Sura
Bubur Sum-Sum
Bubur Kacang Hijau
Sagu Gula Melaka
Kuih Bingka Ubi
Rendang
Serunding
Ayam Percik
Manok Pansoh
Masak Asam Pedas
Gulai Tempoyak Ikan Patin
Ikan Bakar
Ikan Panggang Tanah Liat
Gulai Lemak Umbut
Gulai Asam Rom
Kari Kepala Ikan
Kurma Daging/Ayam
Pajeri
Masak Ikan dan Pisang Dalam Buluh
Yong Tau Foo
Daging Dendeng
Ayam Panggang
Botok-Botok Ikan
Sambal Tumis
Chili Crab
Teh Tarik
Cendol
Air Batu Campur (ABC)
Air Kelapa
Air Selasih
Hinava/Umai
Pekasam
Tempoyak
Otak-Otak
Sambal Belacan
Cencaluk
Sambal Gesek Ikan Bilis
Sate @ Satay
Yee Sang
Sata
Telur Pindang
Kerabu Mangga Muda
Acar
Kuih Keria
Kuih Koci
Akok
Kuih Seri Muka
Kuih Cara
Kuih Bingka
Kuih Bakul
Kuih Bulan
Kuih Cincin
Kuih Bakar
Kuih Sepit
Apam Balik
Pisang Goreng
Keropok
Opok-Opok
Karipap
Buah Melaka @ Ondeh-Ondeh
Lempeng
Bahulu
Dodol
Lempuk Durian
Wajik
Seri Kaya
Halwa
Agar-Agar
Pulut Panggang
Tapai
Masalodeh
Putu Mayam
Murukku
Roti Jala
Roti Canai
Tosai
Penderam
Kuih Lopis
Laddu
Ubi Kayu

Why get so work up for? Only food name. Anybody can use. What Yen Yen trying to do is after kena from indonesia so buey song, so target Sillypore and wait for reaction. Malaysia big mah, if sillypore make noise, can wack bak mah. so she can use it as excuse to tarik back at indonesia that "malaysia can also use pendek dance, becos Sillypore use our food to promote also". See how smart! we need more people of yen yen type to be in our government.so everything in indonesia, thailand,myanmar, vietnam, etc also belong to malaysia..... in short, why are we so stupid to get drag into her idiotic claim! Any sensible person whether you are Malaysian, Singaporean or Indonesian will ignore her as a no brainer.


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