Whose Chicken Rice?
Fri 2009/09/18 20:07 JST
Came across this interesting piece of news down here in SIngapore and it spurred me to make a simple 4koma.
Well, I've been itching to do one any way. XD
KUALA LUMPUR – MALAYSIA is starting a food fight.
Laksa, nasi lemak, Hainanese chicken rice, chilli crab and bak kut teh are all Malaysian dishes, Tourism Minister Ng Yen Yen declared.
On Wednesday, Datuk Seri Dr Ng accused other countries of ‘hijacking’ local dishes such as laksa and nasi lemak, and said it was high time that Malaysia claimed them as Malaysian.
‘We cannot continue to let other countries hijack our food,’ she said, without naming the countries.
‘Chilli crab is Malaysian. Hainanese chicken rice is Malaysian. We have to lay claim to our food,’ the minister said after she launched the Malaysia International Gourmet Festival.
But some food critics disagreed, saying that it would not be possible for a country to claim ownership over the dishes.
Malaysian celebrity chef Rohani Jelani said that food in general is not politically divided.
As people move from one country to another, they also take with them the recipes of their favourite food.
‘I think it is difficult to claim ownership or to say exactly what food originated from where. This is because there are no boundaries when it comes to food,’ she told The Straits Times.
Singapore food celebrity K.F. Seetoh agreed that it would be impossible for anyone to claim ownership over food, even if a certain dish is easily available at a certain place.
Source: The Straits Times
So WHY was it called HAINANESE Chicken Rice again? XDD
Yare yare... we're putting borders across our plates now? Besides there's a reason it's called Hainanese chicken rice, LOL.
ROFLMAO at final panel of 4koma. XD
Yea, "Hainanese" chicken rice, ROTFLMAO!
LOLwut?!
Nice kona smiley :P I like that table set too
Well THERE is a reason it's called Hainanese... >_<
Haha...I like the facepalm.
As for the food's origin....it doesn't matter as long as the food retains its original taste.
Hey guys, can I have some Singapore Fried Rice Noodles?
Again claiming ones Ownership from another .
Look , Singapore was once a Malaysian State , Of course it has some Malaysian Dishes there .
This Happened to us in Indonesia , It all started with a Tourism Commercial that shows That The Pendet Dance is our Tradition .THe Indonesians claimed that it was there Tradition which originated from Bali , Indonesia . Now theres an Anti-Malaysia in Indonesia . We Malays are descended from Indonesia , so its basic that some Traditions from Indonesia is in Malaysia .
Why can't we stop fighting and be friends . I know Malaysia is competing against Singapore in Tourism and such but Please , stop fighting and start being friends .
well hainanese chicken rice was make in a place call hainan(this is how its called) i think somewhere in china?? lol at the malaysia reference