When in India, i realised people loved talking about politics and cricket, when in England i saw how people spoke proudly about their Queen and their country , but in Malaysia our all time favourite topic is FOOD ! You can see more FB status updates on what they had for breakfast and lunch ( with photographs of it attached of course !) then about anything else...we also have friends responding with LIKES and COMMENTS almost immediately.
Then, we start discussing the recipe and tips or secrets from mom to make those dishes...and you will be surprised to see how joyfully people discuss FOOD while they are all working , probably cracking their heads to prepare a presentation or frustrated for not being able to balance the accounts or keying in endless data into the system and having sales target or running round doing housework, rushing through the traffic jams and yet nothing will stop us from discussing FOOD !
Then, we start discussing the recipe and tips or secrets from mom to make those dishes...and you will be surprised to see how joyfully people discuss FOOD while they are all working , probably cracking their heads to prepare a presentation or frustrated for not being able to balance the accounts or keying in endless data into the system and having sales target or running round doing housework, rushing through the traffic jams and yet nothing will stop us from discussing FOOD !
We Malaysians have the privilege of having such varieties of food that we are truly spoilt for choice !!
Everytime we meet friends or have a family outing the most important question is : Where are we eating ...then Chinese or Indian or Malay or Western or .......if Indian, Northern Indian or Chettinad ...if Chinese, steamboat or mixed rice or Dim Sum or .....well by the time we decide the kind of food we want, we are so hungry that we then decide on which will be the nearest place. Then again, the questions start... hawker stalls or the cafes or Kopitiam or the more expensive restaurants....then if we manage to decide the place finally we still get a Menu with like a 100 options ! Noodles with soup or curry or fried , penang style or Ipoh style or ....spicy or not spicy....if its Indian then...do you want thosai or idly or briyani , or if thosai then do you want to have it plain or buttered or with masala or ..gosh... its a neverending decisions to be made ...and believe me it is all for ONE meal !!
Then say the next day, you decide to eat at home with friends / family....then again, the questions start...shall i tapau chinese food or Indian food...? or who wants nasi kandar ?? shall we just order a pizza ??
Malaysians are also famous for having food outlets that stay open 24 hours !! We dont have to be hungry ...we go out to the stalls if are bored at home...the so called ... "lets go for a teh tarik ( tea)" at about 11 pm...would end up with a roti canai shared , or a maggie goreng shared ...and while we are chatting we realise its almost 12 midnight and we are still sitting there but we feel uneasy taking up the space if we are not eating anymore. So go home ? ? No way lah! Lets go to the other stall just for another drink...then, we order something like teh O , Milo Kosong or limau panas ...and we cont chatting...then we see the kesari or karipap and one of us would ask.."eh wanna share a karipap?? " then..
Well this is what we Malaysians do...we enjoy food !! More than anything else...but that doesnt mean we are not concerned about health..We of course oder...drinks "Kurang manis" mee goreng with "Less oil" Milo nipis and so on :):)
hahaha...well we are Malaysians Lah ! we cant help it :)
So, this national day...i am sure , there will more food shared , with more decisions to make and i wish you luck with that ! have a patriotic weekend with Malaysian super yummy and heavenly food!
HAPPY MERDEKA to all MALAYSIANS !!
Malaysians are also famous for having food outlets that stay open 24 hours !! We dont have to be hungry ...we go out to the stalls if are bored at home...the so called ... "lets go for a teh tarik ( tea)" at about 11 pm...would end up with a roti canai shared , or a maggie goreng shared ...and while we are chatting we realise its almost 12 midnight and we are still sitting there but we feel uneasy taking up the space if we are not eating anymore. So go home ? ? No way lah! Lets go to the other stall just for another drink...then, we order something like teh O , Milo Kosong or limau panas ...and we cont chatting...then we see the kesari or karipap and one of us would ask.."eh wanna share a karipap?? " then..
Well this is what we Malaysians do...we enjoy food !! More than anything else...but that doesnt mean we are not concerned about health..We of course oder...drinks "Kurang manis" mee goreng with "Less oil" Milo nipis and so on :):)
hahaha...well we are Malaysians Lah ! we cant help it :)
So, this national day...i am sure , there will more food shared , with more decisions to make and i wish you luck with that ! have a patriotic weekend with Malaysian super yummy and heavenly food!
HAPPY MERDEKA to all MALAYSIANS !!
No comments:
Post a Comment