Where is Malaysia's national dish?
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Where is Malaysia's national dish?

BBC  

Where is Malaysia's national dish? James Talalay/Alamy Malaysia’s nasi lemak bungkus are served at roadside stalls or food trucks Recent years have seen some bizarre innovations of the beloved dish. In 2017, to commemorate Singapore’s National Day on 9 August, McDonald’s Singapore unveiled the Nasi Lemak Burger: a coconut-flavoured chicken thigh patty, fried egg, caramelised onions and cucumber slices topped with sambal sauce served between semolina buns, which some Malaysians saw as an appropriation of “their” dish. A cheeky YouTube ad with the tagline “Nothing comes between Malaysians and their nasi lemak”, implied that the fast food giant’s own nasi lemak bested even the best that Singapore could offer. Nokuro/Alamy Nasi lemak is Malaysia’s national dish “It was something that McDonald’s Malaysia wanted to do for our fellow rakyat, because, while we have recognised the popularity of nasi lemak amongst Malaysians, it still remains a mystery why Malaysia has yet to have a national dish,” said Melati Abdul Hai, vice president and chief marketing officer of McDonald’s Malaysia.

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