Nasi Lemak: National Dish Of Singapore Or Malaysia? | On The Red Dot: Food Fight - Part 3/4

The good point of Indonesian is we've never claimed nasi lemak is Indonesian. We only say that nasi lemak is similar to nasi uduk as we have the same culture. But personally I believe that nasi lemak is Malaysian, thanks CNA

As an Indonesian watching a foodwar between neighbouring countries that doesn't include yours is actually fun 🤣🤣

Malaysia: Nasi lemak is mine! Singapore: No, it's mine! Indonesia: *silently eating Nasi Uduk*

As a Chinese person who spent sizable amount of time in SG, MY and Indonesia, and have been eating Nasi Lemak and Nasi Uduk like daily.. I have to say, Nasi Lemak is like a hardcore version of Nasi Uduk, the favor is so much stronger, which is a good thing, but have to say, the Chicken just taste so much better in Indonesia... it's a fresh and a complete different breed of chicken, compare to the supermarket chicken you get in SG.. so you don't really need the added coconut nor spicy kick...

I'm Indonesian and I'm so annoyed at Indonesians who claim that nasi lemak and nasi uduk are the same thing when they're so different. We do have nasi lemak as well in provinces where Malay ethnic groups live like Riau, North Sumatra, Aceh, and West Kalimantan.

Malaysian food definitely does not need Michelin sticker to validate its deliciousness… I like that Malaysian food is always underrated… Nasi lemak tepi jalan pun sedap, not specifically Wanjo ke, Village Park ke… Plus, this food war is ridiculous, just enjoy the food…

It's just funny that sometimes when Singapore and Malaysia fight over dish, somehow there's Indonesia smiling in the background either as the hidden winner or some similarities with their foods. 😂

Even though I'm not Singaporean or Malaysian nor Indonesian, I enjoyed the series. Love the sarcasm on the beginning 😂. Very informative! It's nice to learn about the food cultures of my fellow asean neighbors.

Nasi Uduk in Indonesia has some variations, nasi Uduk in java and Kalimantan generally had lighter coconut flavor and they emphasize in harmonization of the rice and condiment, meanwhile nasi Uduk Betawi (local race from greater Jakarta) and medan (they call it nasi gurih) have prominent coconut flavor

Nasi lemak is belong to Malaysia. Singaporeans eat nasi lemak because in the past, Singapore is part of Malaysia.

Nasi lemak itu makanan orang Melayu. Kami melayu Sambas, berbatasan langsung dengan dataran Malaysia, kami pun dah terbiasa makan nasi lemak. Banyak budaya kami juga sama dg Malaysia. Makanan kami pun banyak sama dg Malaysia. Misal midding, Malaysia pun bilang midding. Belacan. Pekasam. Bubur pedas. Asam pedas. Panggilan anak pertama, sama2 ALONG (kak long : anak perempuan pertama), (bang long: anak laki2 pertama). Angah /kakngah/bang ngah. Orang di luar Sambas (bukan melayu) kelahikan warisan Melayu, kami yg melayu ni dah hidup ratusan tahun malah biasa aja. Malah kami rutin adakan Pramuka serumpun, Indonesia, Malaysia, dan Brunei Darussalam. Yg mungkin orang Sambas, Kalimantan Barat saja yang tahu. Btw, nasi lemak memang sedap..aplg makan pas baru masak dari panci ,ada kerak nya, makan di colekkan ke sambal belacan. Aduhaii memang lah sedappp.

Singapore : Mine Malaysian : Mine Indonesian : This is nasi uduk Javanese. : This is sego gurih

doesnt matter Malaysia or Singapore, Nasi Lemak is Melayu ❤❤

Wrong question here. The question that should be asked and answered is "why is this even an issue?".

Saya suka ini, karena Malaysia Sering Klaim Budaya Dan Makanan Indonesia, Padahal Nenek Moyang Kami Ada jutaan Tahun Yang Lalu Sebelum Orang Melayu Malaysia ada, Melayu Malaysia Adalah Migrasi Dari Indonesia, Bawean, Karimun Jawa, Sumatera, Medan, Riau Dan Palembang

The root trace of 'nasi lemak' is non-sensical in my personal view. No need to go as far as 14th or 17th century history. Singapore used to be part of Malaysia, so, whatever cuisine existed in Malaysia would have travelled to the island of Singapore. Accepting the dish as a Malay dish by default makes 'nasi lemak' a Malaysian dish. By the way, a Makcik who sells nasi lemak in a hut in kampung may have the best recipe of nasi lemak than the Micheline star restaurant in Singapore. Period. Greetings from Malaysian Indian UK.

In Malaysia, its easy to get good nasi lemak everywhere, it's their everyday food. In Singapore, its very hard to get good nasi lemak, even though we also eat it frequently. The cost and time to make good nasi lemak in Singapore, causes the chef/cook to take short cuts often to the detriment in flavor. As a singaporean, I have to go out of my way to find "acceptable" nasi lemak and even then, it pales in comparison to malaysia's. Those who say singapore's version is better, you clearly have no taste in food. LOL

My take is that it is a shared heritage food amongst the Malays living in Singapore, Malaysia and even Indonesia. I think McDonald's is taking cultural liberty by incorporating this dish into its burgers.

As a Melayu Singapore, i am just proud that Nasi Lemak is so well loved in both countries. It does not belong to any particular country but belong to people of Malay ethinicty. Malaysia, Singapore are just modern nations. Remember Singapore & Malaysia are not even 100 years old. Thats not a long period of time. But the Malay archipelago which includes Singapore & Malaysia has existed for hundreds or even thousands of years and Malays in Malaysia & Singapore are descendants of that, now we are just seperated by borders of these 2 modern nations. So now just shut up and makan !

Nasi Lemak is the creation of the Malays and is one of the tastiest dish in the Malay cuisine. It is undoubtedly originated from Malay Peninsular but is the national food for all Maritime South East Asian countries 🇲🇾🇸🇬🇧🇳🇮🇩🇹🇭🇵🇭🇹🇱🇲🇲