It started with durian fried eggs. Malaysian Pontian Member of Parliament (MP) Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan is making rounds in trending social media news for his bizarre recipes. Last year, he tweeted in his personal account his own recipe for durian fried eggs.
Resipi sendiri masak sendiri: Durian goreng telur – campur bawang merah, bawang putih, ikan bilis, cili merah yang ditumbuk guna lesung. Isi durian campur telur. Digoreng guna minyak masak kelapa sawit. Makan dengan roti. Lazat. Sesuai utk minum petang. pic.twitter.com/PWxUlFzxRs
— DS Ahmad b Maslan (@ahmadmaslan) March 18, 2018
A quick translation of his post includes information on his recipe such as the ingredients used. He mixed the usual stuff like onion, garlic, chili, and eggs, making a common omelet recipe. But then, the MP adds durian. According to him, it is eaten with bread, delicious and best suited for afternoon tea. Netizens reacted to his post by calling the “food police” to address the violations of mixing things that should be eaten separately.
Fast forward to January 13 when the MP released his latest concoction: strawberry fried rice.
Nasi Goreng #Strawberry !!
Asyik2 nasi goreng. Tak reti masak yg lain ke?Reti tapi ini special sbb strawberry beli di #CameronHighlands sempena pilihan raya kecil
Nasi, bawang, telur, bilis, lada, sos cili, kobis, garam, minyak sawit & strawberry dibelah dua
Sedap..sila cuba pic.twitter.com/hu5v2yOIQi
— DS Ahmad b Maslan (@ahmadmaslan) January 13, 2019
He called it “fun fried rice”. He mentions that he used special strawberries because it marked the Cameron Highlands by-election happening on January 26 and proceeds to list down the ingredients used such as rice, onion, egg, pepper, chili, cabbage, oil, salt…strawberries. The MP also added that it is tasty and a must try.
Twitter user Shamsul, commented that the dish is not fusion food. It is something of a higher level: CON-FUSION food.
Even MP Khairy Jamaluddin tweeted that even though he is a hardcore supporter of Ahmad Maslan, the recipe is a “gross”.
Saya penyokong tegar masakan @ahmadmaslan. Tapi ini gross. https://t.co/Iy0IavFzMG
— Khairy Jamaluddin (@Khairykj) January 13, 2019
It turns out that the PM had gotten his inspiration from somewhere else and uploaded four examples of strawberry fried rice recipes.
Saya tak kata resipi saya sesuatu yg original.
Org lain pun dah buat nasi goreng strawberry & nasi lemak strawberry. 4 gambar ini bukan masakan saya. Org lain dah buat pun. Apa yg nak dihairankan sangat.
Kreativiti itu tanpa had. Yg tidak jenayah & tidak berdosa boleh dicuba. pic.twitter.com/bXLfTTn3YR
— DS Ahmad b Maslan (@ahmadmaslan) January 13, 2019
He added that his recipe is not original and asked why everyone is so intense? “Creativity is unlimited and everyone is free to try it”.
Meanwhile, ota asne has called for the king of twitter roasting, Gordon Ramsey to give his feedback on the strawberry fried rice dish.
https://theindependent.sg.sg/masterchef-the-malaysian-pm-and-crispy-chicken-rendang/