Malaysia Lays Claim To Laksa And Chicken Rice
Malaysia will lay claim to its signature dishes like laksa and chicken rice which are being 'hijacked' by other countries, the tourism minister said according to a report on Thursday.
Those on the list include the fragrant coconut milk rice 'nasi lemak', spicy soup noodle 'laksa' and pork ribs herbal soup 'bak kut teh', Tourism Minister Ng Yen Yen said according to The Star newspaper.
'We cannot continue to let other countries hijack our food. Chili crab is Malaysian. Hainanese chicken rice is Malaysian. We have to lay claim to our food,' she was quoted as saying.
'In the next three months, we will identify certain key dishes (to declare as Malaysian). We have identified laksa... all types of laksa, nasi lemak and bak kut teh,' she added.
Source: Straits Times
Never one to shy away from controversies, Malaysia is clearly not content to rob Indonesia of its cultural heritage (batik).
They are now accusing other countries of hijacking their food like laksa and chicken rice. Excuse me ah, all these your food meh? That means we must pay royalties lor.
I think it is very ridiculous to squabble over such petty issues, other people will laugh at us if we have to bring it to international court.
Let's not forget that Singapore and Malaysisa are very close neighbors. Hence, it is better to engage in mutually beneficial activities.
There is no guarantee making these dishes Malaysian will make Malaysia a better tourist spot. Except to bully or bring your neighbor misery, I don't see a good reason for this win-lose or lose-lose situation.
There are already many tricky bilateral issues which remain resolved, no good to waste time and resources arguing over laksa and chicken rice.
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