Kuala Lumpur does not represent the Malaysian food scene. Different states of Malaysia have different variety of food. If you travel to all the different states in a year, you may probably find 365 varieties. My state has food not found in other states for example. And I love my local food that is "masak lemak ciliapi smoke beef, smoke cat fish, smoke duck, duck egg, smoke puyuh bird, bamboo shoot with cow intestine, siput sedut, ambal tempoyak daun kayu, rendang maman and apam johol". Cheers
is totally impossible , because for many foreigners they came with a budget and probably will just cover a few states or just KL / penang.. those with 3-5 days probably will just go kl-penang-malacca and back to kl.. and some will just go penang and langkawi and on the way back just drop 1-2 days at kl.. foreigners are told to go to these more famous states instead of kelantan,perlis,terrenganu ,sabah ,sarawak etc.
@@observer-2LC As kelantanese with of course good foods here, i like foods in Pahang, it is hard to find restaurants that are not tasty in Pahang, you can found some in Kelantan as recently many kelantanese sibuk nk berniaga sendiri (become businessman/businesswomen & independent earning) thats why recently some food in kelantan you will find some place not tasty. I hate this part because it is like : orang lain nk berniaga engkau pun nak berniaga padahal masakan tak mahir & tak berkualiti pun & bukankah membazir duit bila makanan tak berkualiti/sedap. Semua sibuk nk berniaga at least you should take care of quality. Ofc ada byk je masakan sedap tapi lately org yg tak mahir memasak& meniaga pula nk berniaga, sakit hati bayar duit kita usaha cari rezeki & getting mknn tak berkualiti & tak berapa nk sedap
When it comes to food hygiene, Malaysian street foods are way safer than any of its northern neighbours. If you can't stomach food here, then you have something coming when you travel to places like Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and all that jazz!✌️
I do think in KL it's typically pretty hygienic. Some of the other parts of Malaysia I've been, especially in more local areas, it can really suffer. But like you said in can be worse in those other countries.
FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME WHO'S TRAVELLING LAST 20 YEARS IN ASIA I WOULD SAY MALAYSIA 🇲🇾 IS ONE OF THE BEST SOUTH-EAST ASIAN COUNTRY WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT THE FOOD IS GREAT DELICIOUS AND CHEAP . MALAYSIA 🇲🇾 IS ALL SO DEVELOPING AND GROWING FASTER.
As a Malaysian, I agree our food is definitely oily and greasy, and honestly, our spicy foods kept me warm when I was abroad during winter. The best part? In Malaysia, you don’t need to travel far for variety-Middle Eastern kebabs, Japanese sushi, American burgers, and Thai foods are all just around the corner. Truly a food paradise!
Great video Ben! Good choice of questions to ask :) sometimes we are deceived by what we see online but this really gives an honest perspective. Everyone has a preference at the end of the day!
As Malaysian, I fully agree with that Spanish dude. Majority of Malaysian food is oily as fuck. Especially Malay and Indian food. Have you seen the amount of oil floating on top of rendangs, sambals and curries? It’s mind-blogging. But I still eat Indian mixed rice 3-4x a week tho. 😂😂😂😂
Hi Ben, I like your video a lot. Just a quick note about comments on Malaysian food by foreigners or tourists. The mix and varieties of comments are already great. At the beginning of the video you would always want it to start with a great and pleasing surprise note. So, when you edit the video (before you air it) you need to be selective, you would want to pick a beginning score of 9.0 out of 10; towards the middle, and by the way, middle means a mixture of everything (scores or ratings), from the worst score to the very best. If you were to interview 15 customers, you would get answers between 5 to 9.6, e.g., so, when you edit, you always would want to put the worst score (in your video, is 5) in the middle of the video's content, then 6, 8, 7, 8.5, etc. Next comes the ending portion of the video, remember, this will be the most very interesting part of your episode, that people would always want to watch all your contents, again, and again. So, what would you do, i.e., question to ask, here is, who are you going to satisfy? Followers, subscribers, potential followers and subscribers, and very importantly, your sponsor. To satisfy them all, you would want to end the video with the best interesting note. This is what I call it, you need to be a smart video editor, by ending it with the two highest scores, e.g., 9.0 and the last one, 9.5, or 10 out 10 if you have one, next time. All the very best to you Ben!
A good question to ask! And I'm always interested to hear what fellow Aussies have to say on Malaysia. I miss the good old Roti Canai and the Char Siu Won Ton Mee.
I'm Malaysian and had stayed in Melbourne for 3 years, I say those blokes didn't have a Malaysian mate to guide them on the food. Food in Australia is expensive eating out but the fresh produce are all very fresh and good and affordable, I'll say local white Aussie cuisine sucks they overcook their chicken so dry the parma, only beef is good and I can't recall when any of my friends had seafood lol Malaysia is better at cooking chicken and seafood. When I eat out in Melbourne, the best cuisine are Vietnamese or French, Malaysian didn't hit sadly China bar have similar food but missed out some condiments like pickled chili for their wonton mee.
Malaysia is best appreciated when you have least expectation, you'll be disappointed when you have high expectations. Because Malaysia is not the bombastic kind of country, with wild sights and taste that explodes your senses. It shines when you can start to appreciate subtle nuances and diverse choices that is alive in the people's everyday living.
All valid criticism. Foods are too oily and often over spiced if you don't specify you want less spicy. Street foods and even many restaurants food prep is dirty and downright dangerous. Malaysia is known for bad enforcement. There's even cases of food poisoning cases at schools and universities etc. Where some have even died. But if the food is cooked cleanly roti canai, banana leaf, rendang, hakka mee. So many good foods to try 🤤
@azemiismail5220 the educational institutes cases are rare from what I know. But everyday cases are quite common, especially for those that didn't grow up eating unsanitary food.
Yea I think Malaysian cuisine has really great dishes, it's just the quality control that struggles sometimes here. Even shopping for ingredients myself I have to be cautious not to buy rotten meat for example. Here the standards for keeping meat in higher temperatures isn't as sensitive, so it can get bacteria quickly and even those working the butcher counter in the supermarkets aren't really conscious of it.
As someone who have lived in US for so long, I do see that Malaysia need to improve on "food handling" regulations - street food can be tricky, because of the flies, due to the climate. And I wonder why most of them only wear one glove, you already put one on, slip the ohter one on, might as well, then people from overseas feel even safer. Food borne deseases are serious, like typhoid for example.
dia camni lah, kita g negara orang kita pun ada suka ada yg 100% tak suka makanan luar. so sama je bila orang luar datang malaysia. Haritu ada nampak satu content kat tiktok lebih kurang macamni juga, tp ramai netizen marah sbb org luar tak suka makanan kita. Dude?? be real. rileks. tekak kita ni lain2. chill sudah la. nice content !!
Hi Ben, I enjoy your videos! Since you have been in KL off and on for quite some time, I was wondering as to where would you recommend a first time visitor to take lodging? Of course budget would be a consideration as I am a 74 year old retired guy. Many thanks in advance.
@junnaredd9912 yeah, maybe because I love eating nasi lemak ayam goreng. It's a bit oily but I love it anyways. And, tada... I've got a bit of a belly! But now sedang buat IF juga la.
@@LunakieCherrie I understand your experience. Malaysian food is incredibly diverse, and the amount of oil used can vary greatly depending on the dish and the cook. Perhaps you encountered a dish that wasn't to your liking, but there are many other delicious options to try! What kind of Malaysian food did you have?
@ I’ve had nasi lemak which I found to be okay, I’ve had nasi kandar too which is good, roti chanai, tbh it was a hit or miss in Malaysia, I’m not saying these dishes itself are horrible but how they are cooked is so oily, I’ve seen how people cut corners to cook them and I would read ratings on g000gle in regards to hygiene. Plus I found Malaysia to be racist
Used to live in KL for 5 years, the Chinese and Indian Malaysian food were super nice but I think Nasi Lemak is overrated. The best thing about KL is there are always more options on variety of world food (european, japanese, latin american) that you can find. For local food, KL is nothing compared to Penang
Nasi lemak at the mall is not authentic. But as a Malaysian, i love the authentic, traditional sambal nasi lemak, which a foreigner couldn’t cope with.
@ nah, I dont eat nasi lemak at malls except maybe madam kwan when im eating with kids. Tanglin, Saleha or Alor Corner are not bad, but I prefer some mamak food. But this is personal pref
@@MzaidMz-e7p i dont know man, please enlighten me, as for Malay-Malaysian food that exclusively Malaysian dishes (unlike rendang, satay that can also be found in indonesia or singapore) I tried the blue rice thingy (nasi krabu?), nasi dagang, roti jala etc, asam pedas was my fave (can I say this is pure Malay food or more Peranakan?) But again, this is my personal preference, maybe Im leaning towards food that bombarded with spices and strong flavours (not your typical mat salleh)
Welcome back Ben. It's always good to get a break but glad to see you posting. Malaysia is actually fairly low on obeisity lists put out by the WHO. Not too far removed from Spain in fact. Oh and food in the Philippines is just "exotic."
That’s not true, I’ve seen some obese Malaysians walking around, all the food they eat is literally oil, sauce and spice. There’s no taste of anything being fresh, a lot of food places use seed oils, junk etc. Spain has superior food to Malaysia
Normally I cooked. I can control the spicy, salt and sweetness. I don't used seosanings every meals. Same as drinks. But I like mamak food like Ben. They don't used seosanings in their food only onions and spices.
I'm wary of mamak food after seeing a video on viral where they spit on the food before serving, not one but a few, they say it's not halal if they don't spit on it. I also saw how they use their feet to knead the roti canai dough. I don't think I'll eat in an Indian restaurant anymore.
Yea, everyone had different taste bud and approaches when come to food. But atleast they tried.😂 I will go to KL in this mid december too to join the cosplay event. You could try to make content about it to attract younger audience maybe? And Christmas Themed video at Malaysia would be great too for international audience.🎉
welcome back ben, another 3 months yeah. Next time can you ask the sense of fashion here in Malaysia, it must be hillarious ridiculous lol. We are not 4 season country btw
It's natural to dislike foreign food cos we're not used to it so I can understand how foreigners feel about our Malaysian food. It's not all that great especially the hot spicy food, but then it depends on our taste. I prefer eating my own cooking, lol.
@@LunakieCherrie That's a broad generalization... Southern American, Northern Chinese, Korean, South America, Middle Eastern, Indian, Thai, Indonesian, etc. foods have lots of oil and spice. You must travel the world more.
@@LunakieCherrie On the contrary the spices make the food healthy. Spices like turmeric, ginger, cayenne pepper, etc have medicinal values. U can search on RUclips on topics like health benefits of turmeric, etc.
@ spices are good but not overloading dishes to the point that you can’t even taste the meat and let’s not forget how you guys put sugars, artificial stuff in your food and OIL it like absolutely insane, TOO MUCH oil takes the flavor out of
@@LunakieCherrie Ever had confit? A proper full English breakfast? yukgaejang? or goulash? Your comment tells me you are ill informed about the world's cuisines because everything you've described can be applied to any particular food in almost any country out there. I'm chuffed that you think I'm Malaysian, if only your comment came with residence visas too...
When it comes to the choice of food ' one man's meat could be another man's poison ' So it's an individual choice.. but overall most visitors like the diverse melting pots of delicious multi racial cuisines in Malaysia... Most Malaysian foods are definitely much cheaper than those in Europe n USA.. right?? 😅
The Spanish food for the Spain guys do not know and enjoy his food in Malaysia. Maybe he is purely a non greasy and light eater. I have so many Spanish friends that appreciate the richness of Malaysian food. Ben, I think he is more or less like you.
Unfortunately, i have to say there's not much real Chinese food in KL or Selangor Area. I can only see Burmese cooking the food for us...... So we should rename the so call "Chinese food" in KL or Selangor as "Burmese Food".
The best food in South East Asia 1. Thailand 2. Vietnam 3. Indonesia 4. Philippines 5. Singapore 6. Cambodia 7 Myanmar 8. Malaysia 9. Laos 10. Timor Leste.
Yeap Thailand is the best. Even the Tom yam restaurant in Malaysia is the best taste. Like nasi goreng padkrapau, nasi goreng Pattaya, nasi goreng daging merah, tomyam.
that is huge question to ask food in malaysia ? i mean..unless someone had discover the whole country and their cuisine..lets just put how is the food in KL 😅..
Thai street food bettter because the tremendous amount MSG theh put in their food...like yummhy hell .. Let alone artificial and preservative... Goodluck with that dude
It's not that street food. There's lots of thai tomyam restaurants in Malaysia too. I agree Thai restaurants are the best taste. Nasi goreng daging merah, nasi goreng Pattaya, nasi goreng padkrapau, tomyam. All those cooks are from Thai although they're Malay. Thai restaurants are the best taste
Like I said I knew people would get upset. The food in Singapore at the hawker stalls seemed to have less msg or salt. I know a lot of people head to Malaysia as well, but just sharing my opinion. I enjoyed the cost in Malaysia vs Singapore and I’d way rather live in Malaysia, but. . .
Yup, I agreed with you. I said the same thing about the prejudice mindset of the Spanish guy. It makes travelling less interesting, if you do not embrace the local food.
@@rocketsteelNo he didn't say he LOVES it, that's the only one he can take lol To be fair I live in Europe & been many times to Spain & I do love their Tapas but tbh it's also very heavy lathered with tons of olive oils in almost everything there! Lots of pork based meaty Jamon with cheese on their Pincho baguette or sandwich Bocadillo & Chorizo, prawns, octopus + other seafood are also all prepared in tons of olive oils swimming in it! ruclips.net/video/rvFG-SzIwdM/видео.htmlsi=gCIL9T6m1r5UNRDB ruclips.net/video/UPL2uDbu8Jg/видео.htmlsi=_CserUOapW1glzOR But 1 thing I do notice from all my trips there: the Spanish people are not so open to embrace other cultures not even to other European foods lol let alone something so foreign as Malaysian food. 😅 They don't even tend to speak any English even in the big capital city of Madrid & Barcelona is generally very anti tourist nowadays so go figure...
I like the fruit there's too many kind of healthy fruit it's weird that they not really into it it cheap precious healthy fresh there's everywhere yet they choose to eat shitty process food more. Most of the dish are gravy kind im not really into it.
You don’t visit a country and rate its food based on how much it aligns with what you’re used to. Sure, you might love one or two dishes but not the rest-and that’s okay! As a Malaysian, I don’t even eat spicy food all the time, though I do crave it occasionally. Sometimes I’ll go for fish and chips, sushi, or bulgogi, but trust me, I’m never going near surströmming again! 😂
Good but can't eat too much of it, too much oil and coconut milk can't be good for your health. And use of sugar, that condense milk in tea tarik, watch out! I have to control myself when I am in Malaysia.
if you can eat non halal food I suggest eating chinese food like soup noodles or chinese mixed rice stalls, they have the most least oily food options.
@@liyenong2017 I do love good Chinese food which is hard to find, especially in the US.. I also wish that more Chinese restaurants would cater for customers who eat "halal." Thank you for your suggestion.
"..Malaysian food are questionable, not soo hygenic and too that and too much of this, i am not so comfortable to eat malaysian food.." Honestly, As a Malaysian, i dont care what these foreigners think about our food. They can go to India or singapore to have " better " food to suit their " better " taste..hahaha.
FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME WHO'S TRAVELLING LAST 20 YEARS IN ASIA I WOULD SAY MALAYSIA 🇲🇾 IS ONE OF THE BEST SOUTH-EAST ASIAN COUNTRY WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT THE FOOD IS GREAT DELICIOUS AND CHEAP . MALAYSIA 🇲🇾 IS ALL SO DEVELOPING AND GROWING FASTER
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It's understandable..not everyone love our food,it's interesting to know what people really thinks..but overall it's positive 👍🏼
Yes true, for me I loved it immediately but maybe because I grew up eating Indian and Chinese food.
Kuala Lumpur does not represent the Malaysian food scene. Different states of Malaysia have different variety of food. If you travel to all the different states in a year, you may probably find 365 varieties. My state has food not found in other states for example. And I love my local food that is "masak lemak ciliapi smoke beef, smoke cat fish, smoke duck, duck egg, smoke puyuh bird, bamboo shoot with cow intestine, siput sedut, ambal tempoyak daun kayu, rendang maman and apam johol". Cheers
is totally impossible , because for many foreigners they came with a budget and probably will just cover a few states or just KL / penang.. those with 3-5 days probably will just go kl-penang-malacca and back to kl.. and some will just go penang and langkawi and on the way back just drop 1-2 days at kl.. foreigners are told to go to these more famous states instead of kelantan,perlis,terrenganu ,sabah ,sarawak etc.
@@3x3HoopsMY”totally impossible” ? How does that even a phrase ?
This is true, food from the kampung area in Negri Sembilan, Terengganu, Kelantan, are all very good , traditional and authentic.
@@observer-2LC As kelantanese with of course good foods here, i like foods in Pahang, it is hard to find restaurants that are not tasty in Pahang, you can found some in Kelantan as recently many kelantanese sibuk nk berniaga sendiri (become businessman/businesswomen & independent earning) thats why recently some food in kelantan you will find some place not tasty. I hate this part because it is like : orang lain nk berniaga engkau pun nak berniaga padahal masakan tak mahir & tak berkualiti pun & bukankah membazir duit bila makanan tak berkualiti/sedap. Semua sibuk nk berniaga at least you should take care of quality. Ofc ada byk je masakan sedap tapi lately org yg tak mahir memasak& meniaga pula nk berniaga, sakit hati bayar duit kita usaha cari rezeki & getting mknn tak berkualiti & tak berapa nk sedap
compare to *makanan org nogori* Sabah n Sarawak are less known by Malaysian actually
When it comes to food hygiene, Malaysian street foods are way safer than any of its northern neighbours. If you can't stomach food here, then you have something coming when you travel to places like Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and all that jazz!✌️
I do think in KL it's typically pretty hygienic. Some of the other parts of Malaysia I've been, especially in more local areas, it can really suffer. But like you said in can be worse in those other countries.
WELL SAID 👏
Malaysian food! 🤤🤤🤤
FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME WHO'S TRAVELLING LAST 20 YEARS IN ASIA I WOULD SAY MALAYSIA 🇲🇾 IS ONE OF THE BEST SOUTH-EAST ASIAN COUNTRY WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT THE FOOD IS GREAT DELICIOUS AND CHEAP .
MALAYSIA 🇲🇾 IS ALL SO DEVELOPING AND GROWING FASTER.
As a Malaysian, I agree our food is definitely oily and greasy, and honestly, our spicy foods kept me warm when I was abroad during winter. The best part? In Malaysia, you don’t need to travel far for variety-Middle Eastern kebabs, Japanese sushi, American burgers, and Thai foods are all just around the corner. Truly a food paradise!
Malaysia turned me into a foodie, I'm always thinking about what I ate in kl.
Where are you living actually?
congrats now you are part of the community 😂
Great video Ben! Good choice of questions to ask :) sometimes we are deceived by what we see online but this really gives an honest perspective. Everyone has a preference at the end of the day!
Daniel from Australia wearing the classic Malaysian kit... nice one.
Welcome back, Ben. Hope you had a good break in Bali.
Thanks a lot, I had such a nice time there but nice to be back
@@benfisherminglad you are back and posting new videos. And food in the Philippines is just exotic.
Really top notch QA...and interesting set of people!!! Keep flying. And keep smiling!!
Welcome back Ben🎉
As Malaysian, I fully agree with that Spanish dude. Majority of Malaysian food is oily as fuck. Especially Malay and Indian food. Have you seen the amount of oil floating on top of rendangs, sambals and curries? It’s mind-blogging. But I still eat Indian mixed rice 3-4x a week tho. 😂😂😂😂
The Spanish guys should try Masakan Kampung, not all our food too heavy😂❤
His rating 5/10 is an insult to Malaysia.
@kayellai5278 No big deal, not everyone likes our food.
Hi Ben, I like your video a lot. Just a quick note about comments on Malaysian food by foreigners or tourists. The mix and varieties of comments are already great. At the beginning of the video you would always want it to start with a great and pleasing surprise note. So, when you edit the video (before you air it) you need to be selective, you would want to pick a beginning score of 9.0 out of 10; towards the middle, and by the way, middle means a mixture of everything (scores or ratings), from the worst score to the very best. If you were to interview 15 customers, you would get answers between 5 to 9.6, e.g., so, when you edit, you always would want to put the worst score (in your video, is 5) in the middle of the video's content, then 6, 8, 7, 8.5, etc. Next comes the ending portion of the video, remember, this will be the most very interesting part of your episode, that people would always want to watch all your contents, again, and again. So, what would you do, i.e., question to ask, here is, who are you going to satisfy? Followers, subscribers, potential followers and subscribers, and very importantly, your sponsor. To satisfy them all, you would want to end the video with the best interesting note. This is what I call it, you need to be a smart video editor, by ending it with the two highest scores, e.g., 9.0 and the last one, 9.5, or 10 out 10 if you have one, next time. All the very best to you Ben!
❤ your comment. Good marketing analysis
A good question to ask!
And I'm always interested to hear what fellow Aussies have to say on Malaysia.
I miss the good old Roti Canai and the Char Siu Won Ton Mee.
Thanks I'm glad you liked the topic!
I'm Malaysian and had stayed in Melbourne for 3 years, I say those blokes didn't have a Malaysian mate to guide them on the food. Food in Australia is expensive eating out but the fresh produce are all very fresh and good and affordable, I'll say local white Aussie cuisine sucks they overcook their chicken so dry the parma, only beef is good and I can't recall when any of my friends had seafood lol Malaysia is better at cooking chicken and seafood. When I eat out in Melbourne, the best cuisine are Vietnamese or French, Malaysian didn't hit sadly China bar have similar food but missed out some condiments like pickled chili for their wonton mee.
Malaysia is best appreciated when you have least expectation, you'll be disappointed when you have high expectations. Because Malaysia is not the bombastic kind of country, with wild sights and taste that explodes your senses. It shines when you can start to appreciate subtle nuances and diverse choices that is alive in the people's everyday living.
Good interviews topic !
Keep it up.🎉🎉🎉❤
Thanks I'm glad you enjoyed this one
Your vids has the variety of foreigners juxtaposed with their age groups and genders give good feedback on the food scene in Malaysia.
They all have pale skin, let’s see a brown person who looks like Malay or Malay Indian being interviewed
Cool interview to know from a foreigner's perspective ☺
Agree, modern foods in MY to oily and to heavy, different from traditional rural MY foods more healty.
Malay and Indian food is more on the oily side. Chinese food is much more balanced.
@@kayellai5278balanced and bland. not to be mentioned salty af
All valid criticism. Foods are too oily and often over spiced if you don't specify you want less spicy. Street foods and even many restaurants food prep is dirty and downright dangerous. Malaysia is known for bad enforcement. There's even cases of food poisoning cases at schools and universities etc. Where some have even died. But if the food is cooked cleanly roti canai, banana leaf, rendang, hakka mee. So many good foods to try 🤤
How rampant were the cases of food poisoning in Malaysia? Percentage wise, should we all be alarmed by those cases?...
@azemiismail5220 the educational institutes cases are rare from what I know. But everyday cases are quite common, especially for those that didn't grow up eating unsanitary food.
Yea I think Malaysian cuisine has really great dishes, it's just the quality control that struggles sometimes here. Even shopping for ingredients myself I have to be cautious not to buy rotten meat for example. Here the standards for keeping meat in higher temperatures isn't as sensitive, so it can get bacteria quickly and even those working the butcher counter in the supermarkets aren't really conscious of it.
As someone who have lived in US for so long, I do see that Malaysia need to improve on "food handling" regulations - street food can be tricky, because of the flies, due to the climate. And I wonder why most of them only wear one glove, you already put one on, slip the ohter one on, might as well, then people from overseas feel even safer. Food borne deseases are serious, like typhoid for example.
@lindan8988 let me guess..you are a Singaporean? Try to smear Malaysian food , are we?
About food, everything is valid. And also it's personal taste too. 😅
dia camni lah, kita g negara orang kita pun ada suka ada yg 100% tak suka makanan luar. so sama je bila orang luar datang malaysia. Haritu ada nampak satu content kat tiktok lebih kurang macamni juga, tp ramai netizen marah sbb org luar tak suka makanan kita. Dude?? be real. rileks. tekak kita ni lain2. chill sudah la. nice content !!
Welcome back Ben.
Hi Ben, I enjoy your videos! Since you have been in KL off and on for quite some time, I was wondering as to where would you recommend a first time visitor to take lodging? Of course budget would be a consideration as I am a 74 year old retired guy. Many thanks in advance.
Nice one Ben 👍👍😃 Keep it up
even we Malaysians hv our own preference of our local food...
As a Malaysian, for a fried rice indicator around Asia, I'd give Thailand top spot.
Yes our food is a bit too oily. I can't agree more with that
Our traditional food is not oily. It's the street food.
@junnaredd9912 yeah, maybe because I love eating nasi lemak ayam goreng. It's a bit oily but I love it anyways. And, tada... I've got a bit of a belly! But now sedang buat IF juga la.
It’s an oil galore, I find the food so disgusting because of it!
@@LunakieCherrie I understand your experience. Malaysian food is incredibly diverse, and the amount of oil used can vary greatly depending on the dish and the cook. Perhaps you encountered a dish that wasn't to your liking, but there are many other delicious options to try! What kind of Malaysian food did you have?
@ I’ve had nasi lemak which I found to be okay, I’ve had nasi kandar too which is good, roti chanai, tbh it was a hit or miss in Malaysia, I’m not saying these dishes itself are horrible but how they are cooked is so oily, I’ve seen how people cut corners to cook them and I would read ratings on g000gle in regards to hygiene.
Plus I found Malaysia to be racist
Used to live in KL for 5 years, the Chinese and Indian Malaysian food were super nice but I think Nasi Lemak is overrated. The best thing about KL is there are always more options on variety of world food (european, japanese, latin american) that you can find.
For local food, KL is nothing compared to Penang
Nasi lemak at the mall is not authentic. But as a Malaysian, i love the authentic, traditional sambal nasi lemak, which a foreigner couldn’t cope with.
@ nah, I dont eat nasi lemak at malls except maybe madam kwan when im eating with kids. Tanglin, Saleha or Alor Corner are not bad, but I prefer some mamak food. But this is personal pref
Nasi lemak is not the only Malay food bruh 😂.
I feel like the only Malay food in KL is nasi lemak. Can anyone name any Malay food
@@MzaidMz-e7p i dont know man, please enlighten me, as for Malay-Malaysian food that exclusively Malaysian dishes (unlike rendang, satay that can also be found in indonesia or singapore) I tried the blue rice thingy (nasi krabu?), nasi dagang, roti jala etc, asam pedas was my fave (can I say this is pure Malay food or more Peranakan?)
But again, this is my personal preference, maybe Im leaning towards food that bombarded with spices and strong flavours (not your typical mat salleh)
Welcome back Ben. It's always good to get a break but glad to see you posting.
Malaysia is actually fairly low on obeisity lists put out by the WHO. Not too far removed from Spain in fact.
Oh and food in the Philippines is just "exotic."
That’s not true, I’ve seen some obese Malaysians walking around, all the food they eat is literally oil, sauce and spice. There’s no taste of anything being fresh, a lot of food places use seed oils, junk etc.
Spain has superior food to Malaysia
@@LunakieCherrie😂😂😂😂😂😂 cry some more
Normally I cooked. I can control the spicy, salt and sweetness. I don't used seosanings every meals. Same as drinks. But I like mamak food like Ben. They don't used seosanings in their food only onions and spices.
I'm wary of mamak food after seeing a video on viral where they spit on the food before serving, not one but a few, they say it's not halal if they don't spit on it. I also saw how they use their feet to knead the roti canai dough. I don't think I'll eat in an Indian restaurant anymore.
@@npstella cleanliness at Mamak restaurants are also questionable, but to each their own.
we have direct flight nairobi to KL now.
THERE ARE MANY KENYAN 🇰🇪 IN MALAYSIA 🇲🇾 MOST ARE STUDENTS
Yea, everyone had different taste bud and approaches when come to food.
But atleast they tried.😂
I will go to KL in this mid december too to join the cosplay event. You could try to make content about it to attract younger audience maybe?
And Christmas Themed video at Malaysia would be great too for international audience.🎉
If you haven't already, should check out the food in East Malaysia/Sarawak too especially in Kuching 😺
Yeah I feel like people need to do research on what food to eat and which restaurant to go to.
Love Malaysian food! Most underrated cuisine out there!
welcome back ben, another 3 months yeah. Next time can you ask the sense of fashion here in Malaysia, it must be hillarious ridiculous lol. We are not 4 season country btw
The food is good everywhere. All countries have their own delicious foods...
Different people different taste buds..😅
What make Malaysia food great, we have 3 cultures from the 3 races fusion into Malaysia.
Not everything here is good. As local i also don't like some stuff. That's normal.
It's natural to dislike foreign food cos we're not used to it so I can understand how foreigners feel about our Malaysian food. It's not all that great especially the hot spicy food, but then it depends on our taste. I prefer eating my own cooking, lol.
It’s literally all oil and spice, Malaysian food cloggs your arteries and is very expensive
@@LunakieCherrie That's a broad generalization... Southern American, Northern Chinese, Korean, South America, Middle Eastern, Indian, Thai, Indonesian, etc. foods have lots of oil and spice. You must travel the world more.
@@LunakieCherrie On the contrary the spices make the food healthy. Spices like turmeric, ginger, cayenne pepper, etc have medicinal values. U can search on RUclips on topics like health benefits of turmeric, etc.
@ spices are good but not overloading dishes to the point that you can’t even taste the meat and let’s not forget how you guys put sugars, artificial stuff in your food and OIL it like absolutely insane, TOO MUCH oil takes the flavor out of
@@LunakieCherrie Ever had confit? A proper full English breakfast? yukgaejang? or goulash? Your comment tells me you are ill informed about the world's cuisines because everything you've described can be applied to any particular food in almost any country out there. I'm chuffed that you think I'm Malaysian, if only your comment came with residence visas too...
When it comes to the choice of food
' one man's meat could be another man's poison '
So it's an individual choice.. but overall most visitors like the diverse melting pots of delicious multi racial cuisines in Malaysia... Most Malaysian foods are definitely much cheaper than those in Europe n USA.. right?? 😅
CORRECT WELL SAID 👏👏
Even here in Canada, we buy Australian grass fed beef
Ben, after doing so many street interviews, I think your fans want to see the 'old' you back.
Its ok to give 5. We grow up with different2 taste of food. Honest review is ok.
It appears that Malaysian cuisine isn't typically a favorite among foreigners.
Yes bc it’s oily and gross
@@LunakieCherrie😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
We don’t eat local food at the shopping mall also. We save space in our tummy for authentic and best local food.
It depends on restaurants. Especially in KL. the taste is not standardized.
I think questions on opinions about food in Malaysia should only be asked to those who stayed longer in Malaysia..
Ben, try going around the food market pretending to have no cash while asking if there is any food. You will be surprised by the hospitality.
❤ the one from Kenya and Australia after that.
The Spanish food for the Spain guys do not know and enjoy his food in Malaysia. Maybe he is purely a non greasy and light eater. I have so many Spanish friends that appreciate the richness of Malaysian food. Ben, I think he is more or less like you.
Unfortunately, i have to say there's not much real Chinese food in KL or Selangor Area. I can only see Burmese cooking the food for us...... So we should rename the so call "Chinese food" in KL or Selangor as "Burmese Food".
What is a REAL Chinese food? Stop talking out of your @$$.
they have malay food, chinese food, indian food
Australia has 'Broad Burger' its huge and nice 😂
The best food in South East Asia
1. Thailand
2. Vietnam
3. Indonesia
4. Philippines
5. Singapore
6. Cambodia
7 Myanmar
8. Malaysia
9. Laos
10. Timor Leste.
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Indirectly you’re saying Msia is the top worst. No obesity for you. Haha.
Yeap Thailand is the best. Even the Tom yam restaurant in Malaysia is the best taste. Like nasi goreng padkrapau, nasi goreng Pattaya, nasi goreng daging merah, tomyam.
@@MzaidMz-e7p Nasi goreng pattaya is not from thailand lmao
Shawarma never came into my mind when my stomach is empty 😂
I should to open a restaurant in Ireland
that is huge question to ask food in malaysia ? i mean..unless someone had discover the whole country and their cuisine..lets just put how is the food in KL 😅..
Hey bro where have you been missing this few weeks? 😅
Just spent 17 days in Bali which was a nice break from the city 😀
KL city is quite hectic. Try visit Tioman island or beaches.
14:14 good info🎉🎉
100%!
Thai food is famous all over the world. Malaysian food is not as famous as Thai food, there is mostly Indian and Chinese food in Malaysia.
Waiting for him.
No. They do not like due to spicy. hahahaha!!!!
Did the Spanish guy refer Chinese and Indian food as foreign foods?
Char Kway Teow is Teochew dish that started out not in China but in Malaysia/Singapore/Thailand/Myanmar etc
Our food is good but we don't know western foods like how to make a proper english Fish and Chips.😢
😂😂😂😂proper fish n chups!!!!
Depend on restaurants. There's lots of western restaurants in the mall but it's expensive
Roti canai is the best!
Manila financial district food courts nr MNC buildings, has far better food in Msia,trust me ,some well travelled chefs bringing their expertise😅
10:51 What sound is that anyway? 😂
Can u calculate how many 'you know' mr adam says??..hahaha🤭
I thought the question was Malaysian food. What is Damascus food????
Bro, I feel this is kinda getting repetitive....maybe its better to just one or two people in the interview and get a better depth than width.
Cheese has invaded malaysian food scene. Cheese this. Cheese that. Ridiculous.
And it's not even real cheese.
Mostly from Malay food.
@@kayellai5278 night market food
Ben, what score you give to NYC? 1- 10, you have to be honest unlike the Aussie.🤣
I can't eat the breakfast in turkey and other balkan countries. They are good but just not my taste.
The shades thrown at filipino food haha
Thai street food bettter because the tremendous amount MSG theh put in their food...like yummhy hell ..
Let alone artificial and preservative...
Goodluck with that dude
It's not that street food. There's lots of thai tomyam restaurants in Malaysia too. I agree Thai restaurants are the best taste. Nasi goreng daging merah, nasi goreng Pattaya, nasi goreng padkrapau, tomyam. All those cooks are from Thai although they're Malay. Thai restaurants are the best taste
It's all preference, but what sure is Malaysian food is very unhealthy especially streets foods even though the taste is good.
i don't know.
I loved the food in Malaysia but thought in Singapore was even better (I’m sure some will get upset)
Very funny..
Nice try 😂
Not an issue..no wonder every weekends or holidays Singaporean will cross the border to eat Malaysian food as far as Penang 😂
Like I said I knew people would get upset. The food in Singapore at the hawker stalls seemed to have less msg or salt. I know a lot of people head to Malaysia as well, but just sharing my opinion. I enjoyed the cost in Malaysia vs Singapore and I’d way rather live in Malaysia, but. . .
You sounds like a konoha breed 😂
That Spanish guy is too biased and not adventurous with food!
Ben... you are doing great with your street interviews, very interesting.... keep it up!
Yup, I agreed with you. I said the same thing about the prejudice mindset of the Spanish guy. It makes travelling less interesting, if you do not embrace the local food.
but he said he loved cha koay teow. that's a big complement. no?
@@rocketsteelNo he didn't say he LOVES it, that's the only one he can take lol
To be fair I live in Europe & been many times to Spain & I do love their Tapas but tbh it's also very heavy lathered with tons of olive oils in almost everything there! Lots of pork based meaty Jamon with cheese on their Pincho baguette or sandwich Bocadillo & Chorizo, prawns, octopus + other seafood are also all prepared in tons of olive oils swimming in it!
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But 1 thing I do notice from all my trips there: the Spanish people are not so open to embrace other cultures not even to other European foods lol let alone something so foreign as Malaysian food. 😅 They don't even tend to speak any English even in the big capital city of Madrid & Barcelona is generally very anti tourist nowadays so go figure...
The Spanish guy will be skinny soon as he does not explore good food in Malaysia.
Are cereals food? Lol 😅😅😅
the last guy ruined the mood for the video lmao like what's the point of living there then
He’s probably being truthful
I like the fruit there's too many kind of healthy fruit it's weird that they not really into it it cheap precious healthy fresh there's everywhere yet they choose to eat shitty process food more. Most of the dish are gravy kind im not really into it.
WAY TOO SPICY!
You don’t visit a country and rate its food based on how much it aligns with what you’re used to. Sure, you might love one or two dishes but not the rest-and that’s okay! As a Malaysian, I don’t even eat spicy food all the time, though I do crave it occasionally. Sometimes I’ll go for fish and chips, sushi, or bulgogi, but trust me, I’m never going near surströmming again! 😂
Food is crap and over-rated.😅
Do you mean food in general, or food in Malaysia? 😅
@benfishermin gotcha. 😅
I agree, Malaysian food is actually disgusting
This guy Adam is a braggart! 😂
these people basically have very limited experience with Malaysian cuisine. You should screen your interviews better. Just sayin.
Good but can't eat too much of it, too much oil and coconut milk can't be good for your health. And use of sugar, that condense milk in tea tarik, watch out! I have to control myself when I am in Malaysia.
if you can eat non halal food I suggest eating chinese food like soup noodles or chinese mixed rice stalls, they have the most least oily food options.
@@liyenong2017 I do love good Chinese food which is hard to find, especially in the US.. I also wish that more Chinese restaurants would cater for customers who eat "halal." Thank you for your suggestion.
"..Malaysian food are questionable, not soo hygenic and too that and too much of this, i am not so comfortable to eat malaysian food.."
Honestly, As a Malaysian, i dont care what these foreigners think about our food. They can go to India or singapore to have " better " food to suit their " better " taste..hahaha.
FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME WHO'S TRAVELLING LAST 20 YEARS IN ASIA I WOULD SAY MALAYSIA 🇲🇾 IS ONE OF THE BEST SOUTH-EAST ASIAN COUNTRY WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT THE FOOD IS GREAT DELICIOUS AND CHEAP .
MALAYSIA 🇲🇾 IS ALL SO DEVELOPING AND GROWING FASTER
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