LATELY, the Malaysian gastronomic landscape has been gripped by a range of interesting food trends, latest among them being the “bring your own bag of nachos to be served.”
But here comes another potential trend to reinforce the fact that Malaysians already have a very unhealthy diet.
The word, “deep-fried” applies to many Malaysian dishes, so it comes as no surprise that the same is applied in this video post on X by JalalMisai.
Ni pun sama.. Sampai Malaysia mesti ramai beratur panjang ni..🤔
Biskut lemak goreng cekodok pisang viral..! https://t.co/VN7V13M2o2 pic.twitter.com/1epVh7DeJq
— JalaIMisai (@jllmisai) November 23, 2024
He added that Malaysians will undoubtedly make a long beeline should this meal arrive at our shores.
To begin with, biscuits are used to sandwich a thick filling which appears to be made of blended bananas.
It is then deep-fried in dark oil that only heaven knows have been recycled how many times over.
As though that is not unhealthy enough, the biscuits are further sprinkled with sugar for an added taste.
From the video, it can be seen that a variation of fillings were used, some being a purple shade.
However, no further information could be derived from this unique dish, such as its whereabouts, origin and most importantly price.
The comment section for the video post was equally an interesting place.
Xoxo lamented to Malaysians to stop eating such stuff.
“The price would be expensive and when people complain, the stall keeper will say that we are from the B40 category or that we are not their target customer,” xoxo said.
But in an interesting u-turn, xoxo added that people can send him a message as to the location of this meal.
Goldfish further hinted to the previous food trend where cheese is added into the nacho bag.
Also, the fried biscuit with fillings reminded Ahmad Rusydan of the fried roti telur which is then cut into squares. These had kaya fillings.
Netizen ikhwan pointed out that the cholesterol contributed by the meal is going to be bad for the heart.
“Later there will be a long beeline to the hospital while they scream that the government hospital provides slow services,” he said.
Observing the video, another netizen said that now was the time for the Ministry of Health to enforce the rules where hand gloves are required when preparing food.
On our part, we would like to place these statistics for our fellow Malaysians to reflect upon.
According to the National Library of Medicine, a 2019 survey report in Malaysia stated that 3.6mil adults (18 and above years) had diabete with 49% (3.7 million) cases being undiagnosed.
Diabetes is expected to affect 7mil Malaysian adults aged 18 and older by 2025.
Further on, Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad was reported saying that ischemic heart disease (heart attack) was the leading cause of death in 2022, with 20,322 fatalities, accounting for 16.1% of medically confirmed deaths that year. Now go and enjoy your deep-fried meal. —Nov 27, 2024
Main image: JalalMisai
