Apparently, nasi lemak is known to be either a Malaysian or Indonesian cuisine, but particularly a Malay one. However, social media users claim that some Singaporean companies are trying to rebrand the delicacy as a “Nonya” heritage dish. Some feel that this is cultural erasure for the Malay Singaporean community.
Nasi Lemak isn’t Nonya Heritage says X Users
Others state that our neighboring country has claimed Chinese Malaysian cuisine as their own too. However, many forget that we’re both one country at a point in time, and our cultures were and still are heavily intertwined.
X users are sharing insults towards each other as always. It is common to see Southeast Asians to mock each other when it comes to shared culture and heritage.
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