Cover image via imgur.comJust recently, Rio Ferdinand – formerly of the English national football team and Manchester United – was in Singapore for the F1 Grand Prix, where he sent out the following tweet about nasi goreng (fried rice)
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Little did he know that his one tweet was about to spark a debate about the origin of nasi goreng. For one, Indonesians were pretty miffed that the football icon referred to the dish as a "local" Singaporean dish…
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… Which led to Singaporeans marching out to defend the honour of their nasi goreng, even pointing out that fried rice is a delicacy local to many countries in the region
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Some couldn't resist poking fun at the origin of the infamous annual haze
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Surprisingly, we didn't see a lot of Malaysians wading into the nasi goreng debate! Well, except for a select few…
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So how? Which country does nasi goreng a.k.a. fried rice actually originate from? Turns out, if you ask Wikipedia, the answer is China!
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Many countries have their own version of fried rice as well. In particular, fried rice is referred to as "*nasi goreng*" in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore so… that's the *nasi goreng* debate solved.
