Nasi Lemak Durian

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Nasi Lemak Durian" has drawn mixed reactions from netizens, divided as to whether the national dish should be paired with the king of fruits. 

 

A Facebook video from KL Foodie showed the nasi lemak being paired with the usual condiments – half of a boiled egg, some cucumber, fried anchovies, sambal, together with a single durian pulp. 

 

Among the durian varieties being served with the nasi lemak include Musang King, XO, Blackthorn, and Tekka, and can be found at a restaurant called In Between X Briyani Mak in KL's Titiwangsa. 

 

 

Some have defended the pairing, and said it was just like eating rice with tempoyak, or fermented durian pulp.

 

Another netizen, Shamsul Rizal, said it would also be delicious to pair durian with rice along with chicken or beef curry, and a chilli sambal. 

 

Others were more critical of the unlikely combo. Prakash Kaash said people would come up with even weirder combinations in the future. "Next will be banana leaf rice with durian varuval… and durian juice".

 

Facebook user Shamini GK, too, disagreed with the combination. "Some things you just should not mix… this is one of it", she said.

 

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