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- At Kopitiam, you can try traditional Malaysian dishes, and experience traditional Malaysian coffee shop culture. Kopitiam is co-owned and operated by Chef Kyo Pang, a Malaysian refugee who has taken asylum in the United States, as it is illegal to be queer in her home country. A majority of the trinkets in Kopitiam, as well as some ingredients, are from Malaysia, purchased by her family and shipped to NYC. Insider stopped by Kopitiam to taste Kyo's take on generational family recipes, and try Malaysia's national dish - spicy and savory Nasi Lemak.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This video shows the dish, Nasi Lemak, being eaten with chopsticks, which is not how the dish is traditionally eaten. At 5:10 in this video we say that Nasi Lemak is topped with white rice. Traditionally, the dish is made with coconut milk rice.
At 4:09 Moonlynn Tsai, former co-owner of Kopitiam says, "In Malaysia, you can still get hanged if you're LGBTQ." There aren't laws in Malaysia that state members of the LGBTQ community, or those who participate in gay or lesbian sexual activity, will be hanged or put to death. There are recent documented cases of LGBTQ discrimination in the country under Sharia Law, which applies to Muslilims in Malaysia, and which has resulted in punishment. There are also additional documented cases of extra-legal discrimination.
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Why Malaysian Family Recipes Are Key To This Café's Success | Line Around The Block
everything looks nice BUT.. no one eats Nasi Lemak using chopsticks.. :)
Agree
She eats abit and goes. MM OMG. Smfh
I am sure the food is nice at this cafe but yeah.. no one eats Nasi Lemak with chopsticks.. you either use your hands or a fork and spoon..
@@gary_tms XD
There is no spoon on the table bro
I know Malaysia is a fusion of Malay, Indian and Chinese but they don't use chopsticks especially on their well known dish.
thats true
Ikrrr 😂😂
We only use chopsticks on the Chinese dishes
That’s so true Malaysian never used chopsticks to eat nasi lemak
Felt like food insider just stereotyped Asians accidentally. A subtlety of racism.
Eating Nasi lemak with chopsticks 😂 Malaysians be like 'dude hold my sambal belacan'
Anonymous 00 hai
Hahahhahahaha they doesn't know we eat Nasi Lemak with bare hand
She wants to enjoy the flavor on each grain of rice with the chopsticks
Anonymous 00 No one reacts regarding the (lack of) skills?
Oh damn 😂
I'm malaysian chinese ,i'm pretty sure we don't use chopsticks to eat Nasi Lemak
I'm form Malaysia and yes we don't used chopsticks while eating nasi lemak. XD
True
Yes lol
And bakuteh is *D E L I C O U S*
We use hand or spoon
We are not full on asian
You'll not get hanged for practicing lgbtq in Malaysia. You only get hanged if you eat nasi lemak using chopstick
You got us in the second half
😂😂😂😂
Yes chopstick with nasi lemak are offense to us
Go tell 'em!
Its kinda disturbing seeing people eating nasi lemak with chopsticks
Its painful to watch, not even Malaysian chinese do that
Lol
@Jade use spoon and fork or hands
@Jade traditionally nasi lemak is eaten using our right hands in malaysia but often times we just use spoon and forks. People kept mentioning the chopsticks is because we never use chopsticks in Malaysia
@@fudgerace4356 same
I am from Singapore, the neighbouring country of Malaysia. I am very sure Malaysia's law DO NOT hang anyone from the LGBTQ community. And why is there a need to state that in the video when one could just celebrate Asian cuisine without any such farce?
yeah. thanks for bringing this up. Literally nobody is hanged for being LGBT. And it also only applied to muslim
Its not western media without something homosexual in it..
Globalist trying to push down their things? Well media would always be media regardless west or east.. if its only about food, not quite the attraction, so to 'spice' it up, add on some 'sambal' to make it tasty 😆😆😆
@@abdullahzubair3922 well there is that whole debate for the past year or so where the government wants to enact sharia law on non-Muslim which is a complete fuckery and bullshit. Also lgbt may not be hanged but the government are ACTIVELY seeking out Lgbt ppl and putting them to JAIL.
PLS do not downplay this shit when its real or if u are not part of the lgbt community in Malaysia. Its 2020 and honestly getting jailed for 10+ years just for being gay is JUST AS FUCKED UP and that applies to all races.
Christopher Keroro yea but the sharia law was rejected in the parliament because Malaysia’s governing system is democratic and there is more than 1 race and religion at play here. It wasn’t the government that wanted to, it was SOME people in the government. And I have to disagree that the government is ACTIVELY looking for gays or lesbians or transgenders to put them in jail. I do know that, the approach is different if you’re a Muslim.
Eating nasi lemak with hand: normal.
Eating nasi lemak with spoon and fork: also normal.
But, eating nasi lemak with chopsticks: unbelievable. This is new invention. She's not from Earth.
dude she could barely get any rice with it
Haha..agree...and I am chinese, eat with fork and spoon, my sons eat with hands.
If anyone catches me using chopsticks to eat a single kachang, 1 ikan bilis and 2 grains of nasi lemak rice, please smack me across the face asap.
@@sovietcupcakes328 how can even to do that..use chop stick just to keep the kacang is not fell is impossible
@@margaretlim9180 you malaysian or chinese?
Imagine eating pasta or steak with chopsticks. That’s exactly how we Malaysian feel right now.
Not that it’s a crime.
😂🤣😂
it's not a crime. its a *war crime*
I feel bad but sometimes I don't too, I eat spaghetti with chopsticks sometimes 😂
I’ve seen other Malaysians eating burgers and pizzas with a fork and knife so...
death glare satu malaysia nanti tengok dia
Alamak apa benda makan nasi lemak dengan chopsticks 🤣
520K views betul🤣🤣
Gg bro
Lol
1.2m now boyo! Time to smash that dislike button.
Tu lah diorg Tak buat research
Looks really appetizing and tasty.
But had to say this, before you publish anything about a country's law, please get the fact right.
No one has ever been hang in Malaysia for being an LGBTQ and the newspaper cuts you shown are about laws which applicable only to Muslims which the owner of the shop is not. You cannot say seeking an asylum when you're not sentence for an offence. She stated that she was afraid of people and her family judging her not from the law enforcement.
Though there are discriminations against the community, what are not should not be overstated.
Ps: really love this channel but please, put the agenda aside from food from it's contents. This time, it had gone beyond subliminal and become blatant advocation.
Never in my mind for my comment to be seen as condemning any party. Though this might be too big to ask, Please, for those who are replying to this comment, refrain from making any comment about the shop owner. We are not her acquaintance, we do not know her real circumstances. So please don't make any assumption.
Sorry, long posting.
Thanks... i am about to comment about that... the video was misleading about the laws in malaysia.
Smells like immigration or asylum fraud tbh
Exactly true. Couldn’t get my head around her reason to leave Malaysia; and there is no such hanging for ppl here who are part of the LGBTQ community.
If you claim gay, you can get asylum( immigration permit) lots easier. I think she is using her “gay” as an excuse to get asylum just for better opportunities.
LMAO here come the homophobic Malaysians
Never heard of someone getting hanged because of LGBTQ. Sajat seems fine to me.
It was the old time. Now while it is still illegal, it's not as bad as before
@@blitzmustang1588 what? The law on this thing hasn't changed for so long...what old time r you talking about?
@@Dr.Geeoff.99789 before people can be beat up on the street just for being gay or lesbian. Nowadays it's not as bad as before
@@blitzmustang1588 certainly not eleven years ago
@@Dr.Geeoff.99789 effeminate boys were beaten to death just around 2 years ago please
Coronavirus cases confirmed in Malaysia.
Malaysian: nah, relax it's totally fineeee.
Matsalleh eat nasi lemak with chopsticks
Malaysian: apa jaychauuuuuu!!!
Apa lancauuuuuu
Yea, it's under control. Please read the newspapers for the latest updates.
Bahahaa😂
😂 Damn
You should try this drink called "Milo ice"
Roti canai with Milo or Kopi a great start for breakfast
Hell yeah
nahh... milo isn't really Malaysian. Try Teh Tarikk!
@@ax8621 Yeah thats a really good drink too!
@@foongjunemeng8935 Oh every time I go back to Malaysia I usually go to my uncle's kedai he makes Roti Chanai and I usually eat Roti Chanai and have Milo Ice 🤗🤗
Ok, I'm Indonesian but eating nasi lemak with chopsticks is sacrilegious
I want to go to Malaysia and eat delicious food.
please come and try our amazing varieties of durians
If you had any chance to visit Malaysia, I suggest you to go to Penang/Pulau Pinang because it's famous for its "Food Heaven" title
Please do come to Malaysia... There are a lot of food you can try..
I only smell it 😊
@@chaewonpupuz Thank you for the good information 👍👍👍
PLEASE USE SPOON TO EAT THE NASI LEMAK,NOT CHOPSTICK. ty :)
Use right hand.. pls
@@Floof1248 Diorang tak reti pakai tangan kot. Takpe, pakai sudu pun bole...
@@edlenorgaeron8003 pulak. the proper way is using right hand kan. boleh pulak pakai sudu? habis, asal pakai chopstick salah pulok? kecoh la korg ni. dia nak makan pakai kaki pun lantak la. bego.
@@Armz69 Weh, lama kot tak nampak orang makan pakai tangan...
At least makan pakai sudu ade pekdahnye.
Suka hati dia la janji dia makan,masing masing ada style memasing
I rather them just use a spoon than the chopsticks to scoop the rice up.
Nah Use hands
Honestly the cucumbers were an overkill 😂 I think 3 small slices should be enough
youtube punya pasal, kalau tak sikit je tu😂
I like loads of cucumbers with my n. Lemak.
@@snowmoon8050 same
Malaysian : some use bare right hand to eat, some use fork and spoon.
Me react to an innocent girl who don't know about our culture and use chopstick : omg what was that
Ikr lmao 😂😂
Seeing people eating asian style white rice using chopstick
Me: meh, that's normal
*Seeing people eating nasi lemak using chopstick*
Me: *That's Heresy*
So frustrated to see nasi lemak cooked & serve that way. There is no way nasi lemak, a Malay cuisine serve that way. We don’t serve in a bowl, ate using chopstick & the cucumber is never arrange that way as if it is a chinese cuisine. So insulting.
Malaysian coffee is awesome! Didn’t realize they were one of 2 shops to sell that coffee
This is part of our daily food culture. Though these days every thing is franchised and upscale. :(
My hometown Kampar coffee is awesome too. Just plain kopi o is just as good as americano and much cheaper . Penang also famous for kopi ..
Foong June Meng Awesome! They sell kopi-o here too. Really like the taste and can’t wait to go back to Malaysia to have it all there. We loved Penang!
for me, Ipoh Old Town White coffee is the best
noooooo don’t use chopsticks to eat nasi lemak T___T
Its like using knife and fork to eat roti canai wey hahahahahaha
Gourmet lifestyle.... Hahahaha
That mangkuk so small how do you eat xD
My friend who work at immigration at UK told me that foreigner always use LGBT to extend their stay and seek asylum at certain country.
Yet Sajat can survive in Malaysia become millionaire, other people need to run away and become refugee..
I wonder the real reason why she migrate to US, I don't think the main reason because of LGBT..
I was literally shouting in the midnight when I saw her using the chopsticks like that...
And for nasi lemak???🌚
Eat Nasi Lemak with chopstick...
Malaysian: wait that's illegal
Oh Malaysian food looks AMAZING😛
Mawen Mendoza but do not eat with chopsticks
We eat by hand not chopstick
I know ... just want to try it myself !!! 🤤
@@shazu0719 * bare hand
Haziq Choi thank you
It will take her forever to eat nasi lemak with chopsticks
I think she though that the rice is like japanese or korean rice which they can use chopstick.
Queen Aquila yeah but still in Korea rice is often eaten with spoon
lol yeah
You can use chopsticks to eat normal rice la.. noob.
Nah not in Korea it's not that polite action. Some elders might feel offended.
Koreans eat rice with spoon though.
Pe benda nie makan pakai chopsticks? Sohai ke?
Finally Malaysian Food got reviewed by Food Insider...👍
Thanks Medha proud of you as producer 👍💪🥰
Omg you ruined the nasi lemak with those chopsticks 😂😂
And sambal too little
Hahah its a joke eating nasi lemak with chopstick , how on earth you would taste the combination in it put all 1 by 1 in mouth then chew it 😂😂.
Seeing her smile when talking about the dishes and doing the food makes me so happy.
@Iktidar Alam I was talking about the owner...but I also like the host it's her job anyway so I don't mind.
4:08 Malaysia don't not impose capital punishment to LBGT. Thumbs down for spreading inaccurate info
I am Malaysian,melayu who lives in PA and i have to say i prefer to stay away from this kind of fusion "Malaysian" restaurant.Trust me,it is not the same.It caters to angmoh.Bukan for people who know the real taste of makcik jah seberang rumah or your own mom nasi lemak by heart.
In Philly,you can find a couple of Malaysia restaurants with a mix of cuisines from Indon,Malaysia and Thai.Seriously tak masuk akal and the price is not cheap🙄.
And..and..and best part is that all the ingredients is something you can find all over the US except Kipas Cap Udang😩and Maggie Kari mahal oi kat sini.haha
She was a true blue Malaysian who knows we never/dont serve nasi lemak in a freaking bowl.Atleast make that the right way lah!So frustrating
Thumbs down for this vid for two reasons:
A. Nobody in Malaysia/Singapore eat Nasi Lemak using chopsticks.
B. Why you gotta bring LGBTQ issue and try to bring shame to your own motherland? Clearly you make a fool out of yourself.
Welcome to malaysian cuisine my fellow americans and europeans
Although lgbtq is yet to be legal in malaysia. Noboby i know prsecuted by the law for lgbt. We even almost got our first gay pm last month. Using chopstik for nasi lemak is far worse offence
Proud of Kopitiam in US. Will definitely try once I visit US 😂😂
Food Insider, you better watch out when Chef Wan or Uncle Roger react to this video. No one eats Nasi Lemak using chopsticks! 😡
Those who dislikes the video haven't taste the Malaysian delicacies yet
Guess people are disliking the video because it is a torture to watch her struggle with the chopsticks
The nasi lemak Looks good with generous amount of anchovies. I wonder how much it cost. These days in hawker centres, they only give you a few strands.
Malaysian although a muslim
Majority, we don’t really care about LGBT. There’s a lot pondan living here just less than Thailand.
Telling lies about Malaysia but shame on you using Malaysia dish for business purposes. You have problem with your family don't make it like country problem. Ishh. Small small don't die big big trouble people
Kesian pulak tgok minah Parsi tuh makan nasi lemak guna chopstick🤣🤣
better you delete this video.. you are making a misunderstanding about nasi lemak Malaysia. Malaysian do not eat nasi lemak with chop stick and they don't serve people with white rice.. they do serve it with with coconut rice.. ( santan kelapa ) . this video is confusing new generation about NASI LEMAK MALAYSIAN.
oh god, that chopsticks
I feel a little bit offended when she eat Nasi Lemak and the topic about LGBT. If you want to become an lgbt in m'sia that is your business between you, your family and God(no matter what religion you are except Islam) because you ma'am are a Chinese and non Muslim so... the LGBT Law in M'sia mostly apply on the Muslims. Simple, so why are the producer agree on publishing this kind of how do you say it? Stereotype? Erm why man. Just why.. 😂
Since when Malaysian 🗡️ LGBT? 🤔
Hello... We have a famous politician who has been jailed twice for gay sex...
Sajat still okay and well what...
@@adamfong8132 hahahaha.. the Malay section of TH-cam has gone bonkers over the past week because Sajat (LGBT person) went to Mekkah.
@@funofboredom only politicians. Malaysian people don't have ley... Can jual burit some mo at lorong Haji Taib. 😂
@@adamfong8132 ikr. Maybe using the LGBT reason to get us visa. 😅
the restaurant owner should give her fork and spoon. 🤦♂️. poor lady, she doesn't know if someone didn't tell her to use fork and spoon.
Hello from 🇩🇪 Nice to Looking the Clip. FOOD Look very Delicious Too. I believe it very amazing food
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You guys clearly didnt do some research eh? We dont eat nasi lemak using chopsticks. And so far no hanging the lgbt people... ugh wth -__-
Woi, Nasi Lemak is eaten using your hand or spoon, NO CHOPSTICKS.
the kaya toast does not look like the original Nyonya kaya. and the nasi lemak does not look like the traditional Malay or even Nyonya nasi lemak.
instead of calling it authentic traditional food, they should call it their own rendition or something else.
Hold up. Those dishes probably represent only like 5% of Malaysian flavours and they love it. Should we export more??
Indonesian here. Its said that in order to be able to go global, you need to focus on few specific dishes first. Example could be seen from Thais with Tom Yum & Viets with Pho. I understand that our countries similarly have rich culinary culture, but maybe we should push my nasi goreng & your nasi lemak to be known by the international general population first before proceeding with exporting the other 95%.
@@AmjaddTheGreat U r right, they barely know our country tho, let alone with the our diversity in people, culture n food
Haiyaa. So insensitive.. do research before making this video. Especially, how to eat Nasi Lemak
Kopitiam accually stands for coffee shop there's thousands around Malaysia.
*Does the word "tiam" literally mean "spot" or "shop"?*
I speak *Vietnamese* , where it *sounds both like* our word for *"spot"* (except we spell it as "điểm") as well as *"store/shop"* (which we spell as "tiệm").
Actually, it's Hainanese pronunciation. It's more like "kopi-diam" with the T more softer. Maybe Vietnamese had similar sounds because of the proximity to Hainan Island.
@@Suite_annamite Hi I am teochew from Singapore. Diam in my Chinese dialect means a shop
Nasi lemak should be malay people not Chinese people and Malaysian not eat nasi lemak use chopstick this is not Chinese cuisines this is Malaysian cuisine
So glad they were able to reopen!
No offense but it feels weird watching them eating Nasi Lemak with chopsticks 😂
as a malaysian, I wouldnt eat this nasi lemak. You ever come to Kampung Baru go eat at Wanjo
nasi lemak kampung lagi padu , ini nampak mcm nasi lemak junior
@@mahmadrozi1710 bagus dia cuba promote malaysia.. tapi dia promote benda lain dulu pasal lgbt tu. aku tk kisah if kau nak lgbt ka apa ka tapi jangan libatkan apa yg kene mengena dengan traditional melayu. And Nasi Lemak tu mcm org kaya buat tapi rasa mcm biasa
Wtf,Nasi lemak in bowl ???? With a pair of chopstick,it feels like eating ramen in plate with Spoon
Malaysian 🙋
that's not a nasi lemak ! there's no chili paste (sambal) at all ! if you want a real nasi lemak come to Malaysia
Really nice!
Why do I see you literally everywhere
@@jaylerkwan517 hahahah right?!
O.o
Ok
Refuge for being gay? That only applies to the muslim in my country
i bet that’s the best coffee you’ll ever drink! 🤤
Good effort, but dont spread false information about malaysian law 🤬
No one:
Literally no one:
Host: *ImA UsE CHOpSticK tO Eat NAsi LeMAK*
The fuc*? Eating nasi lemak with chopsticks? Disgusting
Im falling in lovr with the one eating the food,😍😍😍😍
Eating nasi lemak with chopsticks, welcome to earth!
It’s funny how she only took the tiniest bite and she loved it already,gurl you have take the biggest bite then you can say how good it is😌😌
we malaysians do not eat nasi lemak using a chopstick
Please use spoon or hand to eat nasi lemak please.. Sohai
Orang promote makanan Malaysia di luar negara tapi kamu panggil dia sohai... Haiz...
Eating rice with chopsticks breaks my mother's heart
So many people pointing out the part about eating Nasi Lemak with chopsticks and here I am thinking is it plain white rice or coconut rice in 5:09? Since they narrated it as “white rice”. Lol.
Also, the star of dish should’ve been about the rice and sambal. Ikan bilis and kacang is just.... ikan bilis and kacang. There’s usually nothing much to say about ikan bilis and kacang. The only way to know the difference between a tasty and authentic vs a mediocre Nasi Lemak is by the coconut rice and sambal itself. That sambal in the small white paper cup looks weak. Or maybe the ikan bilis and kacang with “chilli sauce” is their version of the sambal? 🤷🏻♂️
For all those butthurt with the fact *hanged to death* , she said its in the *LAW!!!!* . It doesn't matter if someone has been hanged, but the fact that it's in the law means it's a possibility to occur since legally it's fine.
It's NOT IN THE LAW. Stop lying for her.
Goshhh stop lying🙄 Its MALAYSIA not Brunei. Malaysia does not hang someone for being LGBTQ.
Do filipino restaurants! Love their food
The queer word is very unfamiliar for me. I need to Google it and still I do not understand. I think it means someone who can have sex with anything and anyone, living or dead.
Malaysian food I haven't eaten yet I want to go travel! 😍
Good luck
Malaysia have a lot food!
Please Food insider do some homework/research before making a food review...no credibility posting such video....using chopstick to eat nasi lemak, how laughable....luckily not with fork and knife🤣🤣🤣
Yessss Kopitiam is awesome!
“People can still get hanged if you’re gay in Malaysia” BLATANT LIE. You don’t. You get fined or jailed, but it is not strictly enforced even for the muslims, and never enforced on non-muslims. Refugee?? Is there ever any warrant for your arrest? Come on, your food must be so bad that you had to play victim so that people support your restaurant
So nice
If you do a PROPER research, you'll find NO ONE is ever getting hanged for being gay in Malaysia.
If you want to know the truth,
ask the honest one.
If you want to know the right thing,
Ask the one who knows.
Got no problem with the girls but she's wrong about the law. Thats the facts. Btw, I LOVE THE FOOD 🤩
This episode touches the deepest part of me and my identity. The host is Muslim, just like me. And the both owners are LGBTIQ individuals, just like me. I am from Indonesia, it's similar to Malaysia in how the society treats us as homosexual. And the story of their struggle is real, living in a muslim majority country as minority. Thank you Insider ! I hope more and more episodes have inspiring background story. ❤️🧡💜💙💚💛
Calling Uncle Roger if this is ok to eat with chopsticks 🤣
But hey great video!! Didnt know NY got Malaysian dish!
Proud to know a Malaysian restaurant is popular there.
this is a common corporate technique, trying to cash on LGBT issues, on food video no less.
It's not illegal at all to be gay in Malaysia. especially for Malaysian non-muslims who are not affected by Islamic laws. we don't have state sponsored conversion camps or castration, which used to be rampant in the west.
malaysia does have anti sodomy laws,but it's usually used to lengthen the sentence for rapists, gay or straight. the ones you see in the headlines are usually cases of public indecency or exhibitionism, who sometimes happen to be gay.
like Singapore, the antisodomy law has never been used to sentence gays in consensual relationship.
food insider needs to do more research next time and stop deliberately sensationalising their content.
Finally love from malaysia
I’m sure by Malaysian standard the nasi lemak there tastes like a failure. Nobody eats nasi lemak in a bowl. The cucumber is too much. The sambal should be like gravy but in this version it looks so pretentious. And as others have pointed out, please don’t use chopsticks..
Not sure how good that Nasi lemak is but I bet the Nasi lemak store opposite my house taste better . Who eats Nasi lemak with chopsticks and why packed with cucumber. Malaysian food are just pack of flavor . One of the many reasons why Malaysians regret migrating because of the food .
Since when lgbt can't live in Malaysia? You choose to be a refugee because you want to be free to stay there. That is why. What a liar. Open your eyes and see how many lgbt in Malaysia who are live freely, successful and rich at the same time.
DONT EAT NASI LEMAK WITH FRICKEN CHOPSTICKS!!!!!!!! IM OFFENDED
This shit should be taken down