It's Singapore Vs. Indonesia After Rio Ferdinand Posted A Photo Of His 'Nasi Goreng' Lunch
Where is 'nasi goreng' from?!
By Samantha Khor — 19 Sep 2016, 02:14 PM
Just 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)
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...
... 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
Surprisingly, we didn't see a lot of Malaysians wading into the nasi goreng debate! Well, except for a select few...
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!
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.
