White people ruin nangka and Twitterjaya is angry
Recently, the well-known recipe channel Tasty decided to try their hand at introducing jackfruit to their audience.
Naturally, this caught the attention of Malaysians… but for the wrong reasons.
You know what it is, but do you know how to cut a jackfruit? pic.twitter.com/g7yg5zzyAL
— Tasty (@tasty) August 6, 2019
Malaysians watched in horror as the first half a minute teaches viewers to cut the nangka straight through.
Picture credit: Tasty
should have probably consult any locals that knows how to cut exotic fruits before you guys starts spreading false ways to prepare the fruits.
— nazurah fauzi (@nazurahfauzi_) August 7, 2019
Should cut like this la pic.twitter.com/lteHKwKP47
— Nim Rahman-Velarde (@iknowwhatyou6i6) August 7, 2019
As an asian, I cringed.
That is not how to cut a jackfruit.— Sharon Pearl (@pearl_sharon) August 7, 2019
Tasty wasn’t alone in not knowing how to cut jackfruit properly, as Whole Foods was recently slammed for selling the fruit cut like watermelon.
Tasty then recommends a recipe using the jackfruit to make vegan pulled pork, which includes:
– cooking it in vegetable stock for 45 minutes
– baking it for 75 minutes
– putting vegan bbq sauce on it
– baking it for another 15 minutes
– serving it on a bun with coleslaw
Though some sources claim that jackfruit “tastes like pork”, it is most likely because the fruit is commonly used as a meat substitute due to its fibrous texture that started its association to pork meat.
(No, nangkadoes not actually taste like pork, guys.)
Naturally, Twitterjaya went on a rampage.
SAPA AJAR KAU POTONG MACAM TU MAKSALEH BODOH? ASTAGA
— Hakeem anak orang asli tu (@farhan_hakeem) August 7, 2019
All asians right now pic.twitter.com/GyjKLsEoLe
— MIRAnda Ker? (@puteri_amirah) August 7, 2019
reported for misinformation
— var rangerKarl = new Developer(ref midLevel) (@RangerKarl) August 7, 2019
Mak, panggil polis! Ada orang gila!!
— Noor Azam Sofian (@SofianAzam) August 7, 2019
Most Twitter users chalked it up to another White People Thing.
the whites are at it again
— • (@mkhlazr) August 7, 2019
The audacity… pic.twitter.com/qC4WtKaswt
— Vaatu 😈 (@AlashIsz) August 7, 2019
First it’s rendang crispy now yall uneducated white cut the jackfruit like what, watermelon? Research la wee ayooo
— SUNFLOWER 🌻 (@syarafina1002) August 7, 2019
Twitter user Noe ended up creating a video of their own with the actual way of cutting, frying, and eating cempedak (and the same way of cutting applies to nangka as well).
— Noe (@nsssnssnss) August 7, 2019
Although we commend the New York-based cooking channel for trying out exotic fruits, many wish they could have introduced the beloved Asian fruit in an authentic manner.
should have probably consult any locals that knows how to cut exotic fruits before you guys starts spreading false ways to prepare the fruits.
— nazurah fauzi (@nazurahfauzi_) August 7, 2019
That being said, would you try the “vegan pulled pork” recipe?
Let us know on our Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram!
In an earlier version of this story we got nangka mixed up with cempedak. YES, WE KNOW. YES WE SEE THE IRONY. Very funny, haha. Boss sudah marah oredi. We apologise for the mistake.
