The proof of a Penang dish is in the eating, not in who cooked it

Last Sunday I attended the second I Eat Nasi Lemak event in Kuala Lumpur. Twenty vendors from all over Malaysia converged on an exhibition hall in Bangsar, KL, to give the public a taste of allegedly the best nasi lemak in the country.

I say “allegedly” because although much of the fare available was good, one vendor was offering “organic” nasi lemak which – horror of horrors – contained no santan at all.