Malaysia's favourite breakfast has been voted as a healthy dish. But is nasi lemak really a healthy thing to eat?
The recent article in Time magazine which stated that nasi lemak is one of 10 healthy international breakfasts was picked up by most major Malaysian newspapers and one can presume, generated much conversation in kopitiams across the country. Malaysians are both bemused and delighted at the elevation of nasi lemak as a healthy breakfast food.
Basically, the story lists the author’s choice in each of 10 selected countries. Presumably, if another 10 countries are selected, then there will be another 10 “healthy” breakfasts – so perhaps we should get real and realise that he did not say that nasi lemak is one of the world’s top 10 healthiest breakfasts.
