r/Bolehland 1d ago

Mai Sapot Guys

Would you pay rm59 for this???

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u/oilydong 1d ago

Please dont call it char…. This is kuey tiaw basah…. Dont tarnish the char kuey tiaw. Its like replacing sambal for cheese leleh and kacang with coco crunch and still calls it nasi lemak.

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u/Jaded-Currency-5680 1d ago edited 19h ago

actually... char simply means stir fry, it applies to saucy stir fry as well, not only dry stir fry

char chai = stir fry vege, got sauce

char moi = stir fry porridge, got sauce

char duapan = stir fry flat rice noodle, got sauce

sorry that it is not what you wana hear, but its a fact, its technically not incorrect to use the word char on kueytiaw basah

sorry... really sorry

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u/Cells-Interlinked386 15h ago

Oh ya ke? In that case, rice with pork lard can also be called Nasi Lemak.

“Char Kuey Teow” isn’t a literal description of the cooking method, you twot. It’s the name of the specific dish created by Penang Chinese.

Now be a good plank and stop calling that saucy abomination “Char Kuey Teow".