What a sham!

So as you already know, today's my much-awaited day off, and apparently I can find no better way to spend it than to plonk myself on a sofa to watch whatever is showing on TV.

It just so happened that Channel 5 was showing Martha Stewart's programmes, and there was this segment where this supposedly up-and-coming young chef from New York was introducing some uniquely Malaysian dishes that were being offered at his chic restaurant in downtown New York.

Now I'm perfectly fine with his introducing of Malaysian dishes, if that was what he had set out to do, but what I found repulsive was that the dish he introduced was none other than orh luak (oyster omelette for those of you who don't quite know what that is), and that he labelled it as a dish that was exclusive to Malaysia and now, his own restaurant! Come on! Its bad enough that he doesn't have the cultural exposure to know that the dish is widely available in Singapore and other SEA countries, but to claim it as an exclusive offering in his own restaurant, that's just too much to take in. I would have to be insane before if I chose to go to New York and pay ridiculously inflated prices just to have a meal that would be easily available 24/7 at the Kopitiam near my house. Cheap and authentic Singaporean food at that.