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title: "M’sian Speechless Over Being Charged RM9 For Chap Fan Which Only Had Pork & Egg"
url: https://weirdkaya.com/msian-charged-rm9-for-pork-egg-chap-fan/
date: 2026-04-10
modified: 2026-04-10
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author: "Sarah Yeoh"
description: "For as long as we can remember, chap fan, or economy rice, has always cemented itself as the most economic (pun intended) choice of meal for Malaysians. Unfortunately, that image..."
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  - "Malaysia"
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# M’sian Speechless Over Being Charged RM9 For Chap Fan Which Only Had Pork & Egg

## TL: DR

- **Viral RM9 Chap Fan:** A Malaysian man claims on Facebook page 吃的平台 that a vendor charges RM9 for a plate of economy rice with two dishes.
- **Small Food Portions:** The customer states his meal includes only white rice, a fried egg, and a small portion of pork.
- **Netizens React Online:** Social media users express shock over the RM9 price tag and discuss how rising gas prices impact local meal costs below.

##### For as long as we can remember, chap fan, or economy rice, has always cemented itself as the most economic (pun intended) choice of meal for Malaysians.

Unfortunately, that image has largely eroded in recent years, no thanks to countless of complaints by netizens concerning "expensive" *chap fan*.

## 'RM9 for this?!'

In yet another instance, a man recently took to social media to bemoan over how he was [charged RM9 for a serving of *chap fan* that only had two kinds of dishes.](https://www.facebook.com/groups/eat.whereveruare/permalink/26814522464907200/?rdid=iDlk5FaAXMt65coc#)

![RM9 pork and egg chap fan](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/RM9-pork-and-egg-chap-fan-1.jpg)Photo via [FB/吃的平台](https://www.facebook.com/groups/eat.whereveruare/permalink/26814522464907200/?rdid=iDlk5FaAXMt65coc#)

According to the photo, he had ordered white rice along with a serving of pork and a fried egg.

He added in the caption that he only took a small portion of pork and "paid with trembling hands" when he was informed of the price.

He also quipped that his heart was still "bleeding" from the incident.

## Reactions

Netizens had plenty to say in the comment section, with some comments ranging from shock to that of resignation.

One wrote that based on the photo, the *chap fan* wasn't just expensive, but was also "freaking expensive".

![M](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/RM9-pork-and-egg-chap-fan-netizen-comment-1.jpg)Screenshot via [FB/吃的平台](https://www.facebook.com/groups/eat.whereveruare/permalink/26814522464907200/?rdid=iDlk5FaAXMt65coc#)

Another told the OP to prepare himself to eating bread in the future as gas prices are expected to increase soon.

![M](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/RM9-pork-and-egg-chap-fan-netizen-comment-2.jpg)Screenshot via [FB/吃的平台](https://www.facebook.com/groups/eat.whereveruare/permalink/26814522464907200/?rdid=iDlk5FaAXMt65coc#)

Meanwhile, one netizen tried to comfort the OP by saying that if the *chap fan* tasted good, it would make the pain of paying RM9 for it hurt less.

![M](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/RM9-pork-and-egg-chap-fan-netizen-comment-3.jpg)Screenshot via [FB/吃的平台](https://www.facebook.com/groups/eat.whereveruare/permalink/26814522464907200/?rdid=iDlk5FaAXMt65coc#)

**READ [ALSO](https://weirdkaya.com/frustrated-chap-fan-vendor/):**

https://weirdkaya.com/frustrated-chap-fan-vendor/

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