‘Ikat tepi’ is a phrase that every Malaysian loves. Even when customers know their orders without looking at the menu, some mamak staff still aren’t familiar with it.
Recently, a group of Malaysians found themselves in a laugh-out-loud situation when the drink they ordered arrived in a way they never expected.
‘Teh Ais Mangkuk’ satu
Well, one of the friends ordered ‘teh ais mangkuk.’
Typically, the mamak staff would serve the drink in a plastic bag and place it inside a bowl to prevent it from tipping over, allowing the customer to bring the remaining drink back.
However, what arrived was something else entirely. The mamak staff literally served the iced tea in a bowl. Yes, you read that right—in a bowl!
A TikTok user, @leothriftt, shared a video of his friend waiting for their food at a mamak restaurant. They were left stunned when one of the drinks his friend ordered arrived.
While everyone else’s drinks were served in cups, this friend ordered teh ais mangkuk and actually received tea ice in a literal bowl.
Speaking exclusively to WeirdKaya, OP explained that this wasn’t just for content.
He said that staff at the mamak restaurant in Kedah genuinely didn’t know what ‘teh ais mangkuk’ meant.
The friends were thrilled and thoroughly amused by the unexpected presentation of their order.
Netizens were too stunned to speak
Since being shared, the video has gone viral, amassing over 350.8k views and more than three hundred comments from netizens, all equally entertained by the mix-up.
“The mamak must say, “Weird request, but okay.”
“I thought it was a maggie”
“Living in KL, ordering ‘teh ais mangkuk’ is normal… but when I went back to Kedah and ordered ‘teh ais mangkuk,’ the lady at the shop gave me a confused look.”
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