A university student in Malaysia recently took to TikTok to share her surprise at finding a course centered around the traditional dish, Nasi Lemak, among the elective offerings at her college.
This revelation has captured the attention and even shocked netizens who viewed her post.
Studying nasi lemak
In the video, Nadia, a student at Universiti Malaya, documents her experience with the university’s elective course registration system.
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She stumbles upon a course titled “Nasi Lemak and The Food System” and can’t help but express her curiosity about the course’s content.
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“What is the Nasi Lemak course?” she asks in the video, leaving viewers intrigued by the unexpected discovery of a culinary course centered around the iconic Malaysian dish.
‘Where to sign up?’
Many netizens in the comments speculated what the course syllabus would cover.
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Some expressed their interest in registering for the subject.
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![M'Sian Student Amused To Discover 'Nasi Lemak' Course Offered By Universiti Malaya | Weirdkaya Um student discovers intriguing course studying 'nasi lemak and the food system' offered by university](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/wp-content/uploads/ladpgtatjvk-ibjnatdnbdg-1080-304.jpg)
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Others also wondered what one might be able to do after taking the course.
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![M'Sian Student Amused To Discover 'Nasi Lemak' Course Offered By Universiti Malaya | Weirdkaya Um student discovers intriguing course studying 'nasi lemak and the food system' offered by university](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/wp-content/uploads/ladpgt5jiyxzedrnatznbdg-1080-316.jpg)
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Would you take the course?
Watch the full video here.
@neydiawang GQH Nasi Lemak and the Food System course in Universiti Malaya? #malaysia ♬ dawet jembot ireng – ovt.🥀
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