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title: "“Never again!” Malaysian left reeling in shock over reddish ‘maggi goreng’ in S’pore"
url: https://weirdkaya.com/never-again-malaysian-left-reeling-in-shock-over-reddish-maggi-goreng-in-spore/
date: 2021-06-19
modified: 2021-06-25
lang: en
author: "S.Y Lee"
description: "Malaysians and Singaporeans have long squabbled (both cordially and fierily) over this age-old question: Who has better food? While Malaysia has been awarded multiple global awards for its mouthwatering cuisines,..."
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  - "Society"
image: https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/20210619_488_01.png
word_count: 321
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# “Never again!” Malaysian left reeling in shock over reddish ‘maggi goreng’ in S’pore

Malaysians and Singaporeans have long squabbled (both cordially and fierily) over this age-old question: Who has better food?

While Malaysia has been awarded multiple global awards for its mouthwatering cuisines, Singapore's hawker culture was granted a UNESCO status last year, which left a few Malaysians feeling snubbed.

The rather contentious debate was once again brought to light when a netizen named Derrick Yeo took to Facebook to share a photo of Singapore's take on the beloved *maggi goreng* dish, which left him baffled over its appearance.

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From the photo, the *maggi goreng* he bought was bright red in colour and did not look like any of the ones commonly found at *mamak* stalls throughout Malaysia.

In the caption, Derrick wrote: "Now I have a bad impression towards *maggi goreng* made in Singapore."

> **"I will never buy it again! This is my first time buying *maggi goreng* in Singapore and I didn't know it would turn out like this!"**

The post has since been making rounds on Facebook, garnering 1.8k reactions and more than 500 shares.

!["Never again!" Malaysian left reeling in shock over reddish ](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/20210619_488_02.jpg)(Photo from Facebook/ Derrick Yeo)

This also attracted many netizens to comment and share their own opinions and experiences.

*▼"I bought one myself before and it was equally as red."*

!["Never again!" Malaysian left reeling in shock over reddish ](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/20210619_488_03.jpg)(Photo from Facebook/ Derrick Yeo)

▼*"This looks like the worms we use to feed flowerhorn fish with!"*

!["Never again!" Malaysian left reeling in shock over reddish ](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/20210619_488_04.jpg)(Photo from Facebook/ Derrick Yeo)

▼*"The one he ordered is called maggi goreng mamak. He should have ordered maggi goreng putih if he wants it in Malaysian style."*

!["Never again!" Malaysian left reeling in shock over reddish ](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/20210619_488_05.jpg)

Two days later, Derrick posted another photo and shared how he ordered another round of *maggi goreng *and expressed his happiness over its appearance.

"This time, I told the hawker I wanted it in 'Malaysian style' and it was delicious.

> **"It's also the taste I've been missing so badly!"**

!["Never again!" Malaysian left reeling in shock over reddish ](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/20210619_488_06.jpg)(Photo from Facebook/ Derrick Yeo)

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**Sources**: *[Facebook/ Derrick Yeo](https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=484052362822209&set=gm.4192241200843784)*, *Cover image via *[*SAYS*](https://says.com/my/makan/most-memorable-maggi-malaysia)* and [Facebook/ Derrick Yeo](https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=484052362822209&set=gm.4192241200843784)*

**Editor**: Raymond Chen
**Proofreader**: Sarah Yeoh