Hi guys. Welcome back.
Guys, we are on the way to meet my twin brother.
He's going to introduce a special Malaysian dish to Rachel.
I don't know what it is. We will see.
We are here.
I think...
We have to speak in Malay.
Oh! Speak in Malay.
I forgot.
This is a movie set.
I don't know it's a movie set or an abandoned building.
But, we need to find my friend...
Not my friend but my brother.
My brother told me to hang out at the poolside.
Are we having a poolside party?
I don't know.
Guys, there's a mini zoo.
Tell it in Malay.
There's a mini zoo.
Dude, this is awesome
My brother brings me to a zoo?
Hey, is that goats?
Yeah. How do you say it in Malay?
Goat is kambing.
Kambing (goat).
And then... birds.
Ostrich.
Bro, what's up?
Good.
So good to see you, bro. Yeah!
Kumaar! Finally got to see you.
Rachel. Hi.
Buah tangan (Souvenirs). Oh my God. Souvenirs for Fikry.
Thank you so much. Yeah.
Okay, so Fikry asked us to...
go and hang out in this like pondok (resting hut) looking thing
and apparently it's some sort of...
traditional food.
Yeah, he said some sort of traditional food
and he wants us to eat in a traditional way
in like a pondok (resting hut) like this beside animals.
Fikry, what is that?
Since Rachel got me a gift from San Francisco,
Uh-huh.
This is from Segambut. All the way from Segambut.
So there are four dishes.
Okay, we got pekasam (fermented fish).
We got tempoyak (fermented durian).
We got a dish from east coast, Kelantan.
We got budu (fermented anchovy sauce).
Budu? Budu.
What is budu? I also have never tried it.
Because of you, I got to try it.
Our first time together.
But I need to pretend like I've tried it.
Okay. Okay.
If not, I'm not a pure Malaysian.
Next, we got ikan Patin Buah (silver catfish).
Patin Buah, okay.
This is the first one.
This is...
Pekasam (fermented fish).
Pekasam.
The way to eat this is you need to squeeze this lemon.
Yeah, like pasta. Like pasta.
He has to make it americanized. Yeah. He's making it relevant for you.
Limau (lime)? Yeah, lime. Lime.
This is telur dadar (omelette).
Woah!
Some places called it scrambled egg.
Ulam (Traditional salad).
What is ulam in English?
Ulam?
What is ulam? Sayur-sayuran (vegetables)?
Vegetables.
But what vegetables is that?
We called it ulam raja (king's salad).
Okay.
If I'm wrong, then it is.
I believe it's ulam raja.
If not, I'll be embarrassed.
You can eat that.
Ikan Patin Buah (Silver catfish).
Oh, it smells like durian. It smells good.
Yes, it smells like durian.
This is budu. Budu. Budu.
It sounds like voodoo.
Smell it.
It smells nice.
Nice, right?
Good.
Sedak do'oh (so good).
Kelantanese said sedak do'oh.
Sedak do'oh? Yeah. Very delicious.
Sedak do'oh. Yeah, sedak do'oh.
Sedak do'oh. Sedak do'oh.
So, Rachel has washed her hands already.
We need spoon.
I'll come back. You guys can talk first.
Rachel, how is it?
Can you eat all that?
Oh my Goodness.
We have an audience right here looking at us
but look at this wonderfulness, yo! Dude!
Rachel, first thing first...
the rice. The rice?
Without the rice, you can't eat this . you can't eat this
Okay, take the rice.
Using my hand? Take the whole polystyrene.
Hold the thing.
You need to sit cross-legged or side sit.
Side sit.
I'll teach you how.
First step.
I'm learning how to side sit.
First step.
Second step.
Like a Japanese one but not fully.
Yeah. You got it.
Perfect.
So this your rice.
Put the fish.
Patin Buah (Pangasius nasutus).
Take some fish.
Take a little bit of the fish in the sauce and you put just.
Put just on top? Yeah.
How to eat the ulam (traditional salad)? I don't know how to eat it.
Put it aside first.
The 'ulam' you move it here first.
Away from the rice. Yeah.
Okay, now try it first.
I'm salivating looking at it.
Yeah, me too.
Try now? Try. Try.
How is that?
So good. Oh, it's good?
Are you serious? Yes.
It suits your taste? Yes.
Enough. Enough. Not too much.
Can you feed me?
Let me hold this.
Can you feed me?
Feed you? Yeah. A little bit.
Oh. Okay, it's an acquired taste. ...Sweet.
It's sweet and... sour.
Sour.
The taste is strong. Yeah.
It tastes like a fruit. Yeah.
That's why it's called Patin buah.
You make me feel doubtful.
You make feel scared with what I bought.
So mix it together like this? Yeah.
This is pekasam (fermented fish).
You already squeeze the lime?
Yes.
Lime or lemon?
Limau (lime).
I got it.
You take the pekasam.
The body. All of it?
No, the body. Just take a little bit of piece. A small piece. Yeah.
Not too much.
Put here. Put here. Put it here.
Make sure no bones.
Now with rice or with the...
Can. You can eat it with anything.
Try with the rice. Yeah.
Try with a little bit of rice.
Is it okay?
Is it good? It's good. Yeah?
Now which one is the best for you?
The patin or the pekasam (fermented fish)?
Patin (Silver catfish) with the egg. Nice? Uhm-hmm.
Patin (Silver catfish) with the egg. Okay.
Budu (fermented anchovy sauce),
Just a bit.
Oh, just a little bit?
Yes, just a little bit for her to familiarize with the taste.
Okay.
Try? Yeah.
It's a... unique flavor.
You can't figure out what it tastes like.
It's good.
But what's more amazing is that, I've never tried it before.
So you also don't know how does it taste.
I wonder how does it taste.
Can you feed me?
I'll add a little bit of budu.
Add a little bit. I'm okay with it.
It'll be nice with the fish.
Oh, is it? Uhm hmm.
I'm so sorry. It's like marriage therapy.
Budu is so good. It's good?
Take another bite.
It's good.
It's like... Is it sweet, sour or salty?
It's salty. Yeah.
It's salty... with a hint of anchovies.
Anchovies? This is also made from fish.
Actually, we have to mix it.
What is that? This one?
No, inside the budu (fermented anchovy sauce).
Lime and chilli.
Oh, chilli.
Kedahan called it 'cabai' (chilli). Okay.
This is tempoyak (fermented durian).
So this is level 4?
Yes, level 4.
Tempoyak. Never had.
Smells like durian.
Rachel, do you know what is tempoyak?
Do you know tempoyak?
It's fermented durian, right?
Yeah, the base is durian.
I don't know what else.
But it's famous in... Perak. Oh, okay.
Do you like it?
Do you like it? Not really.
Okay, so go in with the tempoyak. Level four.
Level four. I'm nervous.
You can do this.
Not bad. Really? Yeah.
So what does it taste like?
How does it taste?
Durian and kimchi.
And kimchi? Yeah. Oh, durian kimchi.
DurianKimchi.
It's a YouTube channel.
Exactly what it tastes like
It's good.
You like durian? It's good.
Which one do you like the most? Tempoyak.
Tempoyak is first. Tempoyak is good. Budu is second?
And it's also spicy.
Yeah, it's spicy.
Budu is second.
Pekasam is third and patin is last.
The tempoyak is good.
But she don't like it because she's not a fan of durian.
Now, combine it all together.
All together? All. Level 5.
Level professional. Okay.
A little bit of everything. Yeah.
Thank you.
The thousand islands.
She's not used to eat anything with bones.
In America, they removed all the bones.
Oh! Fish, chicken, everything, they removed it.
It's easy. You can just eat like that. So it's difficult for her.
Are you comfortable? Yes.
Alright, level 5. Level 5. Level lima (five).
Uishh, got supporters here.
How is that?
Yeah. Got mixed feeling also?
It's...
Variety. Complex. Complex.
Rating.
So how do you rate it? Not yet.
Not yet? Okay.
We still got ulam (traditional salad).
Oh, yeah. We haven't tried ulam.
Combine the ulam with the ikan patin
And then... Yeah. Oh my goodness.
The combinations are so complex in here. Yes.
Yes, so complex. Even my ex is also complex.
So how do you eat this? You just like...
No. No. No. Just a bit.
How? You bite it or take a little bit.
Yeah.
You gotta bite a bit.
Okay. Hold it in your mouth and then take the rice.
Malaysian style. Yeah.
She's confused which one to taste.
How is it? How's the taste of the ulam?
It's okay.
Why you look so stressed?
I've never seen someone got stressed while eating.
I'm trying to think what does it taste like.
It's okay.
I don't know but it's good.
Vegetables for sure is good.
Want to try some?
Okay, the rating.
Rating, yeah. Give the rating.
Out of what?
10? 5? 10. Okay.
10 is the highest, 1 is the lowest.
We start with the tempoyak first.
Tempoyak is like a 5/10.
Lima (Five). Okay.
Like I would eat it again... But you don't like it? But I wouldn't search for it.
Next, pekasam (fermented fish).
Pekasam is a 7/10.
Seven? Yeah.
Why? You would look for this?
Yeah, I would look for this.
It's...
Renggap?
Rangup (crispy).
It's crispy (rangup) and...
salty
Is it salty? Yes.
It's salty.
It goes with all the other flavors.
It matches it nicely,
So you have ever tried that before? Uhm hmm.
For sure. For sure.
Okay, the Patin (silver catfish)?
Umm, 9/10.
Woah!
Wow, a 9/10 for the Patin buah.
I thought she's going to rate 5 or 6.
The budu (fermented anchovy sauce)?
The budu...
8? Umm...
8/10.
Eight. Budu is a 8/10. Okay.
It's quite high.
So for sure after this when you came back, you will find the Patin first?
Yes and then... You got any budu here?
Yes.
People will be shocked that you're looking for budu.
Budu (anchovies sauce) is nice.
I like it.
I actually do like all the flavors all mixed together.
Ulam (traditional salad)?
This? Yeah.
It's okay.
It's by itself I do not like
but when it's mixed with the rice... Oh, okay. ...and everything else it's nice.
I have one question.
Usually western side, you eat one thing at a time.
Not mix it together.
So how you adapt in the Malaysian culture, adapt everything together?
True.
Umm...
I like it mixed.
I like it better mixed I think. Now.
Before, I liked it separate but now I like it all together.
Now you can take both, huh? Separate and mixed?
But you prefer mixed? Yeah.
Good job, Logesh. Good job.