Hey, fam. Welcome back.
Today we are going to be buying every single Malaysian product we can find at Costco.
I will be trying it and telling you if it's good from a Malaysian perspective
and I'll be telling you if it's good from an American perspective.
So, you can decide whether it's worth your money.
Let's go.
The best part of Costco are all the free samples you get.
Hey Rachel. Yeah.
How do you pronounce this?
Acai.
Okay, we are back from a trip to Costco
and guess how many Malaysian stuff we found?
Nothing. Zero. Zilch.
Made in Malaysia. Zero items that made in Malaysia. Nothing.
But, we found so many items that you would commonly find in Malaysia at Costco.
We did find a lot Malaysia type foods. Malaysia type foods. Okay?
So first stuff...
Coco rolls.
So in Malaysia, the equivalent to this guys here is we have Julie's love letters. Love letters. Okay?
My personal favorite.
She likes it a lot.
So, these ones are organic cocoa rolls and it's made with pure coconut cream
Oh! They're so little. They're little.
They're tiny little guys. Yeah. They're not the long ones like how we get.
They're cute though.
I think the ones in Malaysia typically have like a filling inside too.
Like there's like... Yeah, its filling inside.
These are all dry.
But, I really like these. They're very coconutty.
Very crispy.
I, as an American would eat these all day long.
Yeah, as a Malaysian, I feel like... You're right. It doesn't have the filling.
So you don't have like that chocolate or any flavor inside it.
But it just overall has like the whole taste throughout it.
It's a good tea time snack.
Would I recommend it as a Malaysian?
I would say maybe.
In the middle.
If you're really craving for it, get it.
But if not, you can pass.
What about you for Malaysian... I mean American?
Definitely. 100% recommend.
Americans will love these.
Okay, next item we got fruits.
Malaysian style fruits.
Mango.
That is not a mango.
Oh, papaya! Not a mango.
Okay, the first impressions is it's not as soft as Malaysian papaya.
This is really hard. Even cutting it.
Malaysian papaya is like soft... Oww.
I'm fine
It's like really soft but this is like ops.
Malaysian papaya is really soft.
Oh, it's really hard.
There's so much crunch to it.
I don't think it's ripe.
Okay, I actually think it's ripe Rach.
Really? Yeah, look at the colors. There's no flavor.
Look at the colors. It has no flavor. It's so hard. It's almost like an apple.
I would say don't buy it.
As a Malaysian, don't buy it. As an American?
Don't buy it. Don't buy it.
Okay, next up we got...
Dragon fruit.
Let's hope this is a little bit better.
Looks really pretty.
It is a beautiful fruit.
Oh, wow.
It's so good. Very good.
Yeah, you're right. It's so sweet.
Yeah.
This is great. This is ...
I would say probably as good as you would get in Malaysia.
It's really good.
As a Malaysian, thumbs up.
Really worth it.
If you're in Costco in America, get the dragon fruit.
As an American, it's really good.
It's very different from American fruit though.
It has a different texture, different flavor.
I think it's sweet enough and it's juicy enough and has a texture enough.
that I think Americans will like this.
Recommend.
What do you say?
It is good. It is good? You sure?
Would you recommend? Uh huh. Okay.
Recommended by kids and babies.
Okay, next up we got a really popular Malaysian food which is...
Shrimp fried rice.
You can basically find this in any Chinese restaurant in Malaysia.
The way to cook this is...
the instruction says you could either microwave it or you could either pan fry it.
For obvious reasons, we chose pan frying because that's the better way to do it.
We don't microwave anything. We microwave things, just not fried rice. Not cooked like food.
Yeah, we microwaved things to heat it up.
Okay, so it was really simple.
Just open up a little bag, pop it into the little skillet wok.
You know, anything you have. I had like a little mini wok.
Mix it up in high heat and shake it up.
So it took like maybe three to four minutes for it to complete.
First impressions, it looks...
So used to like really fresh cooked wok fried rice with 'wok hei' and all that
so this doesn't look very appetizing to me.
It's very underwhelming. Very.
It looks like something you'd put on a picture on a fried rice advert.
I'm going in with the shrimp.
Trying to get everything in there.
These white people fried rice.
I'm sorry guys, like I really want to be excited about this but I can't.
As a Malaysian, I would say don't buy this fried rice.
It's not gonna be good.
Even better yet, just make your own fried rice.
This fried rice is... If you're American do better.
Strive a bit for better fried rice.
You can find much better fried rice.
If you cannot find it anywhere, come over.
Logesh will make you fried rice because this is not it.
I do not recommend as an American.
Okay, next up we have...
Crispy vegetable spring rolls.
You can air fry it or you can oven heat it.
We heat it up in the oven for 18 minutes.
So it takes a while but it came out looking really good.
It looks like legit spring rolls. Look at that.
All right. They look delicious. They look pretty awesome.
Like crispy. Did you hear that?
I'm gonna come closer, so you can hear the crispiness.
Okay, this one tastes really good.
I wouldn't say it's like authentic Malaysian spring roll.
I feel like a Malaysian spring roll is a bit more hearty inside.
There's like more meat or vegetables and all that.
This one feels like...
they just put a lot of flavor in there which is tasty. Don't get me wrong. It's tasty.
I wouldn't say it's like mind blowing.
As a Malaysian, yes. I recommend this.
Buy this, serve this, your guests will be happy.
As an American, I think these are just nice and flaky.
and they're just have a lot a lot of flavor but they're not spicy and not overwhelming.
So I think Americans would really enjoy these.
A great alternative to... I don't know. Pigs in a blanket?
Something else American
Highly recommend these also. I want more.
Oh, he wants more.
Kid approved.
There's also some plum sauce that we didn't dip into.
Oh, there's sauce?
Yeah. There's sauce on the side there, but you know the best sauce is chili sauce.
Okay, next up... This one is a really really interesting one, okay?
Plantain chips.
Okay, let me explain.
A lot of you are like, "Wait, what? What? What? Plaintain chips?"
In Malaysia, we have something called...
You know in Indian food, we have something called valakkai.
Valakkai. I think I'm saying it right.
It's basically plantain chips but they deep fry it
to be served with rice and curry and all your..
Wait, you eat your plantain chips mixed with rice and curry?
Yeah.
No, you don't.
That's what we do.
No, these are just like a snack.
You just eat them by themselves.
In America.
But in Malaysia, we eat it with full meal rice.
Plantain chips.
Okay.
This is like crinkle cut? Yeah.
The Malaysian one is not crinkle cut. Can you see that?
Yeah, so the Malaysian one is like cut nicely and deep fried
and served then where it's like fresh.
This is like very processed.
So as a Malaysian, would I recommend this?
I would say okay.
You really need it, really like it, then get it.
If not, I think I can pass by this.
I wouldn't eat this with rice.
It has to be deep fried with spices.
As an American, dude, these are amazing.
I really actually like that they're crinkle cut
because it kind of holds more salt on it.
They're salty and they're crunchy and they don't taste like oily.
I think they're great.
To Americans, you will love these.
So, the next thing we have is...
crispy stuffed shrimp.
and these are creamy wontons.
They are wontons crusted butterfly shrimp loaded with cream cheese.
So this is another popular one in Malaysia.
You can find it in dim sum places or most Chinese restaurants usually
but it has soft cream cheese inside.
So as a Malaysian, it's good.
It actually does taste like a crispy wonton with cream cheese filling.
It does taste like that.
But there's like some... processedness about it.
It just doesn't feel authentic. It doesn't feel like fresh.
I feel like it's been in the freezer for so long which it has, right?
It tastes exactly how it's made, right?
So would I recommend this as a Malaysian?
I'm actually gonna say yes.
Oh? Yeah. I'm surprised by the answer.
Yeah, I'm gonna say yes. I think it's still decent. I still think it's worth it.
Worth your money.
For me, I think it's really crunchy and delicious. Yes.
I honestly wasn't getting as much of a feel it tastes like frozen food.
It does taste pretty good for what it is.
I think these would be a great addition to any type of cocktail party or any place where you'd want.
Instead of a fried shrimp, I think that these are even better than like panko shrimp.
They're crunchier.
They're juicier.
I highly recommend
and the filling inside. The cream cheese makes all the difference in the world.
So good.
All right, next up we have...
Steamed dumplings.
So looks like the only way to heat this up is by the microwave
because it says microwave use only.
All right, dumplings are ready.
Does not look appetizing at all.
I'm like, "Do I want to eat this?"
Can you guys see that? Yeah?
Looks diseased. Okay, anyway... Let's try it.
We got the dipping sauce that came with it.
It actually doesn't taste too bad.
It tastes way better than it looks.
Yeah, it does taste way better than it looks.
As a Malaysian, I would say this is more like the mid-tier.
So it's not a thumbs up, it's not a thumbs down. It's like, "ehh"
if you're craving dumplings and you want something quick and easy because it's microwavable
this will get the job done.
If you're presenting it to a crowd, your crowd might look at it and be like, "I don't want that".
"I'll go with the next thing". You know.
Yeah, I would kind of give it like a thumbs to side again.
It kind of just gets the job done if you really want dumplings.
Maybe this is a good meal just to keep in your freezer
for those like little emergencies of like, "Oh, let's have a snack or I don't know what".
But like, "eeh".
Don't rush out and buy these.
They're okay.
But... I don't know. As an American, it's pretty just 'meh'.
Okay, so next up we have...
Organic kung pao chicken.
Chicken breast is too dry.
Very dry.
It's so bad. It's bad.
It's so dry. It's not juicy at all.
The sauce is so sweet.
Yeah and then the sweetness is so overpowering.
It's bad.
It doesn't matter if you're a Malaysian or an American, this is a straight up thumbs down.
From visual to taste and everything, do not buy this.
It's so many steps in the process just to get this.
Nope. Yeah.
Okay, so next up we have something we both really like in Malaysia.
It is...
The Stonefire mini naan original.
I don't know why it's original.
I'm assuming maybe it has other flavors like garlic or whatever.
It's kind of cool what it said behind in the instructions is it's better served warm
and you can bake it, you can grill it, you can toast it, you can microwave it.
So, we decided to toast it
because that is easy and we have one ready right here to taste test.
Obviously, we would usually eat this with something which we will in a second
but for now we want to taste it as it is.
Ladies first.
I would say it's very good.
The only way can get outstanding if it has some butter on it.
It needs something. You need some sort of like buttery oil or ghee or something.
It needs to be either with butter or with some type of gravy.
It's a little dry.
Yeah, some gravy or something.
But to me, this actually tastes really good for... For what it is. Yeah. What it is.
100% as a Malaysian, I say this is yes.
It's not like the naan you get in Malaysia
because this is a bit more airy.
Yeah, it's like fluffy.
It's more fluffy. You can see that.
It's like a hole there.
So, it's a thumbs up for me.
Two thumbs up for me.
So, this is a perfect segue to our next item which is...
Chicken tikka masala by Sukhi's.
Okay, so we don't really actually have chicken tikka masala in Malaysia.
But when I read the description, it says tender white chicken in a creamy tomato curry.
It's similar to like masala curry that we have in Malaysia.
Yeah. Yeah, give or take. So, it's the closest thing we get to like curry
and also it looked really good at the picture
and auntie Sukhi looks like... She looks like she knows what she's doing.
Fam, this is the real deal.
This chicken tikka masala is actually really really good.
It's not as good as chicken curry in Malaysia.
It's not spicy.
It's more to very mild, sweeter side but it's very good.
No. No. It's like really good.
As a Malaysian, it's a 100% thumbs up.
If you're a Malaysian, you will love this.
This is a must buy at Costco.
Okay, if you're American, honestly, this is absolutely delicious.
It suits the american palette.
It's not too spicy, but it's rich. It's creamy. It's tomatoey.
Two thumbs up.
100% you will love this
and do not forget the naan with it.
All right, fam. There you have it.
Those are all the Malaysian food products that we could find at Costco.
There was some ups, some downs and some 'meh'.
Let me know what you think
and let us know where should we go and find for more Malaysian food products.
If you're thinking Trader Joe's, Asian Grocer, Safeway.
I don't know.
Let us know down in the comment below and we'll try to make that video.
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