Monday, 24 November 2008

Misnomer

Sudden recall of Malaysian food, and reminds me of the unexplainable naming of some of the food. For example:

  • 燒雞 - Chicken is actually 炸 not 燒
  • 鹵肉 - Again, it is 炸 not 鹵
  • 白咖啡 - Not white at all
  • 白咖喱 - Also it is not white like 魚頭米粉
  • 海底椰 - Nope, the plant does not originate from the sea

I wonder who came up with these misnomer...

2 comments:

Traveller who enjoys everything in life said...

燒雞是燒烤的。這個我不贊同。

heeyuan said...

不是烧鸡翼的那一种,是烧鸡饭的那一种。不是烧的,而是炸的。