Suara.com – MotoGP racer Fabio Quartararo recently went viral for calling fried rice an Indonesian food. This started with an interview with a reporter at the 2023 Malaysian MotoGP some time ago.
In the interview, the female reporter asked about the racer’s favorite Malaysian food.
Fabio also said that he didn’t know the names of Malaysian dishes, and asked if the reporter could recommend delicious dishes for him.
“Do you have any suggestions? “I don’t really know the names,” answered Fabio, as quoted from the video uploaded by the TikTok account @sadrynaevanalia.
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The reporter then mentioned fried rice, which he called one of Malaysia’s classic foods.
“Fried rice is a Malaysian classic,” he said.
Hearing this, Fabio immediately denied it by stating that fried rice is a typical Indonesian food.
“But that (fried rice) is from Indonesia, right?” said the MotoGP racer from the Monster Energy Yamaha team.
Hearing Fabio’s statement, Indonesian netizens were busy praising the French racer. In fact, quite a few people are grateful because Fabio is considered to have defended Indonesia.
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But, is it true that fried rice comes from Indonesia? Come on, take a look at the facts and origins about fried rice in the explanation below.
Quoting ifood.tv, most historians agree that fried rice originated in the Sui Dynasty, and was most likely made in Yangzhou City, Southern China, around 589-618 AD.
The fact that fried rice appeared in southern China is perhaps not surprising, because the people there are loyal consumers of rice.
Then according to The Daily China, this rice frying technique became increasingly popular at the end of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644 AD). And until now, this technique is popular throughout the world.
Yes, over the years, fried rice has evolved to suit local tastes around the world. Fried rice has various versions taken from the local culture of each country, such as Thailand, Japan, America, and including Indonesia.
The mention of fried rice varies and of course varies between countries. Apart from being known as fried rice or fried rice, there are also those who call it khao pad (Thailand), omurice (Japan), paella (Spain), and many more.
