{"id":52645,"date":"2015-06-23T15:22:49","date_gmt":"2015-06-23T07:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=52645"},"modified":"2015-06-23T15:26:39","modified_gmt":"2015-06-23T07:26:39","slug":"ph-cuisine-worst-in-asia-says-malaysian-celebrity-chef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/06\/23\/ph-cuisine-worst-in-asia-says-malaysian-celebrity-chef\/","title":{"rendered":"PH cuisine ‘worst in Asia’ says Malaysian celebrity chef"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MANILA — The Philippines was\u00a0recently hailed as the second best culinary destination in the world according to a CNN poll, but one Malaysian celebrity chef thinks Pinoy food is the “worst in Asia.”<\/p>\n

In an interview for Malaysian channel Astro Awani,\u00a0Chef Datuk Redzuawan Ismail — also known as Chef Wan — said,\u00a0\u201cPhilippines is known to have the worst food in Asia, ask any chefs (sic) and they will tell you I am right.\u201d<\/p>\n

Malaysian food was in sixth place in the said CNN poll, and Chef Wan believes it should be number one.<\/p>\n

“I see food as varieties and flavors that reflect the culture and food, and that is why Malaysia should be the first world\u2019s best food destination,”\u00a0he said in the same interview.<\/p>\n

Chef Wan gave his top 5 food destinations as (in order) — Malaysia, Italy, Thailand, Japan, and India.<\/p>\n

In the CNN poll, Taiwan was the top choice with a total of 8,242 votes. The Philippines got 1, 528 votes, while Malaysia got 265 votes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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