The entire debate over fried rice kicked off in early July when Nigel Ng , a Malaysian comedian, released a YouTube video showing himself reacting to the egg fried rice prepared by BBC presenter Hersha Patel , who is herself a YouTuber. Fried rice fans from across the world united on Sunday when a YouTube comedian who teased a BBC presenter for her cooking skills made peace by teaming up with her for a new video. Portions of the video soon went viral on social media, attracting thousands of shares and commentary, particularly from across the East Asian and Southeast Asian diaspora. The pair then announced their intention to film a video together, and Ng denounced the judgmental trolling that Patel had received. ″[Uncle Roger] is just a character; I don’t actually feel that way towards Hersha or her rice techniques,” Ng clarified.

Source: Huffington Post August 10, 2020 01:07 UTC