To most homegrown Malaysians, venison and kangaroo meat are considered novelties, so you can only imagine the social storm that stirred up when a Malaysian woman shared her unconventional recipe for cooking whale meat.
On her TikTok account, @kakaknorway.official, she not only expressed a sudden craving for fish, but also generously spilled the beans on how to cook whale meat – in a Berlado style, at that.
The video begins with how this desire came when she stumbled upon whale meat during her routine grocery shopping. In her caption, she not only revealed her prior experience in cooking whale meat but also highlighted the Malaysian twist she adds, either through the flavours of Masak Lemak Cili Api or the tantalising Berlado:
@kakaknorway.official Dalam keadaan yang tak berapa sihat, Saya pergi ke kedai beli beberapa barang keperluan. “Hmm… Nak masak apa ya? Mungkin ikan la kot. Lama dah tak makan ikan….