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Sunday, March 27, 2016

Eating Nasi Lemak for breakfast could be good for you!

Source Website: http://www.herworldplus.com/lifestyle/health-fitness/eating-nasi-lemak-breakfast-could-be-good-you
By Joan Chew, The Straits Times, herworldplus, 26 March 2016


Yes, you read right! Apparently, our guilty pleasure might be one of the healthiest dishes we could have for breakfast.
PHOTO: Yes, you read right! Apparently, our guilty pleasure might be one of the healthiest dishes we could have for breakfast.
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If you're asked to describe nasi lemak, the last thing you may say is "healthy".

In a surprising twist, the popular Singapore dish has been recognised as one of 10 most healthy international breakfasts by Time Magazine.

The article on Tuesday described nasi lemak as "supremely delicious".

"Yes, there's a bit more fat than is good for you (eat less rice to reduce), but it's balanced with lots of manganese, protein, and carbs (carbohydrate).


Favourite nasi lemak
PHOTO: Favourite nasi lemak
Nasi Lemak Bumbung is famous for its crunchy fried chicken.
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"The chili in the sambal also boosts the metabolism (depending which nutritionist you talk to)," according to the article.

Dietitians the world over will likely frown upon the richness of the coconut milk, where more that half the fat comes from saturated fat, which is harmful for the heart.

Also on the list was the Turkish breakfast spread featuring olives, tomato, white cheese, eggs and sausages as well as the Israeli shakshouka in which eggs are poached in a tomato and vegetable sauce, reported The Star Online.


Scrumptious Turkish mezze feast in Istanbul
PHOTO: Scrumptious Turkish mezze feast in Istanbul
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Israeli Poached Eggs (Shakshuka)
PHOTO: Israeli Poached Eggs (Shakshuka)
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http://veryfatoldman.blogspot.sg/2016/03/nasi-lemak-in-times-top-10-worlds.html


The Japanese breakfast of various side dishes alongside rice and the Vietnamese pho bone broth, which comes with a variety of vegetables and herbs were also listed.


A Traditional Japanese Breakfast
PHOTO: Pho Bo (Vietnamese Beef & Rice Noodle Soup)
Vietnamese pho bo broth, exotic fragrance, warmth, noodles & flavorful broth.
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Egypt's entry was ful medames with broad beans spiced and stewed overnight, while gallo pinto, black beans with rice, from Costa Rica was also selected.


Ful medames served with sliced hard-boiled eggs
PHOTO: Ful medames served with sliced hard-boiled eggs
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Europe's contribution to the list consisted of porridge, with Iceland's hafragrautur oatmeal porridge and the Russian kasha, a porridge consisting of various grains and cooked in milk, making the list.


Iceland's hafragrautur oatmeal porridge
PHOTO: Russian kasha
Buckwheat kasha Porridge
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Upma from India was featured as well, described as a thick concoction made from dry roasted semolina.


South India's upma
PHOTO: South India's upma, "thick concoction made from dry roasted semolina infused with green chillies, cilantro and turmeric".
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By Joan Chew, The Straits Times, 26 March 2016
A version of this story was originally published in The Straits Times on March 23, 2016. For more stories like this, head to www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle.



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Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Nasi lemak in Time's top 10 world's healthiest breakfasts

My Paper, Wednesday, March 23, 2016, Page A2, Top Stories
From http://epaper.mypaper.sg/epc/en/2016-03-23/
Source Website: http://mypaper.sg/top-stories/nasi-lemak-times-top-10-worlds-healthiest-breakfasts-20160323
By Agencies, Published on 23 March 2016


Go on, have a healthy Nasi Lemak breakfast, says Time
PHOTO: Go on, have a healthy Nasi Lemak breakfast, says Time
Malaysia's Nasi Lemak makes it to Time Magazine's Top 10 international healthy breakfast offerings.
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NASI lemak, the staple Malay rice dish, has been listed as one of the 10 most healthy breakfasts in the world by New York-based Time magazine.

"Breakfast is perhaps the best excuse to dive into supremely delicious nasi lemak," globe-trotting journalist Mike Dunphy wrote in the article, which appeared on Times' website on Monday.

The dish is described as rice "soaked and cooked in coconut milk" and "garnished with anchovies, cucumbers, roasted peanuts, hard-boiled egg and spicy sambal sauce".


The dish is described as rice 'soaked and cooked in coconut milk' and 'garnished with anchovies, cucumbers, roasted peanuts, hard-boiled egg and spicy sambal sauce'.
PHOTO: The dish is described as rice "soaked and cooked in coconut milk" and "garnished with anchovies, cucumbers, roasted peanuts, hard-boiled egg and spicy sambal sauce".
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"There's a bit more fat than is good for you (eat less rice to reduce) but it's balanced with lots of manganese, protein and carbs (carbohydrate)," wrote Mr Dunphy.

"It's traditionally wrapped in a banana leaf but that's just a renewable place setting," added the freelancer, who is fond of sorting foods into categories and ranking them by taste or nutritional value.

Malaysia's Astro Awani online television said the list gives people who love the dish more reasons to indulge in it.

Lovers of nasi lemak had often been warned about its high calories - said to be at least 500, Astro Awani pointed out.

Nasi lemak was ranked No. 9 on the list, which is topped by Turkey's "meze-style dishes", followed by Israel's shakshouka.


Scrumptious Turkish mezze feast in Istanbul
PHOTO: Israeli Poached Eggs (Shakshuka)
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Mr Dunphy called the Turkish breakfast "heart-healthy" as the dishes feature olives - a good source of monounsaturated fat - and antioxidant catechins, which come in the tea.

South India's upma, described as a "thick concoction made from dry roasted semolina infused with green chillies, cilantro and turmeric", was placed 10th.


South India's upma
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 Favourite nasi lemak

PHOTO: Favourite nasi lemak
Nasi Lemak Bumbung is famous for its crunchy fried chicken.
Picture posted by Farah Fazanna Zulzaha and Yvonne Nathan on Saturday, 1 November 2014
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 By Agencies, Published on 23 March 2016



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