Why Malaysian Family Recipes Are Key To This Café's Success | Line Around The Block

At Kopitiam, you can try traditional Malaysian dishes, and experience traditional Malaysian coffee shop culture. Kopitiam is co-owned and operated by Chef Kyo Pang, a Malaysian refugee who has taken asylum in the United States, as it is illegal to be queer in her home country. A majority of the trinkets in Kopitiam, as well as some ingredients, are from Malaysia, purchased by her family and shipped to NYC. Insider stopped by Kopitiam to taste Kyo's take on generational family recipes, and try Malaysia's national dish - spicy and savory Nasi Lemak. EDITOR'S NOTE: This video shows the dish, Nasi Lemak, being eaten with chopsticks, which is not how the dish is traditionally eaten. At 5:10 in this video we say that Nasi Lemak is topped with white rice. Traditionally, the dish is made with coconut milk rice. At 4:09 Moonlynn Tsai, former co-owner of Kopitiam says, "In Malaysia, you can still get hanged if you're LGBTQ." There aren't laws in Malaysia that state members of the LGBTQ community, or those who participate in gay or lesbian sexual activity, will be hanged or put to death. There are recent documented cases of LGBTQ discrimination in the country under Sharia Law, which applies to Muslilims in Malaysia, and which has resulted in punishment. There are also additional documented cases of extra-legal discrimination. MORE LINE AROUND THE BLOCK CONTENT: Vegan Eggs Are Made From Yellow Tomatoes | Line Around The Block    • Vegan Eggs Are Made From Yellow Tomatoes |...   The Best Mexican Food In Denver Is In A Gas Station | Line Around The Block    • The Best Mexican Food In Denver Is In A Ga...   The World’s First Michelin-Starred Ramen Is Now In San Francisco | Line Around The Block    • The World’s First Michelin-Starred Ramen I...   ------------------------------------------------------ #Malaysian #Coffee #FoodInsider Insider is great journalism about what passionate people actually want to know. That’s everything from news to food, celebrity to science, politics to sports and all the rest. It’s smart. It’s fearless. It’s fun. We push the boundaries of digital storytelling. Our mission is to inform and inspire. Subscribe to our channel and visit us at: https://www.insider.com Food Insider on Facebook:   / foodinsider   Food Insider on Instagram:   / thisisinsiderfood   Food Insider on Twitter:   / insiderfood   Insider on Snapchat:   / 4020934530   Insider on Amazon Prime: https://www.amazon.com/v/thisisinsider Insider on TikTok:   / insider   Food Insider on Dailymotion: https://www.dailymotion.com/foodinsider Why Malaysian Family Recipes Are Key To This Café's Success | Line Around The Block