Patongko! Is Definitely Not a Swear Word

By Izmil Amri

February 2023 FEATURE
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SOMETIMES, WHEN I have nothing better to do, I wonder about how things are discovered. For instance, who was the first person who picked up an egg and thought, “Hmmm… I bet if I crack this open now (instead of waiting for it to hatch into a full-grown chicken), it can be made into all sorts of things.” And who then proceeded to break it, fry it, beat it, add cheese and cream to it, shallow fry it with some...

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Izmil Amri

cooks, eats and writes to carry on living. Perpetually giving unsolicited advice on social media for the best nasi kandar in Penang. He tweets at @The_Mamu, which means “uncle” in Penang.


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