COMMENTS from Malaysian netizens featured prominently after a video of a hot pot restaurant in Las Vegas, United States, presenting a “Chinese doughnut” in a fine-dining style went viral.
The clip, posted on March 9 on the official Las Vegas Instagram page, showed a fried dough snack resembling youtiao suspended from a hook and cut into smaller pieces with scissors for diners.
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It asked if it was “the most satisfying new tableside presentation in Vegas” and has since garnered more than 2.2 million views and 8,000 likes.
Commenters from Malaysia and Indonesia pointed out that the snack could be bought for less than a dollar in their countries.
The video also drew reactions from Asian netizens, including some from Singapore.
Local singer Rriley commented: “What in the youtiao,” while Nathan Hartono wrote: “Just wait until these guys hear about butterflies,” in an apparent reference to butterfly fritters.
Another user wrote: “Not the gentrified youtiao.”
Some non-Asian viewers also responded, including one who said he had lived in Asia for many years and would likely be asked to leave if served the item as a “Chinese doughnut.”
He added that the food is commonly known as “youtiao” and is often served with rice porridge, and contrasted it with churros, which he said are not typically referred to as “Mexican doughnuts.”
