Sebelum ini isu rendang crispy menjadi bualan global apabila juri rancangan realiti Masterchef UK berpendapat bahawa rendang yang disediakan peserta dari Malaysia harus bersifat crispy. Susulan isu tersebut, netizen bukan sahaja Malaysia malah negara Asia lain mengecam cadangan juri yang tidak peka akan makanan tradisional tersebut.
Terbaru, chef terkenal dunia, Martha Stewart mengundang kontroversi apabila keliru dengan gambar durian sebagai penghias gambar utama artikel, walhal tajuk artikel berkenaan adalah mengenai buah nangka.
“Here’s Exactly How To Use Jackfruit”
Pun begitu, setelah mendapat kecaman netizen, gambar berkenaan telah diturunkan dan artikel tersebut dibiarkan tanpa penghias gambar.
Kekeliruan gambar dan tajuk artikel yang mengundang kritikan.
Dear @MarthaStewart, these are not jackfruits. These are durian. Come to Southeast Asia and see for yourself. One whiff and you’ll never mix them up again. https://t.co/mYejiTvAyB pic.twitter.com/K4OdPrvywS
— Kirsten Han 韩俐颖 (@kixes) September 10, 2018
OMG @MarthaStewart! You seriously need to hire people who know what they are writing about. Better still someone who has tasted it (like me, coz I just ate durian). Oh, and you guys are weird if you think jackfruit tastes like meat. (It does not!) https://t.co/kQcpG8Ddd3
— Serena (@serena_cheong) September 11, 2018
#EpicFail . How can the DOMESTIC QUEEN @MarthaStewart write an article about using jack fruit as a substitute for meat but use a picture of durian? How hard is it to #Google image “J A C K F R U I T”? Can these celebrity #white folks get our SE Asian fruits correct? #Asian pic.twitter.com/2aZZcdqNkU
— ThisAsianWomanSays (@echewy) September 10, 2018
Martha Stewart’s site takes down picture of durian after getting called out for mistaking it for jackfruit.https://t.co/wUYBFTinrh pic.twitter.com/6wx16qOemA
— Yahoo Singapore (@YahooSG) September 12, 2018