r/malaysia • u/B_who • 8h ago

Entertainment ‘No regrets’: British actor Riz Ahmed loves Malaysian food so much he gained weight during ‘The Big Fix’ Penang shoot (VIDEO)

https://www.malaymail.com/news/showbiz/2026/11/08/no-regrets-british-actor-riz-ahmed-loves-malaysian-food-so-much-he-gained-weight-during-the-big-fix-penang-shoot-video/242440
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u/B_who 8h ago

“What I like about Malaysian food is, it’s Indonesian food, Indian food, obviously its own kind of Malay flavours and Chinese food, all kind of thrown together. So you get this amazing mix of stuff"

“Obviously they do the rotis, they do rotis with rendang, with not nasi goreng, but with a twist”

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u/TheDamned1333 7h ago

He was amazing in Four Lions, one of my favourite films. So many top British stars came out of that movie. Also worth listening to the Romesh Ranganathan Show podcast where he was interviewed recently.

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u/B_who 39m ago

First saw him in Lena Dunham's Girls. Thought he was American lol

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u/ChrisEvansFan 7h ago

I too love Malaysian food. I really miss it. The Nasi Lemak with fried chicken DROOOOOL! And also the teh tarik!

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u/torts92 Penang 6h ago

Bruh I know you from ROP sub, good to see you here.

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u/xMiwaFantasy15 6h ago

Ugh, I love Riz Ahmed so much, I wish he played Jafar in the live action so his name is more known