Completed - MANDARIN - Comedy - 108 minutes
Chef Huang embarks on a journey to hunt for the best Nasi Lemak recipes and the hardships (and laughter) he's going through.
Year of production : 2011 Director(s) : Name WEE Writer(s) : Name WEE Cast : Adibah NOOR, Afdlin SHAUKI, Karen KONG, Name WEE
A young chef, Huang Da Xia (Wee Meng Chee) struggles to get his restaurant business going. His restaurant is unpopular because he cannot adapt to the "localized" cooking his patrons are looking for. However, contradicting his unpopular cuisine, he is also well known as "Hero Huang" in the local neighborhood, because he carries out good deeds in helping the community, including filming videos and putting them on his YouTube account. One day, he meets Xiao K (Karen Kong), who asks for his help. Xiao K's father, owner of a famous Chinese restaurant, is fighting with her aunt for the ownership of the restaurant. After some complicated discussions, they decided to hold a contest to see who can cook the best Chinese dish. Desperate to get his life and the restaurant business back on track, Chef Huang decided to help Xiao K. Huang seeks help from a mysterious hawker stall lady (Adibah Noor), who summons him to embark on an extraordinary journey of his life. During this self-enlightening experience, he will also meet many "local heroes", each lending their support to help him rediscover his roots and the real hidden message of "Nasi Lemak".
Country(ies) : MALAYSIA Start of shooting : January 2011