In the Sinosphere food of Chinese origin can be viewed with suspicion due to the known environmental degradation of Chinese farmland, as well as the many food a

In the Sinosphere food of Chinese origin can be viewed with suspicion due to the known environmental degradation of Chinese farmland, as well as the many food adulteration scandals. Malaysia makes a lot of sense; there is a lot of cuisine overlap, it is right next door, and Singapore actually started its modern life by getting kicked out of Malaysia. (That whole saga is interesting; as far as I know Singapore may be the rare example of a country unwillingly becoming independent. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_in_Malaysia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_in_Malaysia)