#SHOWBIZ: Henry Golding gives thumbs up to Malaysian snacks on LADBible channel
The Crazy Rich Asians star was the latest Hollywood actor to appear on the latest Snack Wars episode where he sampled and compared five Malaysian snacks and an equal number of British ones, and eventually made his home country "beat" the UK by a score of 4 to 1.
Golding's first round saw him taste chicken-flavoured Mamee instant noodles, his childhood comfort food, and pickled onion Monster Munch, which he is also fond of.
"I grew up with both of them, and competition is really tough here, but still my vote goes to Mamee," said Golding.
In the second round, Golding sampled Malaysian durian biscuits and M&S jam tarts from the UK, and voted for the "king of the fruits" hands down.
"I always say the durian is nectar of the gods, and I love durian biscuits. Nevertheless, I don't think I'll let my Hollywood friends taste these biscuits," he said.
When he had to compare British Yazoo milk and Malaysian teh tarik, Golding once again said "yes" to the iconic Malaysian beverage.
"Both are great, but teh tarik is my go to drink back home in KL."
When it came to comparing Malaysian Mi-Mi crab crisps and British Scampi Fries, Golding also chose the Malaysian snack, as he grew up with it.
The only time he let Britain "win" was when he sampled Malaysian rice balls and British Jaffa cakes.
"Rice balls are a sweet and lovely dessert for me, but so are Jaffa cakes, and I'll be honest here, I prefer the latter," said Golding.
"Anyway, Malaysia wins today. Malaysia Boleh!"
The best known Hollywood stars who have appeared in Snack Wars episodes over the years include Timothee Chalamet of Dune fame, Austin Bulter of Elvis The Movie and Florence Pugh of Thunderbolts.
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