New Zealand PM Luxon meets Khairul Aming, savours the flavours of roti jala, teh tarik

KUALA LUMPUR: New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, who is on his three-day official visit to Malaysia met up with Malaysia's well-known cooking influencer and entrepreneur, Khairul Amin Kamarulzaman, famously known as Khairul Aming.

On his X account, Khairul Aming said the meeting, which was held in restaurant Hidang KL, was a token of appreciation from New Zealand for his recent travel to the country to produce cooking videos.

The cooking sensation took the opportunity to introduce traditional Malaysian breakfast including, nasi lemak, roti jala and teh tarik.

He noted that during the breakfast session, he was able to exchange views with Luxon on tourism exchange between Malaysia and New Zealand, trade exports of halal meat and dairy, nature preservation and the potential export of local small and medium enterprises products to New Zealand.

"Eight years ago, I filmed my first cooking video while sitting on the floor. Today, I have the privilege of sitting next to the Prime Minister of a renowned nation. Keep hustling, you'll be amazed at where life can take you," said Khairul Aming who now has 4.1 million and 1.5 million followers on Instagram and X, respectively.

A Kota Bahru native, Khairul Aming's name is synonymous with his viral Ramadhan cooking series, entitled "30 Hari 30 Resepi".

To-date, the mechanical engineering graduate from Vanderbilt University in the United States owns two factories in Kota Bahru.

Luxon was in Malaysia from Sept 1-3. This was his first visit to Malaysia since taking office in November 2023.

-- BERNAMA

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