What inspired us to produce this video? Well, you can say binge watching Orange Is the New Black (TV series) helped and having a very curious (slightly sadistic) mind. Of course, we adapted some recipes to match foods you would most likely find in Malaysia but the key ingredients and methods were adopted from penitentiaries in United States of America. Books have been filled with the innovative culinary creations the incarcerated across the globe have devised to sustain themselves in a manner far more superior to their regular and basic prison meals – and these techniques can also help convicts pass the time.
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Prison food is notoriously dreadful and it is not like you can actually go out to a drive-thru when you get hungry in between meal serving times. But these inmates are well-known for incredible creativity, as they don’t just make shivs and weapons in prison (as the films show), but they are actually generating truly bizarre food combinations and meals without any real resources or access to a stove.

Since they have time on their hands, and a very strict schedule to follow, they manage to find unique ways of cooking by sneaking leftovers from the canteen or purchasing items from their commissaries. If you think mixing corn chips and ramen together along with beans doesn’t sound appetizing, we decided to put some “victims” to the test with three Prison DIY meal recipes – also known as 'prison grourmet'. Fun fact: Even Martha Stewart reportedly learned to cook for herself in prison. Find out if these DIY Prison Recipes make the cut, as they do say that cooking meals in prison isn’t really about the taste but a reminder of humanity, community and the person you were on the outside.
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What follows are three jailhouse creations (modified slightly to accommodate Malaysian supplies) that caught our attention and suggest what’s possible behind bars armed with only ramen, a bag of chips, with the help of a plastic bag and some hot water.