TLDR
- A restaurant in Las Vegas called Copper Sun is selling a dish named "Giant Crispy Fried Crouton Stick" for about RM59 per piece.
- The dish looks very similar to the local Malaysian cakoi (youtiao), sparking curiosity and surprise among Asian netizens.
- A viral Instagram video shows the long fried pastry hanging from a hook and being cut with scissors before serving.
Food lovers are no strangers to the occasional overpriced dish, especially when it comes with trendy presentations. But sometimes, you can’t help but question whether the price truly matches what’s on the plate.
That’s exactly what happened at a well-known restaurant in Las Vegas, where a fancy dish that cost around RM59 was said to look strikingly similar to a familiar local food: cakoi, also known as youtiao.
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Fancy cakoi on a hook?
In a video posted on Instagram, a long, fried pastry was seen hanging from a hook at a table before a server cut it into smaller pieces using a pair of scissors.
The dish is believed to be served at a fine-dining restaurant called Copper Sun, located at Resorts World Las Vegas.
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According to the restaurant’s à la carte menu, the dish is called the “Giant Crispy Fried Crouton Stick”, and it is sold for USD$15 (about RM59) per piece.
The short video has since garnered the attention of many Asians, including Malaysians, who found the presentation questionable for what appears to be a piece of cakoi, with the price tag being even more baffling.
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Watch a video of it below:
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