pisang goreng
here on the sneezing artiste, we talk about the BIG IMPORTANT subjects, so we're going to continue the trend right now.
i've been debating with B since we we're knee-height to a grasshopper about a certain issue, i've given him the facts and i know i am right, but ol' B doesn't seem to accept it. lets put it to the floor and see what the world (probably 2 or 3 people) think.
of course, i refer to PISANG GORENG, or in B's case, GORENG PISANG.
i base my argument on the fact that fried rice in the universal asian community is pronounced nasi goreng (yes thats right, also known as an old emperor of China that invented the Great Wall of China to keep the rabbits out). so on that basis, fried banana would be pronounced pisang goreng correct? well, accroding to B i am completely wrong, but then again, hes malaysian. my theory is applied to all sorts of fried things, like fried chicken is ayam goreng, and pork would be babi goreng.
so is it pisang goreng or goreng pisang? thats the BIG question!
i've been debating with B since we we're knee-height to a grasshopper about a certain issue, i've given him the facts and i know i am right, but ol' B doesn't seem to accept it. lets put it to the floor and see what the world (probably 2 or 3 people) think.
of course, i refer to PISANG GORENG, or in B's case, GORENG PISANG.
i base my argument on the fact that fried rice in the universal asian community is pronounced nasi goreng (yes thats right, also known as an old emperor of China that invented the Great Wall of China to keep the rabbits out). so on that basis, fried banana would be pronounced pisang goreng correct? well, accroding to B i am completely wrong, but then again, hes malaysian. my theory is applied to all sorts of fried things, like fried chicken is ayam goreng, and pork would be babi goreng.
so is it pisang goreng or goreng pisang? thats the BIG question!

12 Comments:
dude, i'm inclined to accept both answers given that back in malaysia i've gone past signs on the road that advertise goreng pisang rather than pisang goreng.
sure the first isn't "grammatically correct" in bahasa, but meh, it's small thing...so pisang goreng for you and goreng pisang for me. either way, it's the same deal: we eat it and it comes out the other end looking rather disgusting...
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Anonymous, at 1:49 pm
hahaha...
time to start spamming ronnie's blog...
*oh, i wonder how obvious it is who i am... cbb putting my name down in the thingy*
and btw RONNIE, cbb means CAN'T BE BOTHERED, not "I am coming"...
and btw means by the way =P (happy brothers' night; now i think i've paid out enough guys to be satisfied)
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Anonymous, at 11:29 pm
that sounds like fanny dong, or one of the Lims, but the Lims are too cool for the word "thingy"
must be fanny dong
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dr zef, at 1:28 am
since when has fanny dong ever called you Ron? it has to be one of the Lims and it sounds like the older one outta the two sisters...
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Anonymous, at 1:01 pm
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Anonymous, at 1:54 pm
oh yeah, i forgot to say
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steph, at 3:24 pm
Dude's got a blog!
Anyway, man, are you STILL on this? I remember having a lengthy conversation with you about it a couple of years ago?
As a self-professed banana expert (y'know, since I'm the only one who knows how to wash them and all) allow me to put in my 2 million cents worth:
"Goreng Pisang" is a direct translation from the Chinese language which tends to put the verb before the noun. While "Pisang Goreng" is a direct translation from Bahasa which typically puts the noun first.
So there!
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ally, at 5:10 pm
so according to the banana expert, i'm right?
i don't even know if you came to a conclusion?
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dr zef, at 9:30 pm
i asked a group at church which one of you's commented on my blog, and shady and fanny dong shouted "YOU HAVE A BLOG?!", then immediately, i turned to the lusty one and she just hung her head in shame, it was priceless.
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dr zef, at 9:32 pm
Oh dear, another blogger! How many blogs do I have to read now? Hmmm actually I don't really read blogs much anyway. Told Ally once that if her blog doesn't talk about me, it just ain't interesting. :P Let's see how this one goes, aye? *winks*
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Anonymous, at 9:41 pm
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ok i made my contribution.
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fanny dong, at 10:10 pm
ron, the banana expert I think is saying that we're both right...just depends on which way you look at it. i look at it from a chinky perspective while you look at it from an indo perspective.
besides, don't argue with the school teacher (aka banana expert)!
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Anonymous, at 10:28 pm
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