'Now got butter police?': Singaporeans ask after man took aim at woman who took butter out of her kaya toast
SINGAPORE: After a local man complained in a Facebook post about a woman who took the butter out of her order of kaya toast before dipping it in her eggs, others online said that maybe that’s just how she likes it. In the much-commented-on post, the digital creator Greg Leow, who is behind the Greg’s Big Eats channel on YouTube, wrote that he "had to do a mental facepalm seriously” after seeing…
After a local man expressed his frustration on Facebook about a woman who removed the butter from her kaya toast before adding it to her eggs, netizens debated whether she was simply enjoying the dish in her preferred manner. The digital creator Greg Leow, who runs the YouTube channel Greg’s Big Eats, wrote that he was left with a "mental facepalm" after seeing the woman's actions at Ya Kun Kaya Toast.
Kaya toast, a popular Singaporean dish, is traditionally eaten with butter, soft-boiled eggs, soy sauce, salt, and pepper. Leow argued that butter is as nutritious as the eggs, as it contains fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K2), butyrate for gut health, and CLA (Conjugated Linoleic Acid). Furthermore, he added that butter can help people feel full and provide energy, particularly for those following a ketogenic diet or with specific dietary restrictions.
While acknowledging concerns about saturated fat's impact on cholesterol levels, Leow noted that this "risk is often overstated," pointing out that the liver produces cholesterol naturally, regardless of dietary intake. He also pointed out that Ya Kun serves real butter, not margarine, which contains trans fats harmful to heart health.
In response to his post, which garnered significant attention, Leow clarified that the main purpose was to promote the benefits of butter, which has been unfairly vilified due to modern dietary theories linking saturated fat to heart disease. "This page exists just to promote healthy ways of eating, and I don’t make money. It's all volunteer work," Leow added.
Many commenters reminded him that it's ultimately the woman's choice on how she wants to eat her kaya toast. One commenter wrote, "I don’t take butter either. I always tell the cashier that I don’t want butter in my kaya toast. Consumers are entitled to their own preferences, aren’t they?" Another suggested she might be lactose intolerant or unable to tolerate fat due to a gallbladder removal, which could cause stomach upset.
A commenter asked, "Now got butter police?" To which Leow responded, "Anything to extol the virtues of butter."
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