{
  "id": 3009953,
  "title": "#SHOWBIZ: Indonesian actress Asmara Abigail says Malaysia's ayam gepuk beats the original back home",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/showbiz-indonesian-actress-asmara-abigail-says-malaysias-ayam-gepuk",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-24T11:30:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/lifestyle/groove/2026/08/1518049/showbiz-indonesian-actress-asmara-abigail-says-malaysias-ayam"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Indonesian actress Asmara Abigail expresses her preference for Malaysia's ayam gepuk, fried chicken, over the Indonesian version. The actress, 34, visits Malaysia frequently for work and considers the country a second home to her. I love Malaysian ayam gepuk, she said at the premiere of her film Peluru Senja in Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia produces a tastier version of the dish, despite it originally originating in Indonesia, according to Asmara.",
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR: Indonesian actress Asmara Abigail considers the ayam gepuk (smashed fried chicken) served in Malaysia tastier than the version in her home country.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "#SHOWBIZ: CXF2026 targets Malaysia Book of Records entry, aims to empower creative arts sector",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/showbiz-cxf2026-targets-malaysia-book-of-records-entry-aims-to",
        "published": "2026-08-24T10:31:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}