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Indonesian ‘Queen of Slay’ shows how to eat durian, nasi padang with style and finesse

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Indonesian chef Vindy Lee give correspondent Hariz Baharudin some pointers on how to eat durian in a formal setting.

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With her hair cascading in soft waves and framing her impeccably made-up face, Indonesian celebrity chef Vindy Lee smiled at the camera and talked spoons.

Dinner spoon, soup spoon, dessert spoon, cake spoon, teaspoon, she rattled off their uses. She then introduced an even smaller spoon, the demitasse, to stir espresso or speciality coffee with.

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