During Sociology lecture today, we learnt something new about the nasi lemak.

In Malay custom, there is a trial for the bride before she is accepted by the family of the groom, to prove that she is a virgin.

On the night of the wedding, the couple will consummate their wedding on a bed of white sheet. If a virgin, the girl is supposed to bleed.

On the twelfth day of the marriage, the mother of the bridegroom will visit the mother of the bride, where the mother of the bride will serve her nasi lemak. If the groom’s mother eats, then the daughter will be accepted.

So you can guess what the nasi lemak represents.

(To my Malay friends, please clarify this custom, many thanks!)