Uncle Roger Hate Jamie Oliver Egg Fried Rice May 2026

Uncle Roger, the comedic persona of Nigel Ng, dismantled the recipe for being inauthentic and technically flawed:

: Oliver sautéed spring onions at the very beginning. Roger insisted they should only be used as a garnish at the end.

: Perhaps the biggest offense was Oliver adding chili jam to the rice. Roger found this "disgusting," questioning if it was a trick to get Westerners to eat chili and suggesting Oliver should have just used sriracha. Uncle Roger HATE Jamie Oliver Egg Fried Rice

“Jamie Oliver has the biggest discrepancy between his fame and his actual competency with ethnic/non-British foods, and also has an egregious propensity to claim false authenticity.” Reddit · r/UncleRoger

: The dish lacked both garlic and Roger’s "King of Flavor," MSG . Perspectives on the Feud Uncle Roger, the comedic persona of Nigel Ng,

: At one point, Oliver added a splash of water to the pan. Roger joked the rice was so wet "Mulan is going to start singing when she sees this rice" because you could see your reflection in it.

According to community reviewers and viewers, the "hate" is largely a running comedic bit, though grounded in real cultural differences in cooking. Roger found this "disgusting," questioning if it was

: Instead of using day-old, chilled rice—which is standard to ensure individual, non-mushy grains—Oliver used pre-cooked microwaveable packet rice .