KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 -- Food creator Khairul Aming has struck a chord with Malaysians online after sharing a gentle reminder that the most meaningful ingredient in cooking isn't something you can pick up at the supermarket.

"This recipe uses four ingredients. Three of them can be bought in shops, but there is one ingredient that cannot be bought, no matter how much money you have," he said while sharing a recipe on X and Instagram.

The message accompanied a viral video that begins like one of his familiar one-minute recipe tutorials. In it, the popular content creator demonstrates how to whip up an instant chocolate mousse with just four ingredients.

But when the video wraps up, he lists only three ingredients.

The fourth, viewers so...