Kuala Lampur, Aug. 23 -- Stinky tofu lets out an awful stench but for many people it tastes awesome.

Our king of fruits gives Westerners the impression they're eating smelly socks but tell that to the hordes of folks throwing their money away for Musang King.

Ayam gepuk's sambal can sometimes leave patrons with anaesthetised lips, sweating buckets and (later on) severe sore throat but when Ming Chun's Gepuklah opened recently, the street basically ran out of parking lots.

Ditto, with Stephen Chow movies. There are so many things which are sub-par by modern-day film-making standards, yet his movies win big.

Watch any of his blockbusters since the turn of the century and you'll know what I mean.

Nobody can watch The Mermaid or CJ7 or t...