: 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.
: The dish lacked both garlic and Roger’s "King of Flavor," MSG . Perspectives on the Feud
: Oliver sautéed spring onions at the very beginning. Roger insisted they should only be used as a garnish at the end. Uncle Roger HATE Jamie Oliver Egg Fried Rice
According to community reviewers and viewers, the "hate" is largely a running comedic bit, though grounded in real cultural differences in cooking.
“Uncle Roger is fine if he's trashing famous, rich, often professionally trained chefs for wrecking food... He's gentle and classy with the little guys.” Reddit · r/UncleRoger Comparison: Jamie Oliver vs. Uncle Roger Standard Uncle Roger HATE Jamie Oliver Egg Fried Rice : At one point, Oliver added a splash of water to the pan
: 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, the comedic persona of Nigel Ng, dismantled the recipe for being inauthentic and technically flawed: Perspectives on the Feud : Oliver sautéed spring
: Oliver used a saucepan instead of a wok. Roger famously noted there is no such thing as "saucepan hei," referring to wok hei (the breath of the wok), which provides essential charred flavor.