Along with some other parts of the world, Kuala Lumpur is a place where you can find a certain dished called Chicken Maryland. It is boneless chicken cooked in a certain specific way, found in places that serve chicken dishes like chicken chop, etc. However, the method of preparing it differs from country to country. If you live in KL, you might have heard of it, seen it, or tried it yourself.

But the question is: did it originally come from Maryland, USA?

I, a student of a university in Maryland, have found the truth. You would not be able to find it down the street or at any various eateries. Ask a random person in town, you will get a raised eyebrow. Find a knowing butcher or chef, he will ask you for the recipe out of curiousity. Google it, you realize that us Southern Asians have actually heard of it and that it is served in some parts of Europe, and it came from a French cookbook.

So please don’t come all the way here to find Chicken Maryland. The Hundred Years’ War did not last one hundred years.