KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 26 — Members of the media covering the ongoing political crisis at Istana Negara were treated to one of Pahang’s specialty dishes, rice with patin tempoyak.

It came in the form of packed lunches amd was delivered outside Gate 2 of the palace by Comptroller of the Royal Family and Household Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin at around 1.50pm.

The dish is famous from the district of Temerloh in Pahang. It consists of freshwater fish patin, or dory, cooked in a gravy of tempoyak, or fermented durian.

The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah is the sixth Sultan of Pahang.

The food packs are prepared by a company called Temerloh Catering.

Many were expecting to taste the cooking of Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah Iskandar who is an accomplished cook, and is famous for sharing pictures of dishes she cooks for the royal households in her social media accounts.