Taste of the exotic: ‘Fatty rice’ condoms from M’sia

PORT KLANG: A Malaysian condom company is hoping to spice up sex lives with a contraceptive that tastes like the country’s ultimate comfort food — a chili-infused rice dish known as ‘nasi lemak’.

Industry giant Karex, which claims to be the world’s biggest condom maker, already offers an array of flavours in various pleasure-boosting textures, from grape to the pungent tropical fruit durian.

It is now set to launch a condom inspired by ‘ nasi lemak’, usually translated as ‘ fatty rice’ — originally a cheap breakfast consumed at streetside stalls but now common across the country, including at higher- end restaurants.

The dish consists of rice cooked with coconut milk, served with anchovies, roasted peanuts, a boiled egg, sliced cucumbers and a dollop of fiery chili sauce.

“We Malaysians are divided across our political ideas, religion and race,” Karex chief executive Goh Miah Kiat told AFP from his office in Port Klang, outside the capital Kuala Lumpur.

“I felt one thing that unites us all (is): ‘Where’s the best nasi lemak place you’ve been?’.”

Karex spent six months carrying out tests before coming up with its nasi lemak prophylactic, which smells faintly of coconut and is coated with a warming lubricant.

The company is working on packaging and the limited- edition condom, under the brand name ONE Condoms, should hit shops in November or December.

Karex also sells condoms under the brand name Carex.

Goh insisted the range of wacky condoms were more than just a marketing gimmick, and were about trying to encourage contraceptive use in the country. — AFP