The Prime Minister of Malaysia has criticised the judges of Masterchef UK, who started an intercontinental row after eliminating a Malaysian-born woman because they did not think her rendang dish was "crispy enough".

Malaysia's prime minister Najib Razak questioned: "Does anyone eat chicken rendang 'crispy'? #MalaysianFood”.

Judges John Torode and Gregg Wallace said Zaleha Kadir Olpin's chicken rendang did not have the requisite"crispy" skin.

She told them it was a childhood favourite of hers, explaining: "There was a special stall outside my school that sold the best nasi lemak so I used to save up pocket money on Fridays.

"The dish is very special to me."