A chef working in a hotel in Genting has come under fire after tweeting about spitting in the food of Chinese customers.

Inflammatory remarks

His tweet, dated Feb. 20, stated that the "best thing" about his job is that he can "spit in Chinese customers' food".

"I have a lot of work to do. But what's the best thing about my job? I can spit on the Chinese people's food."

Other screenshots of his tweets were also subsequently uploaded to a forum, in which he called the Chinese "stupid" and "disgusting".

One tweet also apparently included a video, presumably of the hotel restaurant, saying:

"All of them are Chinese. Such pigs. I'm worried and disgusted."

Forum users also shared a photo of a order sheet, supposedly from his Twitter account as well, that apparently made a note that the customer was "Chinese"

The order sheet also revealed a hotel name -- Grand Ion Delemen.

The chef's Twitter account has since been deactivated.

Hotel responds

On Feb. 25, Grand Ion Delemen Hotel put out a statement on Facebook saying that they were "deeply saddened" to learn that one of their employees had posted "racial hatred" on a social media platform.

The employee admitted to "making a personal and defamatory statement".

The hotel also assured guests that hygiene and food handling is a priority and they are "taking this matter very seriously".

The hotel has put in place enhanced measures to prevent future occurrences.

The employee has also been released from employment.

This is their statement:

Top photo via lowyat forum, Grand Ion Delemen