TikTok Food โVlogger Faces Backlash for Critical Peyek Review
Jakarta, Indonesia – Food vlogger Nanakoot is facing criticism after a recent TikTok review โof Pinkan Mambo’s teriโ fish peyek, where he โฃdescribed the snack as excessively hard and even suggested it was made from leftoverโ fried dough. The video, uploaded on Thursday, September 5th, has sparked debate among Indonesian netizens regarding the appropriateness of his commentary.
Nanakoot, who boasts 9.7 million TikTok followers, โpraised the peyek’s improved packaging, noting it wasn’t oily. However, โhis assessment of the peyek itself drew โire. He stated the snackโ was “hard,” despite appearing crispy, and speculated the mixture contained remnants from other fried foods, labeling itโข an “anti-storm” peyek. The Rp. 150,000 per jar snack’sโ strong anchovyโ aroma was initiallyโข a positive point forโข the vlogger, who said it “smelled like sea โคwater.”
The controversy stems from โฃviewers perceiving Nanakoot’s comments as overly harsh and mocking towards the small business. Comments on the video accuse โคhim of being unnecessarily critical and suggest he shoudl refrain from reviewingโ products he โdislikes.”Please, don’t buy if it’s just a tender. It’s not good,” one user โขwrote. Another โcommented, “Brother,โ please, if you โdon’t like it, don’t be like thatโฆ it’s โคreally content.”
Despite the criticism of the โฃtexture, โฃNanakoot did acknowledge the โgenerous โamount of fish in the peyek, stating, “There are quite โฃa lot of fish, this is โฃafter being complained of ghoib [disappearing].” the incident highlights the growing influence of food vloggers and the potentialโ impact of their reviews โon small food โขbusinesses in Indonesia.
