On an ordinary night in Semarang, a guest at the Hotel Plaza Semarang greatly confused a hotel attendant. The story goes that the guest—classified as a VIP—ordered some chili. But, An Selamat, the honored guest, didn't just order one or two chilis. The Balinese guest ordered several handfuls of the fiery veggie, while the hotel only had one bottle of chili sauce and crushed, dried chilis.

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