Watch: Video of people cleaning plates with mud is confusing netizens

First time tengok cara cuci pinggan masa kenduri macam ni.. Tapi function la.. lagi senang nak hilangkan minyak dekat pinggan tu.. pic.twitter.com/jhsNuz48xh

— ALAN (@IniAlalalannn) May 5, 2023

While many expressed disgust and even unease with this cleaning process, some noted that washing with abrasive agents like charcoal and coarse mud or sand helps in scrapping away food particles and oil from plates. Although it is still unclear how effective natural cleaning agents are against bacteria or viruses.

Dulu-dulu, kenduri mmg mcm ni pun basuh pinggan. Ni guna habuk kayu. Btw ni gambar album nenek sedara masa kenduri kawen. Maybe around 60 or 70an camtu. pic.twitter.com/VrdUMdWL0y

— darararari (@dnieowb856) May 5, 2023

A Twitter user also shared a black-and-white photo that showed a group of boys cleaning a stack of plates with mud. While sharing this photo, the Twitter user gave an explanation, which roughly translated to English from Malay, saying, “In the past, a feast like this even washed the dishes. I use wood dust. Btw, this is a picture of my grandmother’s album from the time of her wedding. Maybe around 60 or 70 something like that.”