Uncle Roger rose to fame in 2020 when Nigel Ng's reaction to a BBC Food egg fried rice video went viral on YouTube. The character, built around strong opinions on Asian cooking, MSG, and proper rice technique, became a staple of food meme culture across YouTube and TikTok. Short clips of his most dramatic lines are widely reused as reaction sounds, and this ancestor line fits that pattern, letting creators borrow his disapproval for any culinary disappointment without needing the full video context.