KUALA LUMPUR: A misprint in a recipe book has caused amusement among social media users.

A screenshot of the recipe for 'prawn salad with chili vinaigrette' from an unknown recipe book, which was posted on the 'gelak_sakan.my' Instagram account, showed that an obvious word was missing on the ingredient list.

Instead of '16 ekor udang harimau - rebus dan buang kulit' (16 tiger prawns - boiled and peeled), the recipe stated '16 ekor harimau - rebus dan buang kulit' (16 tigers - boiled and peeled).

The post quickly became viral on the platform, receiving over 1,000 likes in just over an hour.

Natizens were amused by the post, as evident in the comments.

paan_silent wrote: "Sekarang kita dah tau kenapa harimau makin pupus." (Now we know why tigers are becoming extinct)

ivy_louisaa wrote: "Dengar dia mengaum dari jauh pon kite dh kecut perut..inikan pula nk siap siang buang kulit, tahu2 kulit kite yg kene siang oleh harimau." (even hearing them roar from afar would be enough to make us scared, now you want to peel their skin, more likely they would skin us)

rozie.aw: "Tak termakan tu nak.....sekali harimau tu yg ngap ko." (Would not dare to eat this, the tigers would more likely to eat you).