Chinese/Malaysian Food Review
Laksa
Laksa is the kind of dish that screams Asian; it’s a spicy noodle soup originating from Malaysia. It’s a pretty popular dish that can be made at home (with the right ingredients), found at markets as well as most Asian restaurants.
The version of Laksa that I had was homemade and was made of Rice Vermicelli, broccoli, fish balls, coconut milk, tofu, egg and A LOT of spices and seasonings for the soup.
The dish is prepared by cooking the components separately i.e. the noodles, soup and everything else. The soup is a mixture of onion, ginger, sugar, salt, Galangal, Lemongrass, Chilli, Garlic, Shrimp, Candle Nut, Turmeric and curry leaves. Once all prepared the cooked ingredients are put together into a bowl ready to be served.
The dish itself is amazing; all of the ingredients soak up extra flavour from the soup. The taste of the soup is hard to describe just because there are so many flavours that blend so well together. It’s a distinct taste that’s definitely spicy, sweet, mildly sour and just super rich in flavour from all the spices. I also found that the soup dries out your mouth a little bit but all it does is make you want to have more because it’s so tasty.
The noodles are soft and melt in your mouth with little chewing, the fish balls have a kind of spring feel to them and the tofu is literally like eating a sponge, but a good sponge that’s soaked in Asian goodness.
To sum up, the Laksa has intense flavours that mix very well together and the textures from different components of the dish make for a delicious dish.
Picture were taken at home on my iPhone :)
-Lucas
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