Laksa

A family of spiced noodle soups across the Malay world, whose members share a name and very little else: the broth may be sour tamarind, coconut curry or fermented fish.

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Ways this is made

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  • Asam laksa The sour, fish-based laksa of Penang, thickened with no coconut milk at all.
  • Curry laksa laksa lemak The coconut-curry laksa, rich rather than sour.
  • Laksa Johor A Johor laksa served with spaghetti-like noodles in a fish and coconut gravy.
  • Sarawak laksa A Sarawak broth built on a sambal-and-spice paste with coconut and tamarind, distinct from both the Penang and the curry lines.

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