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2013-09-02
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Ever heard the saying that all good things are cheap? No? Well, it certainly seems to ring true for this bowl of Laksa. Hidden in a small coffee shop along Jalan Besar, it's such an unassuming coffee shop that you wouldn't think that there is a hidden Laksa treasure here. The place is quite hot like most typical coffee shop but for good food, just gotta bear with it! The Laksa was prepared by this sweet lady manning the pot. She was meticulously soaking and draining the noodles several time wit
The Laksa was prepared by this sweet lady manning the pot. She was meticulously soaking and draining the noodles several time with the Laksa broth before finally scooping a final bowl of the soup into the bowl to serve. I think she's cooking the raw noodles with the heat of the Laksa broth and by doing so she instills more flavour than you would get if you cook the noodles with hot water.
This is one of the few places they still use Charcoal to cook their Laksa. Don't stand too near, it's really hot! Food cooked the traditional method always seem better for whatever reason. Perhaps we appreciate the extra efforts it take.
There is a long queue when we got there. At $2 a bowl, it's such a steal! How many place can you get a bowl of piping hot delicious Laksa (with cockles!) at $2!! It may not be a huge bowl but enough to fill you up!
The Laksa looks so sedap! And the unique thing is you only need a spoon to eat it because they have cut the noodles into bite size so there's no need for chopsticks. Good idea right? And look at that generous handful of cockles. Mix the chili in and you've got a wonderful bowl of Laksa! The soup is spicy, thick and you can taste all the bits of hebi (dried shrimps) in it! The coconut taste is not too strong which is nice! A little bit oily but man, I was slurping up every last mouthful of it. The noodles were cooked well, slightly al dante, and soaks up all that spicy goodness of that broth. Shiok!
Here's another shot where you can see that the noodles have been snipped to bite size portion. Rejoice lazy people rejoice!
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