Penang Assam Laksa - Taking the World by StormPenang has been dubbed as the food capital of Malaysia, and it doesn’t take too long for a newcomer to figure out why – the city’s lanes and alleys always seem to be filled with a great many people eating and slurping down food, whether on the go, at a roadside stall with a tasty snack or sitting down with family and friends for a proper meal. There’s just no escaping the huge variety of delicious food on offer! It is the gourmand’s paradise, a city where taste buds will never be left wanting. Penang’s hawker food exemplifies the very essence of Penang cuisine: screamingly fresh ingredients, food preparation that takes mere minutes, and to-die-for food that is not only mouth-wateringly delicious but incredibly inexpensive as well. Such is the wondrous magic of Penang’s culinary wonders that Penang Assam Laksa, arguably the state’s most popular hawker dish, ranked 7th in CNN International’s Top 50 most delicious food in the world. CNNGo, CNN International’s lifestyle guide, describes the dish as “an addictive spicy-sour fish broth with noodles”, with ingredients such as “poached, flaked mackerel, tamarind, chili, mint, lemongrass, onion, pineapple…”and how the dish will “have your nose running before the spoon even hits your lips.”
Many Malaysians think of Penang Assam Laksa as a little bowl of heaven – it is a dish that engages your sense of taste and smell and takes them on a beautiful journey before you even slurp down the first noodle. The secret behind a good Assam Laksa is the soup. If the soup is spicy, sour, pungent, served hot and bursting with flavor, then you’ve got yourself one culinary masterpiece right in front of you, to enjoy to your heart’s (and stomach’s!) content. Whether you’re a Penangite who longs for the taste of home, a new lifelong fan of the dish or someone who just loves great-tasting food, the Penang Assam Laksa is yours to enjoy even if you can’t fly to Penang – Khimyan’s Penang Assam Laksa Paste allows you to create the king of Penang hawker food in your own kitchen. Just follow the simple instructions below, and you’ll be able to enjoy a nice steaming hot bowl of Penang Assam Laksa within minutes – it’s that easy. And that delicious! This Penang Assam Laksa recipe serves 4 hungry people Ingredients: • 600 g cooked laksa noodles (thich rice vermicelli) • 450 g flaked mackerel (or if you can't mackerel, substitute with another oily fish) • 1 onion, finely sliced • 1/2 cucumber, finely sliced • 2 red chilies, finely sliced • 1/4 pineapple, finely sliced • 1 piece ginger bud • several mint leaves • 1 packet of Khimyan's Penang Assam Laksa Paste Instructions: 1.Boil the water in a pot. Pour the contents of the packet of Khimyan’s Penang Assam Laksa Paste into the pot. Stir well. 2. Place the mackerel flakes into the pot. 3. Separate the 600 g of cooked laksa noodles into 4 bowls. 4. Pour the hot broth into each bowl. 5. Garnish with the onion, cucumber, red chilies, pineapple, ginger bud and mint leaves. 6. Serve immediately. Suggestions: To really add another layer of bliss to this wonderful dish, you can use heh ko as a condiment. Heh Ko is a dark, thick sauce of sugar, sweet soy sauce and shrimp paste – it is a common condiment in hawker dishes around Malaysia. Many Malaysians will agree that heh ko is a must-have for a true Penang Assam Laksa experience.
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