Curry Mee (Asam Laksa or Curry Laksa)

Foreigner Friend: kvin, i heard people said Curry laska are nice and tasty! where can i find it

Me: har??? U mean kari mee or asam laksa? both are different leh!

Foreigner Friend: oh really? let me show u..i have this picture!

Me: Oh...this we call Kari Mee...penangite call this curry mee, i know a place have nice and tasty kari mee, nearby air itam market, air itam people call "Kio tao kari mee" near to methodist kidnergarden! Lets go together and i will tell u what is kari mee!

Foreigner Friend : ok, lets go

What is Curry Laksa ( Penangite call it Curry Mee)

Curry laksa (in many places referred to simply as “laksa”) is a coconut-based curry soup. The main ingredients for most versions of curry laksa include tofu puffs, fish sticks, shrimp and cockles. Some vendors may sell chicken laksa which uses chicken instead of shrimp. Cockles are usually very commonly used in laksa and most vendors would add them into laksa unless customers request not to have cockles for hygiene reasons. Laksa is commonly served with a spoonful of sambal chilli paste and is traditionally garnished with Vietnamese coriander, or laksa leaf, which is known in Malay as daun kesum. This is usually known as "Curry mee" in Penang rather than curry laksa, due to the different kind of noodles used (yellow mee or bee hoon, as opposed to the thick white laksa noodles). The name "Curry laksa" is more commonly used in Singapore. With the popularity of laksa in Singapore and Malaysia, there are even more 'varieties' of ingredients like lobster laksa, laksa yong tau foo and even plain laksa, just noodles and gravy, like the type found on Sungei Road. Laksa is extremely popular in Australia, especially in the Chinatown districts of the capital cities. Special deals, such as "Laksa Thursday" encourage many local business workers to frequent the Asian cafes to dine on Laksa and other noodle based soups.

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