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Penang Food – Laksa is a popular spicy noodle soup from Peranakan culture also known as Baba and Nyonya, which is a merger of Chinese and Malay elements found in Malaysia and Singapore.

Penang laksa, also known as Asam Laksa from the Malay for tamarind, comes from the Malaysian island of Penang. It is made with mackerel (ikan kembung) soup and its main distinguishing feature is the assam or tamarind which gives the soup a sour taste. The fish is poached and then flaked. Other ingredients that give Penang laksa its distinctive flavour include lemongrass, galangal (lengkuas) and chilli. Typical garnishes include mint, pineapple slices, thinly sliced onion, hε-ko, a thick sweet prawn paste and use of torch ginger flower.

Recommended Best Laksa in Penang:

1. Penang Road Kek Seng Coffee Shop
2. Gottlieb Road Taman Emas Coffee Shop (Opposites of Penang Chinese Girls’ High School)
3. Penang Hill Roundabout (Road Side Near Roundabout)
4. Air Itam Market

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