Left: Siam Laksa - yellowish broth, mildly spicy, no sourish taste at all, can detect a bit of coconut milk.
Right: Assam Laksa - broth is reddish in colour, more spicy with a sourish taste which is very appetising.I like to eat both, especially the thick white noodle (lai fun) which is very different from those springy type. It is soft and not springy at all, just how I like it. For this small bowl, the price is MYR4 each.
Menu
The laksa and drink stalls
The char kway teow stall
A device to suck the oily fumes into the blue container. All char kway teow stalls should have this device so that their customers do not smell like char kway teow due to being surrounded by the oily fumes.
No sourish taste? Coconut milk? So Siam laksa is something like our curry laksa? Not really a fan of asam laksa - will eat but will not go out of my way for it. The kway teow is cheap! Last I had it at Lorong Selamat, it was RM8 for a couple of big prawns, nothing sensational. I like that sucking device!
ReplyDeleteSiam laksa here is less spicy than the normal curry laksa and less oil. I think the sucking device is very useful.
DeleteI like the springiness of lai fun, will complain that it's overcooked if it's soft!
ReplyDeleteThat small container can take all the CKT smells? :)
Those very springy lai fun will not go soft at all even though they are overcooked. This lai fun is another type, it is soft but not overcooked.
DeleteI think so because I don't smell any CKT smells so must have been sucked by the device.
I tried this shop before... yes, I prefer the assam laksa to the siamese one... I heard now the durians are on in Balik Pulau.. hope to savour them this coming June!! :)
ReplyDeleteYou must go eat all types of durian in Balik Pulau. All very tasty!
DeleteI like both types of laksa, but I think I will prefer the Siam type more, coz I like lemak-lemak taste..
ReplyDeleteThis Siam laksa a bit lemak only, not very lemak.
DeleteBalik Pulau, where the locals go to eat the real best laksa of Penang. (That's what I was told, not like I'm a fan of any version of assam laksa) :P
ReplyDeleteOh is it? I thought the best assam laksa is at the market near Kek Lok Si which I have never dared to try.
DeleteThat's tourist laksa, according to the hardcore locals.
DeleteAh, I thought since it is at the market place, should be for locals and not tourists so I also don't dare to go.
DeleteI cannot say no to asam laksa and char koay teow. If I go to Penang, I want to eat both and I can do it in one sitting :D
ReplyDeleteI think you can eat everything on this menu because the portion of each is small, way too small for you. ;p
Deletewho can miss out Penang CKT and assam laksa when in Penang? CKT never goes wrong when u r in Penang! I never been to Balik Pulau...that place seems secluded in the island.
ReplyDeleteSeems like CKT and assam laksa are must eats when in Penang. Yes, need to drive uphill for quite a bit to get to Balik Pulau.
DeleteI hate going to such coffee shop where they fry and you walk home with the smokey smell.
ReplyDeleteBoth laksa looked good. If me, I go for the Siam.
Most coffee shops where they have ckt, the customers will walk home with the smokey smell.
DeleteAssam Laksa...my all time favourite. I only tried the one at the Ayer Itam market ( near the Kok Lok Si temple) everytime I go Penang. Didn't know Balik Pulau also has famous Asam Laksa.
ReplyDeleteI heard that the one you tried is the best in Penang but I have never tried it.
DeleteWow! Everything looks yummy and I love both types of laksa. I must bookmark this place for my future trip to Penang.
ReplyDeletePlease do but Balik Pulau is a must for durians! :)
DeleteIf I eat Laksa, I will end up visiting the toilet, I like the fried spring rolls, I can eat many
ReplyDeleteBut if let me choose, I would prefer Siam Laksa like Princess Ribbon
DeleteI think you can eat ten plates of the fried spring rolls here.
DeleteLike Princess Ribbon, I guess you prefer lemak than sour.
DeleteWhat is inside the fried spring rolls?
ReplyDeleteShould be dried shrimps, jicama shreds and carrot shreds.
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