Wordless Wednesday – An Alien Bug

Location: Jambusan, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Date taken: October 12^th, 2008
Camera equipment: Nikon D300 + Micro-Nikkor 200mm f/4D

Sarawak Laksa

Sarawak Laksa is a 'must taste' food for anyone visiting Sarawak, particularly Kuching. It is a signature hawker food of the State of Sarawak.

Some time ago, my mother was given a few packets of laksa paste by our relative who claimed to make the best laksa paste in Kuching. So, my mother cooked laksa on one of the weekends to feed the whole family.

The savoury part of laksa is boiled vermicelli or rice noodles. There are two types of rice noodles in Sarawak, the round ones and the ribbon ones. In laksa, the round ones are normally used.

The other important ingredients are shredded omelette, shredded chicken meat and boiled shrimps. Another thing that I forgot to take the photos is the boiled bean sprouts.

Once all these ingredients are put in a bowl with the soup cooked from the laksa paste, a bowl of authentic Sarawak Laksa is ready to be served. Garnished with some coriander leaves, the taste of the laksa becomes more fragrant.