Penang laksa originated from the Nyona people. There are 2 variants, the 'assam' which means sour, and the 'lemak' which means coconut milk. This particular dish of Penang assam laksa is an fine example of how assam laksa should be done, with a sweet fore taste and a sour after taste, combine with tasty chicken slices and fish slices and lots of vegetable. Much has changed since my childhood, but not the taste of this particular laksa dish. :) So do take the effort to come down from to try it for yourself before this authentic taste is gone. Disclaimer, the 2 cooks of this dish are my grand aunts. the lemak laksa are sold only on weekends, wednesday is close, opening hour from 11am - 4pm.
an amazing place to chill out, one of my favorite place in Kathmandu after a week long of trekking in the hills overlooking the mountain!
This is a highly recommended dish if you are in Thamel street of Kathmandu. As in Nepal the electricity is not constant supplied, therefore the tandoori chicken is cook with traditional firewood and clay pot giving an authentic taste
The Official food of Nepal, consist of dahl, rice and some vegetable.
nepali national food resemble so closely to the chinese dumpling. I wonder what is the historic connection between them.
One of the favorite dish during the Chinese New Year is Lou Hei. This dish has its origin from Malaysia/Singapore. The dish consist of several different colored vegetables slice into tiny strips, indian crackers and fresh fish slices. During preparation, each participant will add one ingredient onto the dish while saying the Chinese prosperous phase that fits the ingredient they are adding. Once all the ingredient are in place, every participant will use their chopstick to mix the dish. Typically during the mixing phase, they will raise their chopstick with the mixture as high as possible while speaking prosperous phases they hope that would be fulfilled for the oncoming year. Once the mixing phase is completed, each participant will grab a portion of the dish and enjoy. :p
