In this episode of Street Food Journeys: Malaysia, acclaimed Malaysian restaurateur and chef Dato’ Ismail Ahmad shows us how to make Laksa Johor; a unique dish that is nothing like what most of the world recognises as “laksa”.
I grew up with Malaysian curry powder – we used it in all our cooking; not just in curries. It was (and still is) so much a part of my life that it took my own daughter, Becky, (yes, I do have a grown-up daughter who’s married with a kid, etc.) to make me appreciate…
I was invited to do a demonstration cooking class at Kogarah Community Services yesterday, where I made a curry laksa (aka curry mee if you’re from Penang) based on a recipe originally supplied by the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Kuala Lumpur. (By the way, I enjoyed the session enough that I’m currently open to offers…