Malaysian Comfort Food and Roti Canai Are A London Favorite Dining on a Dime
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Date: 2020-05-20
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Joel
There are various version of Laksa from the tangy tasting Penang Laksa to the sweet, creamy with a kick Nonya Laksa to spicy rich Chinese Laksa. Southeast Asia cuisines are by and large the representation of the unqiue plural cultural society of these nations. The various cultures brought in by immigrants from different nations were woven into the fabric of the local cultures ie Indian malaysia, chinese, Malays, European. The local crusine evolved further from other influences. so back to your question of how Laksa was consumed, it was in the past with a soup spoon only. Workers would gather around the vendors with limited seating area and get a quick fix before heading back to work. hence to make it easy for its consumers they was originally prepared with rice noodles that were cut into shorter strands serves in the broth so that it would be easy for the patrons to hold the bowl with one hand and spooned the Laksa with the other. My 2 cents.
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There are various version of Laksa from the tangy tasting Penang Laksa to the sweet, creamy with a kick Nonya Laksa to spicy rich Chinese Laksa. Southeast Asia cuisines are by and large the representation of the unqiue plural cultural society of these nations. The various cultures brought in by immigrants from different nations were woven into the fabric of the local cultures ie Indian malaysia, chinese, Malays, European. The local crusine evolved further from other influences. so back to your question of how Laksa was consumed, it was in the past with a soup spoon only. Workers would gather around the vendors with limited seating area and get a quick fix before heading back to work. hence to make it easy for its consumers they was originally prepared with rice noodles that were cut into shorter strands serves in the broth so that it would be easy for the patrons to hold the bowl with one hand and spooned the Laksa with the other. My 2 cents.
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Guest
I'm Polish/American with heavy emphasis on the Polish as a first gen American. If someone ate the pierogi or golabki that my wife (she's italian/ukrainian) and I made with chopsticks, or a tooothpick or a trench shovel, I don't care. I have no problem with any option. Utensils are not important. I try with chopsticks when I get sushi, but I'm not skilled at all. I just want friends to feel that my home is so good they want to come back, especially the kids. My concern is if they like the food. As long as they sleep in my house and have all the food and drink they want, I can feel happy about myself. If the kids only want pizza, I buy all the pizza they could eat.
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I'm Polish/American with heavy emphasis on the Polish as a first gen American. If someone ate the pierogi or golabki that my wife (she's italian/ukrainian) and I made with chopsticks, or a tooothpick or a trench shovel, I don't care. I have no problem with any option. Utensils are not important. I try with chopsticks when I get sushi, but I'm not skilled at all. I just want friends to feel that my home is so good they want to come back, especially the kids. My concern is if they like the food. As long as they sleep in my house and have all the food and drink they want, I can feel happy about myself. If the kids only want pizza, I buy all the pizza they could eat.
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Joshua
I'm originally from Indonesia and I may able to help you with your question in regards to whether or not Indonesian use chip stick. So the answer is it depends, most Indonesian know how to use it nonetheless because of Chinese foods brought by the Chinese Indonesian have become popular since the colonial era. As a Chinese Indonesian, we are being taught to use chop stick from an early age since it's almost a necessity for us to be able to use it. It's more of a tradition also to use the chopstick. I hope this answer your question. And keep up the good work, I never know that such hidden gem exist in London area
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I'm originally from Indonesia and I may able to help you with your question in regards to whether or not Indonesian use chip stick. So the answer is it depends, most Indonesian know how to use it nonetheless because of Chinese foods brought by the Chinese Indonesian have become popular since the colonial era. As a Chinese Indonesian, we are being taught to use chop stick from an early age since it's almost a necessity for us to be able to use it. It's more of a tradition also to use the chopstick. I hope this answer your question. And keep up the good work, I never know that such hidden gem exist in London area
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Nathan
Without a doubt KL was WORST place I've ever visited. I traveled for almost 4 years. Lived in Thailand for 2 years. Grew up in conservative Iowa, USA. Malaysia is a HORRIBLE place to visit. The men are Muslim and super conservative and the only place I was stalked and assaulted in the street with my Vietnamese girlfriend (now wife) and the only place I was robbed in Asia. Unless you are Muslim or if you are the same race as your partner this is not the vacation destination for you. We were volunteering at a charity when we were robbed. If you are mixed race or not Muslim consider holiday somewhere else.
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Without a doubt KL was WORST place I've ever visited. I traveled for almost 4 years. Lived in Thailand for 2 years. Grew up in conservative Iowa, USA. Malaysia is a HORRIBLE place to visit. The men are Muslim and super conservative and the only place I was stalked and assaulted in the street with my Vietnamese girlfriend (now wife) and the only place I was robbed in Asia. Unless you are Muslim or if you are the same race as your partner this is not the vacation destination for you. We were volunteering at a charity when we were robbed. If you are mixed race or not Muslim consider holiday somewhere else.
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frOstZonE
There's no right or wrong in which utensils you use for eating laksa, i believed it's based on personal preferences. But just a fun fact, some laksa stores in Singapore recommend using only a spoon to eat laksa for you get to enjoy fully the combination of the noodles together with the curry gravy. Ahhhhh talking about it makes me hungry already! P. S. Lucas keep up the good work hosting this show! totally love the way you describe the food you are eating to the viewers
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There's no right or wrong in which utensils you use for eating laksa, i believed it's based on personal preferences. But just a fun fact, some laksa stores in Singapore recommend using only a spoon to eat laksa for you get to enjoy fully the combination of the noodles together with the curry gravy. Ahhhhh talking about it makes me hungry already! P. S. Lucas keep up the good work hosting this show! totally love the way you describe the food you are eating to the viewers
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ahmad
Although we share a lot of cultures, Malaysian and Indonesian foods arent necessarily the same. The old traditional food such as Rendang and Masak Lemak maybe presence in both countries but foods that are. more recent circa pre-colonial are different. Malaysian nasi goreng is different from Indonesian ones. Plus, Malaysia has a lot of varieties of Nasi Goreng, most of them dont use soy sauce. Were more related to Singapore in terms of food.
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Although we share a lot of cultures, Malaysian and Indonesian foods arent necessarily the same. The old traditional food such as Rendang and Masak Lemak maybe presence in both countries but foods that are. more recent circa pre-colonial are different. Malaysian nasi goreng is different from Indonesian ones. Plus, Malaysia has a lot of varieties of Nasi Goreng, most of them dont use soy sauce. Were more related to Singapore in terms of food.
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Gordon
Haha I'm from Singapore, and we call that Roti Prata. Been eating that since I was a kid, still no clue what it means lol. Also I'm wondering how much they charge over there, since these foods you can get at under 10 bucks (Singapore Dollars. Oh and 10 bucks means I can get at least 3 of the 4 dishes Lucas ordered. Oh well rant over, great stuff Lucas! Best. food. presenter. ever.
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Haha I'm from Singapore, and we call that Roti Prata. Been eating that since I was a kid, still no clue what it means lol. Also I'm wondering how much they charge over there, since these foods you can get at under 10 bucks (Singapore Dollars. Oh and 10 bucks means I can get at least 3 of the 4 dishes Lucas ordered. Oh well rant over, great stuff Lucas! Best. food. presenter. ever.
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Mohamad
Id say that Nasi Lemak is THE ULTIMATE comfort food. I cant exactly describe the feeling of it but imagine you had a late night out with friends, ate bunch of these fake hipster food in Bangsar, came back at 3am, woke up at 8am while it was only Saturday and had the best Nasi Lemak that you bought right beside your chic condo in Taman Tun to get on with your weekend. Pure bliss!
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Id say that Nasi Lemak is THE ULTIMATE comfort food. I cant exactly describe the feeling of it but imagine you had a late night out with friends, ate bunch of these fake hipster food in Bangsar, came back at 3am, woke up at 8am while it was only Saturday and had the best Nasi Lemak that you bought right beside your chic condo in Taman Tun to get on with your weekend. Pure bliss!
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Layan
Usually at Mamak Restaurant in Malaysia, they always serve the roti canai, thosei, chapatti with 3 different kind of dips. curry, dal+sambal and chutney usually coconut chutney. And one more thing is the Laksa, it is actually different form curry laksa. Laksa the broth are made up from fish and the colour would be more grey brownish colour, the taste will be spicy and abit sour.
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Usually at Mamak Restaurant in Malaysia, they always serve the roti canai, thosei, chapatti with 3 different kind of dips. curry, dal+sambal and chutney usually coconut chutney. And one more thing is the Laksa, it is actually different form curry laksa. Laksa the broth are made up from fish and the colour would be more grey brownish colour, the taste will be spicy and abit sour.
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Shehran
Highly recommend it, the food is really authentic - brought back childhood memories from living in Malaysia. One thing of note: if you go there, make sure you go line up at at least 11: 45am because the line goes WAY down the street even before it opens at 12: 00pm. You'll otherwise be waiting ages to get seated.
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Highly recommend it, the food is really authentic - brought back childhood memories from living in Malaysia. One thing of note: if you go there, make sure you go line up at at least 11: 45am because the line goes WAY down the street even before it opens at 12: 00pm. You'll otherwise be waiting ages to get seated.
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