Sarawak delights right here in KL
Saturday, May 9th, 2009
The tomato mee which we tried on a subsequent visit... damn good.
MAY 9 — My introduction to Sarawak Laksa was “fatal”, and I mean that in a good way: I got “fatally” hooked.
It’s a funny thing, this Sarawak Laksa. At risk of incurring the wrath of Sarawakians, it’s a little like curry laksa, only more pungent and has a pleasant sourish tang from the squeeze of lime juice. It’s not as over the top fiery as tom yam, so the spiciness doesn’t hit you like a locomotive, but it does have a peculiar way of getting under your skin.
At least that’s what happened to me when I backpacked to Kuching in 2005 and ended up wolfing down a bowl of Sarawak Laksa every single day. And longed for it like a pining lover after returning to the Peninsula. At the height of my fever-pitch obsession, I begged a Sarawakian friend to mail one packet of the laksa paste to me all the way from Kuching. The results, needless to say, were nothing to blog about.
