Singapore Laksa
Dinner @ 'Secret Recipes' in Shanghai with a local friend.
I tried this in 2010 and found it insipid and bland. I took a chance again in 2014 and was surprised to find it greatly improved.
The broth was thick, creamy (although not that coconut milk creamy) and had a lovely seafoody undertone. Tick one point!
The thick rice vermicelli was much closer to the Southeast Asian kind than the local kind. Tick one point!
There were a sprinkle of Laksa leaf (??) although they were grounded so fine, I am not fully convinced. Tick half a point.
The seafood used were the frozen kind. No extra points.
Missing was the blood clams to make it a close-to-real-thing experience.
My mate liked it, and for that I was both relieved and happy.
Singapore Laksa
Dinner @ 'Secret Recipes' in Shanghai with a local friend.
I tried this in 2010 and found it insipid and bland. I took a chance again in 2014 and was surprised to find it greatly improved.
The broth was thick, creamy (although not that coconut milk creamy) and had a lovely seafoody undertone. Tick one point!
The thick rice vermicelli was much closer to the Southeast Asian kind than the local kind. Tick one point!
There were a sprinkle of Laksa leaf (??) although they were grounded so fine, I am not fully convinced. Tick half a point.
The seafood used were the frozen kind. No extra points.
Missing was the blood clams to make it a close-to-real-thing experience.
My mate liked it, and for that I was both relieved and happy.