Pasar Air Itam Laksa - Penang, Malaysia

This popular stall at Jalan Pasar next to the Air Itam market, at the foot of a main tourist attraction Kek Lok Si Temple will be the place to try it.

You would notice this uncle (the owner) scooping up the aromatic soup in and out the bowl in quick succession, and he does this repeatedly so that the thick vermicelli gets covered thoroughly in the gravy and the dish stays hot. He has a chain of staff helping with assembling the other key ingredients of cucumber, onions, red chillies, pineapple, lettuce, mint and ginger. The bowl arrived, brimming with Penang’s signature ‘hae ko’ (thick sweet prawn paste) and shredded mackerel fish. As you scoop up tablespoons, the strands of thick rice noodles are covered by the generous ingredients. The soup is thick with balanced taste of sweet, sour and spicy, added with lingering touch of the prawn paste. It’s a small bowl, but satisfying, and some may want seconds.

Address : Jalan Pasar Road, 11500 Air Itam, (Beside the Air Itam Market)Penang, Malaysia.

Phone : +6012-500 7063

Map : https://goo.gl/maps/Mp2cTrKys1z