DISH RESEARCH · Noodle dish
Asam Laksa
Rice noodles with a sour, spicy mackerel broth and fresh garnishes.
About Asam Laksa
Bee Yinn Low presents this asam laksa as her family’s Penang Nyonya recipe, remembered from monthly temple visits. Mackerel forms the fish broth around fresh laksa noodles.
Tamarind gives the broth its sour character, alongside chillies, shallots, galangal, lemongrass and belacan. Mint, Vietnamese mint and torch ginger contribute distinct herbal notes.
Cucumber, lettuce, red onion and pineapple bring fresh texture to the noodle bowl. Flaked fish runs through the broth, and Heh Ko prawn paste accompanies the finished dish.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Fish, Crustaceans.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Asam Laksa
Bee Yinn Low’s Penang Nyonya family asam laksa.
- Mackerel fishProtein
- WaterLiquid
- Asam keping (source: peeled tamarind)SeasoningIngredient page not linked
- Fresh laksa noodlesBase
- Dried red chilliesSeasoning · Spice paste
- Fresh red chilliesSeasoning · Spice paste
- Small shallotsAromatic · Spice paste
- GalangalAromatic · Spice paste
- Belacan shrimp pasteSeasoning · Spice paste
- LemongrassAromatic · Spice paste
- Tamarind fruitSeasoning · Tamarind juice
- SaltSeasoning
- SugarSweetener
- CucumberGarnish · Vegetable garnish
- Mint leavesGarnish · Vegetable garnish
- Polygonum / Vietnamese mint leavesAromatic
- Torch ginger flowerGarnish · Vegetable garnish
- Red onionGarnish · Vegetable garnish
- LettuceGarnish · Vegetable garnish
- Red chilliGarnish · Vegetable garnish
- PineappleGarnish · Vegetable garnish
- Heh Ko prawn pasteFinish · CondimentIngredient page not linked
- Cooking oilCooking medium · Spice pasteIngredient page not linked
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Mackerel fish: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Fish source-confirmed. Species unspecified; broader mackerel link.
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit fish stock, repeated tamarind extraction and bowl water for wetting hands in method131; contact water is not asserted retained.
- Asam keping (source: peeled tamarind): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Exact source wording preserved; botanical identity and dried-fruit form unresolved, not silently equated with tamarind pulp or Garcinia.
- Fresh laksa noodles: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader rice-noodle identity supported by introduction; exact fresh product formula unknown. Dried substitute brands excluded.
- Dried red chillies: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Fresh red chillies: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Small shallots: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Galangal: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Belacan shrimp paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Crustaceans source-confirmed. Broader paste link; cooked paste distinct from final Heh Ko.
- Lemongrass: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Tamarind fruit: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Cucumber: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Mint leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Polygonum / Vietnamese mint leaves: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Listed under garnish but cooked in stock130; distribution also ambiguous in all-vegetables garnish134.
- Torch ginger flower: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Broader plant link; actual flower part.
- Red onion: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Lettuce: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Red chilli: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Selected offered red-chilli garnish, not bird’s-eye alternative.
- Pineapple: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Heh Ko prawn paste: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Crustaceans source-confirmed. Named distinct serving compound; not reconstructed as belacan or generic sauce.
- Cooking oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit method132, oil botanical identity unknown.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- Malaysia
- MalaysiaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Penang Nyonya Cuisine
- Malay CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.