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Asam Laksa, Asia, Chendul, Georgetown, Jooi Hooi Cafe, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Penang Curry Mee, Penang Famous Curry Mee, Penang Island, Penang Road, Peranakan Cuisine, Singapore, Sir Frances Light, Sir Stamford Raffles, Soups, Teochow Chendul, UNESCO World Heritage Sites
A stockpot of asam laksa at Jooi Hooi Cafe.
Soup connects the world. And here’s the recipe. Good anywhere on the planet.
Combine water with nature’s vegetables, or use a stock from chicken, pork, fish, seaweed, or beef, add the spices and herbs of a specific culture, stir, bubble and boil until you cannot stop tasting the broth. Add any number of garnishing ingredients, from croutons in France to bean sprouts in Asia or chicharrones in Mexico, grab a spoon and eat, then live your life, fortified for anything that comes your way.
If there is a Soup Paradise here on Planet Earth, Georgetown on Penang Island in Malaysia might just be the place. At least for me I found Soup Heaven here!
Sound Travels with Jeff von der Schmidt 