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Lots of laksa: our favourite ways with laksa

Part curry, part noodle soup and a whole world of slurpable goodness.

Junda Khoo's curry laksa (laksa lemak)

Alicia Taylor

When the temperature dips, there’s nothing we love more than diving into a warming bowl of laksa. These laksa recipes will do you good – from Tony Tan’s sweet-and-sour asam laksa laced with tamarind, and Christine Manfield’s recipe for a restorative prawn laksa.

Tony Tan”s Asam laksa

Tony Tan’s Asam laksa

Christine Manfield’s prawn laksa

Christine Manfield’s prawn laksa

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Laksa with tofu, eggs and snake beans

Laksa with tofu, eggs and snake beans

A bowl of curry laksa, with noodles, sliced fried tofu, a halved hard-boiled egg and a sprig of mint, with a pair of black chopsticks laid on top of the bowl. — Photo: Alicia Taylor

Junda Khoo’s curry laksa (laksa lemak)

Junda Khoo’s curry laksa (laksa lemak)

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Tony Tan”s Asam laksa

Christine Manfield’s prawn laksa

Laksa lemak

Laksa with tofu, eggs and snake beans

Junda Khoo’s curry laksa (laksa lemak)

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