“It didn’t have hum (cockles). It was just fish cake and shrimp and a great gravy with daun kesum, the laksa leaf,” said Wong, 62. “(It was) eaten with a spoon, which is important.

Garnish with Laksa leaf, fresh cilantro leaves, samba and chilli. Note Candlenut is a nut similar to academia nut and cashew nut. It has a wax like oily texture similar to the other nuts.

Sprinkle with salt to taste. Put a large handful of noodles into each bowl and top with bean sprouts, cucumber strips and a few prawns. Ladle hot soup over, and garnish with shreds of laksa leaf.

“The star of this spectacular soup is laksa leaf, aka Vietnamese coriander, with its creamy, bright, lemony coriander flavour,” says food writer Mark Diacono. “Mint and coriander in a 1:2 ...

If you come across Vietnamese mint or daun kesum, known as laksa leaf in Malaysia, add a few leaves to the broth and garnish. Put the mackerel in a pan (cut them in half if necessary) with the ...

Daun kesum — known variously as Vietnamese coriander, hot mint or laksa leaf — is a key herb for the paste, broth and often the garnish too. According to Mandy Yin of Sambal Shiok laksa bar in ...

Use the hot chicken stock to steep the crab meat until just cooked. Place a laksa leaf, piece of cucumber, some fish maw and crab meat into each person’s bowl and pour the broth over until the ...

Yin's version of the recipe, which doesn't include open fire or green bamboo, uses lemongrass and laksa leaf (also known as Vietnamese mint) as its aromatic backbone – flavours that are ...

Benjawan lists galangal, lemon grass, kaffir lime leaf, shrimp paste, turmeric, curry powder, chilli, sugar, salt, fish sauce and soy sauce among the other ingredients essential to the laksa soup.