Definition of "laksa" []

• A spicy stew from Indonesia or Malaysia. (noun)

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• "Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal This traditional spicy soup called curry laksa is made with shrimp paste, coconut milk, string bean, cucumber, fish ball, tofu puff and Vietnamese mint."
• "The old Indonesian and Malaysian name laksa shows that this pasta originated in Persia, not from a Chinese source as in the case of the modern Indonesian name mie."
• "Edmond Ho, Jambu Studio for The Wall Street Journal To describe laksa, seen here at the StraitsKitchen, as noodles in a fish broth ( "laksa" refers to the noodle) falls somewhat short of doing it justice."