Laksa And Bak Kut Teh Rank Top 50 Soups In The World
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- 05 Sep 2022
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What do you think is the best soup in Malaysia? ABC soup? Sup Tulang?
Perhaps the infamous Torpedo soup? Well, probably not everyone’s cup of tea.
Well, it turns out that our own Malaysian Laksa and Bak Kut Teh have been crowned the Top 50 best-rated soups in the world!
The list is made by TasteAtlas, a website that collects experiential travel guides to traditional food in every country in the world. They have a lot of lists for a variety of food but recently in August 2022, they updated their list of best-rated soups in the world.
Laksa ranks at 35th, behind Vietnam’s Pho
Laksa is one of the most sought-after dishes in Southeast Asia. They come in a variety of flavours and origins but the authentic ones come from Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Indonesia.
Laksa is a type of noodle dish with rich and spicy broth that sometimes has creamy coconut milk or sour tamarind in it. It’s a dish originating from the Peranakan roots where Chinese traders fell in love with the locals in the Malay archipelago as early as the 15th century.
The marriage between the two ethnicities created a diverse community with unique cultures merging together in terms of tradition, clothing, languages and also food. When the wives of these traders began adding their own spice and flavouring to traditional Chinese soups, the Laksa was born. Read More...
