George's Katong Laksa | The Best Laksa Ep 2 

Yes! Taupok is very essential!

Katong laksa has no taupok. I hv been eating George’s for donkey years. Initially, I ask for taupok. Of course, there isn’t. However, one day I found taupok in the laksa. He added for me quietly. I thank him for that. So mine always come w TP.

I am convinced already Alderic is not a Laksa but a curry noddle fan.

I love thick bee hoon for laksa, i do not like yellow noodles cos of the gee taste

Personally, I prefer thick bee Hoon cos a)it has a better bite than bee Hoon b) it provides heterogeneity to a rich dish. The contrast of having plain thick noodles in between sips of rich spicy coconut broth, lets me appreciate the flavour in various degrees. If it were thin beehoon, it would absorb the soup, and feels a lot more monotonous as a meal.

I recommend greendot's laksa as well. Even though it's vegetarian but it tastes so good until it beats some of the non-veg laksa.

I had George’s laksa last week and you hit the flavour profile notes on point! I thought it was meh. I am very excited to see the choice that blows your mind

Sungei Road Laksa - one of the very few out there that uses fresh peeled cockles. Light but fragrant broth simmers over charcoal fire, although you only get cockles and fishcakes.

Sungei Road laksa is really underrated in my opinion, I love that they still use charcoal to cook their laksa

is it me that the audio is cut off at 1:35

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Try Depot Road Zhen Shan Mei Laksa at Alexander Hawker Centre. Used to be served in claypot. Think they changed to normal bowls, hope the food still tastes that good!

IMO, "traditional style" Katong laksa are those with shredded rice noodle, dried shrimps, hump and fresh prawn. For example, George's, 328 and Janggut Laksa do NOT have tau pok whereas laksa by local noodle stalls will likely have tau pok or fish cakes. My humble (or hump-ful) opinion as a laksa fanatic :)

Favourite thing on Mondays to look forward to! Jiayou!

Wa taupok important leh! Soak up the broth, and that texture! Shiok!

Great vid as always 🙏🏼🙏🏼

EPISODE 2!! LESS GOOO!!

Aqesome vid as usual man! My personal preference for essential laksa toppings are: 1. Hum 2. Taupok 3. Fresh laksa leaves Totally agree need taupok! Am on the same sentiments for chor beehoon, but it's an extremely biased opinion cause I love the kee bee from the yellow noodles haha.

Thanks for making my night

There used to be an awesome old airport hawker centre laksa. Their tau poks were fat, plump, accompanied by cute little quail eggs, thick fish cake, and juicy cockles… sigh dunno where they moved to or whether they closed down for good. If anybody knows where they’ve gone please lemme know! Or if alderic can work ur magic and find it to be reviewed 😅

Seafood stew ehh...Weiyi Laksa has to be the next place sirrrr

First!!!

The food court chain “Tian Tian Chi Mian” has a rockingly good laksa as well! Even though it isn’t even their main signature dish, their laksa is great. And I’ll add the small wuxiang into it, soaks up the broth so well.

Laksa labo at wild coco. Side treat, pls try the chao ta chee cheong fun as well.

I like my laksa with thick rice noodles and no taupok though…

Got here before it was recommended to me on my home page :D

brah.. you say you want something saltier and spicier, go to katong 328 as your last stop. in my opinion, that's the best i've ever had man

yes u r right. been trying to find laksa that comes with heat. waiting to see whether you will eventually find something.

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Love my mix noodles for laksa.

Taupok and cockles are 2 essential ingredients for a good laksa. Without any of them, I wouldn't even consider patronising them.

SWEAR TO GOD, LASKA WITH MEEPOK IS THE WAY TO GO

You should try Depot Road Zhen Shan Mei Laksa at Alexander Village Food Centre. One of the best Claypot laksa in SG.

Can try old airport hawker center one..

Noodles are just preference at the end of the way

Xi Xiang Feng Yong Tau Foo at Ang Mo Kio! I know the typical YTF laksa gravy is merely an afterthought, a sideshow to the question 干 or 汤, but this place is legit. Plus it addresses your pet peeves of only rice noodle & lack of ingredients

I'd like to recommend laksa Labo. The broth is gao and seafoody. Though the price is on the high side.

Just happened to ate Katong laksa at Queenstown shopping centre and here I am watching at another laksa review. 😂

You can try Toa Payoh 94 Laksa.

328 Katong next?

I like the Guan Yin Zhai Laksa (vegetarian laksa no mock meat) can go try lolol, cheap for price

btw i like your narration

Janggut laksa is definitely No.1 If there’s any other laksa that comes close, I will like to know also.

謝謝！

Please do a comparison to prima taste instant laksa ramen ... that thing is fire!

Seafood coconut stew.. Yes this is what it should be.. Thick & not soupy type!! Haha and not having tao pok in laksa is a CRIME!! 😂😂

0:46 THE LAKSA IS REAL

I like the 'Original janggut laksa' at roxy square better. Btw janggut is the white beard man lol

Can try Kim Wee Kopitiam from Melaka, chilli for extra oomph

methinks @Alderic's standards/ yearning for "toppings game here for Laksa can be so much more" here = A sign that our friend has become spoiled by Coconut Club in the recent Nasi Lemak series... Will there be a "Higher Class Laksa" here, that folks can recommend for our boy Alderic to try? (a'la Chatterbox Chicken Rice, or Coconut Club? Better noodle options too pls, not just thick beehoon?) ...P/S: Alderic, Have you tried adding Chilli Padi to your Laksa broth, for added kick?

You must get there by 12 noon to be safe even if they said they close by 2 pm.

Hey Aldric , try Sarawak Laksa 😊 chop chop cafe Lot68 BlockD2 Saradise, Jalan Stutong, 93350 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Sungei laksa and Janggut Laksa @Roxy Square

So Alderic doesnt like small cockles eh. Can try Toa Payoh 94 laksa with their jumbo sized cockles but i can tell you large cockles doesnt do much for the dish. Surprisingly they have a rather good google map review.

Try 328 Katong laksa!

Yes, taupok is a must; but absence of taupok is still better than putting yellow mee in laksa (hello, are you laksa and curry mee?), which is a SACRILEGE, because it lacks bite and has that alkaline taste. Always just thick beehoon for laksa, please!

Could u comment on Prima laksa instant Ramen too?

the moment you said no taupok, it's an instant fail.

6:10 wait until you get to Janggut Laksa!

I think it needs thick rice noodles, for the more neutral taste which will let the broth come through. Akin to eating it with rice. Yellow noodles too much taste on their own imo which doesn’t fo

Taupok is nice. But what would I know, I'm not a laksa fan. Still enjoying your series though

After the 2 'unfair' misses, you just turned the Laksa from Hero to Zero.

Thats more of a moustache than a beard😂

DUDE! Love your reviews but traditional Laksa no taupok one. Taupok is for those foodcourt BCM stall laksa la.

Hong Kong has bigger taupok in their dishes

Jangut is the king

Alderic having an existential crisis about what it means to be a laksa is crazy for ep 2 in the series.😂 But nevertheless I agree majorly in the sense that each food items kinda have their max score they can possibly achieve if done perfectly and by the book from tradition and culture. I just think laksa is one of them where I could only give a max score of 7 or 8 even if everything is amazing. Whereas something like BKT, chicken rice, lor mee has many nooks to put your own spin and intricacies on to break it to the 9 10 mark.

I personally feel that taupok is NOT essential. It is not found in most Katong laksa, but I could be wrong. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Anyway I disagree with your trashing of thick bee hoon. It is 1 of the widely available and popular noodles, and is loved by many in the region for it's light rice taste, bouncy texture and bite. In fact it's "neutral" taste is preferred by some as it does not steal the show, unlike others like egg noodles with alkaline taste. Go to China and u can find 粉 everywhere. Go to Thailand and Laos, try their khanom jeen which is fermented thick bee hoon. Go Malaysia and you can find it used for their fish head noodles. The list goes on.......

Katong laksa has no taupok

I think Laksa is supposed to be a easy-to-drink soup. After all, you are kind of supposed to drink up the soup with the noodles right? Anything super spicy, you might as well eat curry noodles. Curry noodles has the yellow noodle and is spicy.

Looking forward to your thoughts on Penang laksa. Been awhile since I had it and Katong laksa will always hold the top place in my heart!

Hmm, maybe u can try Qantas Business class lounge laksa at T1... They use mee tai bak, has taupok and chicken. The gravy packs a punch

Why do u call them laksa leaves here? Aren’t they curry leaves? 🍃

I see you eat my mouth water sia. And yes I get what you mean about the noodles. That's why I always choose thin beehoon whenever I can.

Laksa without taupok is a travesty!

Curry mee > laksa

go jb laksa instead closer to sg not malacca

laksa is not ramen, period

I'm onboard with you as well that thick bee hoon isn't the best. Mifenmian, always.

Have your laksa with yellow noodle!

😂Please just eat your Laksa with your preferred noodles, no need bash the thick rice noodles like its worthless - there are people who prefer it. You will start sounding like a broken tape recorder if you bash it in every episode.

I don't like taupok

Am a avid laksa fan, and my favourite is My Cosy Corner at Coronation Shopping Plaza. IYKYK. thought of gatekeeping this place but i'm keen to hear your thoughts on it