A laksa festival... in Australia? Darwin stages an ode to the spicy noodle dish

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A laksa festival... in Australia? Darwin stages an ode to the spicy noodle dish

Yes, Darwinians love laksa so much that they decided to pay homage to the Southeast Asian dish in the best possible fashion. Also, laksa ice cream, anyone?

It's widely acknowledged that Darwin has a wealth of succulent Asian food, thanks to its proximity to Indonesia, multicultural population and receptiveness to assuming flavours. Simply did you know that Darwinians claim to have some of the best laksa in the earth?

Yes, the spicy, coconut-y noodle dish is a hot favourite there, with residents fighting over which laksa stall comes upward tops in a style that would rival Singaporeans' and Malaysians' obsession with food.

In example you were in any doubtfulness about their commitment to laksa, Darwinians have decided to hold their beginning International Laksa Festival, which runs until November 24.

Information technology features a laksa contest open up to any restaurant, eatery or stallholder from across the Darwin, Palmerston and rural surface area.

The public tin vote for their favourite laska on the Darwin Laksa App (no, we are non making this upwards).

Besides traditional laksas of all variations, there is a category for artistic spins on the dish, including laksa toasties, laksa ice foam and laksa panna cotta.

There's also laksa topped with the freshest local seafood including scallops and barramundi.

At the culmination of the Festival, a panel of experts including Darwin restaurateur Jimmy Shu and 2022 MasterChef Australia contestant Diana Chan will award Darwin'due south best laksa the 'Gilded Bowl'.

In a press release, Michael Gunner, Principal Minister of the Northern Territory, said, "The Darwin International Laksa Festival aims to further increase restaurant merchandise, drive people into Darwin City and gain positive attention for Darwin as the gateway to Asia and the capital letter of Laksa in Australia. Everyone is invited to participate, whether it be to vote for your favourite Laksa, learn how to make your own or celebrate the Malaysian, Singaporean and Indonesian cultures that contribute to making Darwin so unique and the multicultural capital letter of the globe."

A mail on the Festival's Facebook folio asking users to share who they recall makes the meanest bowl of laksa has garnered over 200 comments and 80 shares.

What remains to be seen is whether in that location will somewhen be a public holiday – later on all, doesn't the world deserve a Laksa Day?

A laksa festival... in Australia? Darwin stages an ode to the spicy noodle dish

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