The Antigua Curry Club Meeting
Non Vegetarian
Laksa with chicken or prawn /fish balls
Jasmine rice
Yam Nua (marinated beef salad)
Q 95 + 10% service
Laksa is a popular spicy noodle soup from Peranakan culture,
which is a merger of Chinese and Malay elements found in Malaysia and Singapore.
The origin of the name "laksa" is unclear. One theory traces it back to
Hindi lakhshah, referring to a type of vermicelli. It has also been
suggested that "laksa" may also be derived from the Chinese word "la sha",
meaning "spicy sand" due to the ground dried prawns which makes the gravy taste
extremely sandy.
Yam Nua Yang
is
a
spicy salad of sliced beef
or pork, marinated in minced chili, parsley and lemon
juice,
garnished with fresh mint.
It is a nice
light main
course on a warm summer day. The combination of flavors-fiery chilies, fragrant
mint, ginger, and garlic-is explosive . . . and addictive.
Sometimes the salad is topped with rice
instead of peanuts.