I thought this might be something interesting to talk about. It seems that you can never find dishes like Laksa, Char Kway Teow, satay outside Singapore and Malaysia. It's worse in western places.
Anyone know why? What's so special about the ingredients that they cannot be reproduced? It's not as if they are tailored for the local taste. For example, I can easily find Tom Yum soup that taste just as good or very very close, but something like Laksa is a totally different dish altogether.
Or are we (in Singapore) just enjoying the "wrong" version of the dish?
Recently, I found that Prima Deli is selling packed versions of local dishes. Man, they are god-send indeed!
Matt
Anyone know why? What's so special about the ingredients that they cannot be reproduced? It's not as if they are tailored for the local taste. For example, I can easily find Tom Yum soup that taste just as good or very very close, but something like Laksa is a totally different dish altogether.
Or are we (in Singapore) just enjoying the "wrong" version of the dish?
Recently, I found that Prima Deli is selling packed versions of local dishes. Man, they are god-send indeed!
Matt