Some soups feel like a starting point for a meal. They are meant to awaken your appetite and get you excited for the food to come. Other soups are a whole affair in and of themselves. Full of layers ...

The coconut milk broth is spicy, savory and rich, but not heavy, and based on the curry laksa found at hawker centers in Malaysia and Singapore. By Mia Leimkuhler Lara Lee’s chicken curry laksa.Credit ...

No shade to turkey sandwiches, but I’m much more likely to crave this Malaysian-style curry laksa soup the day after Thanksgiving. Zesty, spicy, and bound to awaken my palate, the coconut milk-based ...

Move over, coconut laksa. This tangy, aromatic and unapologetically sour style is straight from Penang, Malaysia’s famous food hub. It’s from the new cookbook A Day in Penang – a dawn-to-dusk food ...