Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Afternoon Tea Time- Delicious Ah Beng Assam Laksa at Kangar, Perlis


I went food hunting with my Foodie Brother in law up far north to Perlis, near the border of southern Thailand. Ah Beng Laksa (sour spicy rice noodles soup) located in Jalan Bukit Lagi right in the heart of Kangar which is the capital of Perlis.
At first I wanted to eat the assam laksa from a stall that is operated by a Thai lady but my brother in law told me that she has moved elsewhere. This particular small coffee shop which is opposite the Perodua outlet also has nice lobak like fritters. Anyway we have to decide whether to have lobak or laksa. Our final decision was to eat the  laksa at Ah Beng's stall which is directly opposite Kangar Maybank.


At 4.30pm, they have ran out of thick rice noodles, so we settled for fine rice noodles assam laksa (RM2.50). The gravy is sourish and have really nice 'laksa' (daun kesom) aroma. The saltiness is just right. All these flavours make up a perfect combination. This is one of the best Assam Laksa I ever tasted. Beat any of the stalls from KL anytime!
 My brother in law says that I should try the Thai Laksa (RM2.50) which has coconut milk added. It taste equally good as the Assam Laksa. I love the sweet aroma of the fresh coconut milk (santan) in the Thai Laksa. Yum Yum!Sweet aroma, sourish, saltiness, generous amount of fish meat; All in one! Another thumbs up for this Thai Laksa. It beats all the Thai Laksa that I have ever eaten! Really Delicious!
 We down all the assam laksa with a cool bowl of Ais Kacang (sweet shaved iced) (RM1.70). Just the right sweetness for me!

Ah Beng Laksa, Food Stall
Roundbout, Jalan Bukit Lagi, Kangar, Perlis

Google Map coordinate, 6.434686,100.192534

Map to Ah Beng Laksa, Kangar, Perlis
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13 comments:

  1. yvonneJune 8, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    Laksa and ais kacang! My favourite combination of food, hehehehe.....

    I prefer assam laksa though :)

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  2. suituapuiJune 8, 2011 at 3:08 PM

    Looks as yucky as the Air Itam one - bet it tastes just as good. LOL!! So nice...I wish I could visit more places in the country, meet more people, make more friends...

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  3. HayleyJune 8, 2011 at 3:24 PM

    Don't know why, ice kacang and laksa are good friend. How I wish to have some now..... =)

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  4. இ Baŋäŋaz இJune 8, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    On your left sign says Beng Laksa and on right sign says Laksa Beng.. same shop? This one got kick or not else Bananaz will slip by to give you a hard kick hahaha.

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  5. Little Kit BoyJune 8, 2011 at 5:29 PM

    oh..spicy food not 'gam' me cos I can't take hot.

    btw, it looks very yummy.

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  6. yummylittlecooksJune 8, 2011 at 5:58 PM

    Still got rm2.50 laksa and rm 1.70 for ais kacang??So cheap and delicious too..

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  7. Alice LawJune 8, 2011 at 9:48 PM

    The laksa looks really great, yalor, it's hard to find a bowl of good assam laksa in K.L(unless you cook it;D)! I love the bright colour of Thai laksa, looks very very delicious!

    Hey, thx for the map and add ya!^^

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  8. wennJune 8, 2011 at 10:46 PM

    i love laksa!

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  9. WendyinKK June 9, 2011 at 12:30 AM

    Adoi! Why compare with assam laksa in KL. Assamy foods are definately the forte of the north.
    IMPO, The only thing that KL wins in terms of food is only Hokkien noodles, the thick black yellow noodles.

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  10. fufuJune 9, 2011 at 3:26 AM

    laksa... i want :p droooooooling

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  11. Somewhere in SingaporeJune 9, 2011 at 12:48 PM

    How long is the journey from your place to there...

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  12. PeteJune 9, 2011 at 1:26 PM

    Sharon : Around 6 hours from KL

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  13. [SK]June 9, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    that is really adventurous huh, hunting food up till the very North!!! hmmm, i've never been such North before also, so was the food worth the long travel??

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