Sam…

Well, actually this is not about Sam nor Samantha…but laksam. According to the lady at my regular kuih-muih stall at Bandong, this is another delicacy from the east coast state of Kelantan. The white noodle-like rolls were homemade – I think they were supposed to be something like chee cheong fan but these were not so fine and the texture was something like our local kway teow (flat rice noodles)…

It came with thinly-sliced cucumber and chopped Chinese celery as well as its special gravy plus its special chilli sauce…

You mix all that together…

…and eat. My first reaction was: “Wow! Nice!!!” I really do not know how to describe the unique taste but I think there is minced fish and grated coconut in the gravy – slightly sourish with the nice fragrance of I don’t-know-what…maybe bunga kantan (torch ginger flower) or serai (lemon grass) or whatever leaf. All in all, it certainly was a winning combination and I liked it a lot! At only RM2.50 a packet, you can be pretty sure that I would be buying it again, should I happen to see any on sale at the stall.