How many calories in laksa
A bowl of curry laksa has about 590 kcal, with 22 g of protein.
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Curry laksa is a noodle soup in a spicy broth made with coconut milk and a paste of chilli, lemongrass and shrimp. It comes with noodles, prawns, tofu puffs, bean sprouts and often cockles or chicken.
A bowl is 590 kcal, with 55 g of carbs, 32 g of fat and 22 g of protein. The coconut milk is most of the fat, the noodles most of the carbs.
Asam laksa from Penang is a different soup. It's sour, made with fish and tamarind and no coconut milk, and it's a lot lighter.
Tips
- 1Leave some of the broth in the bowl, that's where the coconut milk is.
- 2Ask for extra bean sprouts and fewer tofu puffs, they soak up the oil.
- 3Try asam laksa if you want the lighter one.
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Questions
What is laksa?
A spicy noodle soup from Malaysia and Singapore. Curry laksa uses coconut milk, asam laksa uses tamarind and fish.
Is asam laksa lower in calories?
Yes. It has no coconut milk, so it has much less fat. The numbers here are for curry laksa.
How much fat is in a bowl of laksa?
About 32 g, most of it from the coconut milk.
How many calories in two bowls of laksa?
About 1,180 kcal.
Is laksa spicy?
Usually, yes. Most stalls give you extra sambal on the side, so you can make it hotter.
