In the second of Susan Jung’s two reports on finding the most delicious food in Penang, she tries an asam laksa that stuns her with its complex flavours and coconut rice so good she brought ...

(For the record, we tried Cafe Malacca’s sour-tasting asam laksa, which was authentic and tasty.) Instead, we settle on the following, which we rank from worst to the best.

ISKANDAR PUTERI: Johor will gazette two signature dishes – asam pedas and laksa Johor – as heritage dishes. State Youth, Sports, Culture and Heritage committee chairman Datuk Zulkurnain ...