Saturday lockdown brunch — pulled out laksa at home with BB. The Prima Taste instant laksa pack has earned a permanent slot in our pantry, and the Saturday brunch slot is when we cash it in.

We made:

Prima Taste Singapore laksa ramen (instant base)
Soft-boiled egg
Sliced fishcake
Peeled prawns (from the freezer)
Beansprouts
Chopped scallion
Extra chilli pouch

Prima Taste’s laksa instant noodle pack consistently makes the global “best instant ramen” lists, and the reason is real — they use proper paste sauce pouches with actual coconut, lemongrass, candlenut and chilli rather than the dehydrated powder packets that most instant brands rely on.

The cook is a 2-pot operation. In one pot, water boils for the noodles (3 minutes, drain). In another pot, the laksa paste pouch goes into oil with a splash of coconut milk and stock to bloom the spice paste, then thinned with more stock to broth consistency. Combine noodles into the bowl, ladle broth over.

The toppings turn an instant noodle into a proper bowl. Soft-boiled egg (6.5 minutes) on top with a runny yolk. Sliced fishcake pan-fried for a slight char on the surface. Peeled prawns from the freezer, blanched in the broth at the end so they pick up flavour without overcooking. Beansprouts for crunch. Chopped scallion for green.

The chilli pouch is the customisable upgrade. We add about three-quarters of it for proper heat that pairs with the coconut richness without overpowering it.

The bowl eats hawker-laksa-adjacent, which is high praise for an instant noodle.

Saturday lockdown brunch at home with a bowl of proper laksa is the kind of small win that the lockdown weeks were full of.

Overall: 4.5 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Excellent home laksa — keeping the rotation locked.

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