Food Tours & Trails

In Search of Laksa's Origins

by thelongandwindingroad (Jerome Lim)
18 May • 02:00pm

Explore the roots of laksa, one of Southeast Asia’s most iconic dishes, and uncover the rich heritage behind every bowl.

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Programme Details
Date: Sun, 18 May 
Time: 2pm - 3pm
Venue: Discovery Room @ Asian Civilisation Museum (Empress Pl, Singapore 179555)

What’s in a bowl of laksa? This intimate session dives into the tangled, fragrant history of this beloved dish, examining its many variations across Southeast Asia. From Katong to Penang, Sarawak to Singapore, join our speakers as they trace laksa’s evolution and its place in local identity, memory, and migration. A mouth-watering journey into food heritage.
thelongandwindingroad (Jerome Lim)

Jerome Lim is a heritage enthusiast, a keen photographer, and a blogger who captures Singapore’s fast evolving urban and cultural landscape through the award-winning ‘The Long and Winding Road’ blog.

He is also the author of ‘Uncommon Ground: The Places You Know, The Stories You Don’t’ and co-author of ‘Secret Singapore’ through which he brings out the stories that are hidden in many of Singapore’s lesser-known sites.

Through Jerome’s collaboration with the Singapore Land Authority, he has led guided visits to State Properties under the agency’s care since 2017, including several that have featured in NHB’s Battle for Singapore and Singapore HeritageFest tour programmes.





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