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Laksa consists of thick rice noodles in a mildly spicy gravy of coconut milk, pounded dried shrimp and of course, chilli.\u00a0 <\/span>This noodle dish typically comes with some slices of fish cake, shrimp, tau pok (a spongy soy product) and cockles (typically referred to as \u201chum<\/i>\u201d in Singapore).\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n Katong Laksa (Katong is a famous foodie enclave in the east of Singapore, near the beach and the airport) differs from normal laksa in that the gravy is slightly thicker.\u00a0 <\/span>The most important distinction is that the rice noodles have been cut into bite-size strands.\u00a0 <\/span>In other words, you do not need chopsticks to consume Katong Laksa.\u00a0 <\/span>A spoon is sufficient for you to scoop the noodles and gravy.\u00a0 <\/span>There are different establishments all over Singapore offering Katong Laksa, each professing their own product to be the authentic version.\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Situated in Katong itself, 328 Katong Laksa has 2 outlets, each a short walk from the other.\u00a0 <\/span>Their Katong Laksa is available in 3 different sizes \u2013 SGD$4 for the small portion, SGD$5 for medium and SGD$6 for large.<\/p>\n I ordered the medium portion. \u00a0<\/span>The server would typically ask you if you want \u201chum<\/i>\u201d (cockles).\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>My suggestion is to say yes, and when your food arrives, try one or two and don\u2019t eat the rest. The cockles can be bloated with dirt and can be quite disgusting.<\/p>\n 328 Katong Laksa also offers otak and nasi lemak.\u00a0 <\/span>Otak is mildly spicy fish meat wrapped in pandan leaves and grilled over an electric grill.\u00a0 <\/span>Nasi lemak is rice cooked in coconut milk and served with nuts, anchovies and chilli.<\/p>\n The Katong Laksa here is neither remarkable nor awful. The pricing is reasonable.<\/p>\n 328 Katong Laksa<\/p>\n 51 East Coast Road<\/p>\n 216 East Coast Rd<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Laksa consists of thick rice noodles in a mildly spicy gravy of coconut milk, pounded dried shrimp and of course, chilli.\u00a0 This noodle dish typically comes with some slices of fish cake, shrimp, tau pok (a spongy soy product) and cockles (typically referred to as \u201chum\u201d in Singapore).\u00a0 Katong Laksa (Katong is a famous foodie enclave in the east of Singapore, near the beach and the airport) differs from normal laksa in that the gravy is slightly thicker.\u00a0 The most important distinction is that the rice noodles have been cut into bite-size strands.\u00a0 In other words, you do not need chopsticks to consume Katong Laksa.\u00a0 A spoon is sufficient for you to scoop the noodles and gravy.\u00a0 There are different establishments all over Singapore offering Katong Laksa, each professing their own product to be the authentic version.\u00a0 \u00a0 Situated in Katong itself, 328 Katong Laksa has 2 outlets, each a short walk from the other.\u00a0 Their Katong Laksa is available in 3 different sizes \u2013 SGD$4 for the small portion, SGD$5 for medium and SGD$6 for large. I ordered the medium portion. \u00a0The server would typically ask you if you want \u201chum\u201d (cockles).\u00a0\u00a0 My suggestion is to say yes, and when your food arrives, try one or two and don\u2019t eat the rest. The cockles can be bloated with dirt and can be quite disgusting. 328 Katong Laksa also offers otak and nasi lemak.\u00a0 Otak is mildly spicy fish meat wrapped in pandan leaves and grilled over an electric grill.\u00a0 Nasi lemak is rice cooked in coconut milk and served with nuts, anchovies and chilli. The Katong Laksa here is neither remarkable nor awful. The pricing is reasonable. 328 Katong Laksa 51 East Coast Road 216 East Coast Rd<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":824,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,410],"tags":[304,30,28,305,6],"class_list":["post-822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-restaurants","category-singapore-restaurants","tag-dining","tag-food-2","tag-local-food","tag-singapore","tag-south-east-asia"],"yoast_head":"\n