Spaghetti alla Laksa Pesto

I’m usually not a big fan of fusion food. Call me archaic but I prefer to keep the flavours of the dishes I prepare “clean” and true to their roots and origins. French is kept as French as possible while Chinese remains distinctively Chinese. Save for a few exceptions in pastry making, crossovers ain’t exactly my thing. That said, the devil’s advocate in me would sprout the occasional what ifs, curious what the dish would be like when it is totally taken out of context or juxtapose with another cooking genre. And of late, these previously occasional episodes of what ifs are beginning to haunt me more frequently.
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July 25, 2013 | Categories: Food, Simple Eats | Tags: asian fusion, bunga kantan, chili padi, daun kesum, garlic, italian, kerisik, olive oil, pasta, prawns, Spaghetti Laksa Pesto, vietnamese coriander, walnut | 9 Comments