COMMENT | An ode to Laksa Johor

COMMENT | Yes, I am from Johor, but please do not equate me with the obsessed Johoreans who go about screaming “Bangsa Johor” and holding up their hands showing the “0-1” sign.

I’m more chill than that! But don’t get me wrong, I am still proud of my Johor heritage and I love my home state. I’m just not obsessed.

Every time I go back to Johor Bahru, even if it is for the weekend, I swear that I put on anywhere between two to four kilogrammes of body weight.

The amount of Johor food that I try to stuff into my body is just obscene. Sometimes, it can even induce a food migraine which can get pretty bad.

Honestly, living in Kuala Lumpur, it isn’t easy getting authentic Johor food. Most of it is catered to a more generic palette...