Some soups feel like a starting point for a meal. They are meant to awaken your appetite and get you excited for the food to come. Other soups are a whole affair in and of themselves. Full of layers ...

Move over, coconut laksa. This tangy, aromatic and unapologetically sour style is straight from Penang, Malaysia’s famous food hub.

It may be the theme of noodle soup taken to its international, ultimate and yet entirely logical extreme. It may also be the most approachably delicious dish you’ve never heard of: laksa. In reality, ...