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 | | Triple One still serves its laksa with yakisoba noodles and thin Singapore noodles, called mei fun, for $6, which puts it in somewhat of a little price war with neighboring 369, which offers its laksa for $5.50. |
 | | The laksa starts with the thick fermented shrimp paste known as blachen, blachan and belacan, mixed with lemon or lime juice, to which is added curry spices, garlic, galangal, fish sauce, coconut milk and chili spice paste that lends the dish its vivid red-orange color. |
 | | Lum takes the Hawaii spirit further and serves his $19 kaffir-accented laksa -- the rough edges smoothed to a velvety finish and spiciness toned down so as not to sear delicate palates -- with rice, the only aspect of the dish that alarmed one diner who insisted it wasn't laksa without the noodles. |
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