RM1 laksa...

...on the other side of the island in Balik Pulau, local residents have been enjoying their little secret of RM1 bowls of laksa.

In demand: (From left) Mohd Nor Tarmizi and another worker preparing takeaway orders of Pak Aq's laksa at Jalan Baru, Balik Pulau, Penang.

The self-service stall of Ishak Ibrahim, or better known as Pak Aq, located on Jalan Baru has been a haven for hungry residents for over 40 years.

“Pak Aq started off the stall by selling laksa at 30 sen a bowl, which over the years, has increased to RM1,” said shop assistant Mohd Nor Tarmizi Mohd Razali, 22, who mans the store in the early afternoons.

Customers make their own bowls of laksa by adding preferred amounts of rice noodles, cucumber, onions and laksa soup to small bowls.

“When I’m hungry, I usually add more noodles because it fills me up,” said Sacred Heart High School student Khor Yen Yen, 14, who has been visiting the stall for about four years.

Tarmizi said the stall serves about 20kg of rice noodles a day. ...

Read the entire article at The Star entitled "RM1 for a bowl of koay teow soup"