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Nauru Coconut Fish Laksa

Name: Nauru Coconut Fish Laksa
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: 2 White Fish; 80g Shredded Coconut; 1 Egg; 3 tbsp All-Purpose Flour; As needed Oil for frying; 150g Rice Noodles; 300ml Coconut Milk; 1 tbsp Curry Powder; As needed Bean Sprouts; 1 Lime

Soup

⏱ 35 min

👥 Serves 2

Difficulty ⭐⭐

Nauru's national dish of coconut-crusted fried fish, topped onto a spicy Southeast Asian laksa.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

The national dish of Nauru, the world's third-smallest country, is fish coated in coconut and fried until crisp. That crunchy texture is piled onto Southeast Asia's spicy coconut curry noodle soup, laksa — two very different coconut-based traditions meeting in one bowl.

🌆 Where it's eaten: An experiment where one of the world's smallest island nations meets Southeast Asia's street food culture in a single bowl.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 2)

White Fish 2
Shredded Coconut 80g
Egg 1
All-Purpose Flour 3 tbsp
Oil for frying As needed
Rice Noodles 150g
Coconut Milk 300ml
Curry Powder 1 tbsp
Bean Sprouts As needed
Lime 1

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Lightly salt the fish, then coat in flour, beaten egg, and shredded coconut in that order.
Deep-fry in 340°F (170°C) oil until golden brown.
In a separate pot, toast the curry powder briefly, then add coconut milk and water and bring to a simmer.
Cook the rice noodles according to package instructions.
Place the noodles in a bowl and pour over the broth.
Top with the fried fish and bean sprouts, and serve with lime.

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