Culinary specialist Kentetsu Koh visits Penang Island, off the northwestern coast of the Malay Peninsula. He joins a cooking class on Nyonya food, the cuisine of Chinese Malaysians. He learns how to make laksa, Penang's famous noodle dish flavored with lemongrass, fresh pepper, shrimp paste, and tamarind. He also helps whip up a celebration dish in which pork, fish, and vegetables are stir-fried with spicy sambal sauce.