DARWIN - According to The Guardian's behind-the-scenes report, judges have unanimously crowned a Cambodian cafe in a light industrial area as the home of Darwin's best laksa. The outlet reported that the decision followed secret visits and a live blind tasting, and it described the process as taking place behind the scenes at Darwin's international laksa festival.
The Guardian wrote that the people of Darwin take their laksa seriously. According to the outlet, residents slurp spicy, coconut-enriched curry soup noodles for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and they stalk their favourite stalls and sellers at markets such as Mindil beach, Parap and Rapid Creek.
The Guardian's headline includes the question "can I get some tissues on stage?", which the summary does not attribute to a named speaker or place.
The Guardian's summary, which ends mid-sentence, does not name the winning cafe, the judges, the number of venues visited, or the dates of the festival, so those details are not reported here.
This account rests on a single report, written by Max Veenhuyzen for The Guardian. No other outlet's coverage was available for comparison, so no conflicting accounts are described, and the story reports only what the published headline and summary state.
Coverage of the festival's results, as presented by The Guardian, is limited to the outlet's summary of its reporting. Where the outlet's text is cut off, this story does not supply the missing material and draws no conclusions about the judging or the venues beyond what is stated.