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Have You Seen This Bagel? Last seen sneaking across the Straits with a boatload of stolen laksa leaves. Customs officers gave chase and hawkers shook their ladles in outrage. One gleeful spice trader claims he met the smuggler mid-voyage. and was treated to a taste of the loot: a creamy, herbaceous laksa leaf pesto with a fragrance that felt almost contraband.
Have You Seen This Bagel? Last spotted in the Joseon Dynasty, making off with King Sejong’s prized recipe. Witnesses report the King was so distraught he cancelled three royal banquets, wrote a very stern decree, and ordered the palace guards to check every toaster in the kingdom. The stolen schmear? A savoury cream cheese spread with umami gochujang, pickled cucumber, and fragrant dill.