The blurb on this 157pp gem of a pocketbook , a guide to the tropical produce of markets at Parap and Rapid Creek , states it is filled to the brim with stories that are uniquely Darwin.
It includes recipes, folklore and anecdotes from South East Asian migrants and refugees who have found a home in Australia's Northern Territory .Parap is said to be the home of Darwin's best Laksa, a claim with which we agree .
The author is Tisha Tejaya who , with her parents, fled to Darwin to escape political turmoil in South East Asia . Our copy was provided by a Northern Territory police officer who found it an informative read . Meanwhile ,over in Cooktown, North Queensland ,here is a photograph from correspondent Abra of the local market .
