Thilsted was given the honour as the 2021 World Food Prize Laureate for pioneering a fish farming system that helped millions of people worldwide put nutritious food on their plates.
FOR someone who helped to nourish millions with fish, it is only apt that her favourite food in Penang is the asam laksa.
The spicy and sour fish soup with noodles is a go-to dish for nutrition expert Dr Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, who was recently named the 2021 World Food Prize Laureate.
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Thilsted presenting her speech during a World Aquaculture event.
Thilsted on an aquaculture production field visit in Dinajpur, Bangladesh.
Malaysians should have more aquatic food like fish in their meals for a more well-balanced diet, says Thilsted.
Thilsted on a field visit with the International Fund for Agricultural Development in Rangpur, Bangladesh.
Growing up in a family of Indian Hindu migrants in Trinidad and Tobago, Thilsted, 71, always had an interest in science as a young girl.
