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Singapore: Cuisine

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Eat Your Way Through a Foodie Paradise

Much like the country itself, Singapore’s cuisine is as ethnically diverse as its peoples. Aided by its geographical position and its importance over centuries as a trading post, Singapore cuisine is a meld of everything around it and everyone that has visited it. This flavorful meld principally comprises of Malay, Chinese, Indonesian, Indian and a Portuguese-English lead Eurasian influence called Kristang.

The cross-cultural cuisine fits quite snugly into five categories; meat, fish, noodles, rich and dessert/snacks. Expect a lot of bright color, and the use of spices and strong flavors. Lemongrass, soy sauce and chili give Singaporean dishes a nice bite and a firm base from which to build the dishes. A type of shrimp paste called belacan (an import from Malay kitchens) is commonly used and adds a beautiful depth to a lot of dishes.

Depending on the dish, other staples included palm sugar, coconut milk and tomato sauce. These are frequently accompanied by a host of boiled or stir-fried vegetables like kangkung – water spinach – yam bean and green mango.

Hawker Culture

Hawker Centers are to Singapore what Bangkok’s famed street food is to Thailand. Hawkers are essentially market stalls of all kinds found in huge collective food and drink courts. They are everywhere in Singapore and serve some of the freshest, authentic food in Singapore at very reasonable prices. Most of the food is flash-fried before your eyes, which makes eating out a bit more of an experience as you can watch the experts work right in front of you. Each stall usually sells just one dish from a family recipe that has been honed over time and through cultural influences, something that gives Singaporean cuisine an exciting edge.

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Famous Singaporean Food

  • Char Siew is essentially a barbecued pork dish strongly influenced by the country’s Cantonese heritage.
  • Satay, is skewered grilled meat dish usually served alongside a sauce
  • Bak kut teh, another pork dish, is a much more traditional meal with the ribs being cooked in a steaming broth of herbs and spices.
  • Fish – Fish Head Curry is somewhat like a stew.
  • Rice – A celebration of simplicity, Hainanese Chicken Rice is a beautifully fresh, clean and inviting meal.
  • Noodles – There are so many noodle dishes to choose from.
  • Laksa, known the world over, is a spicy noodle soup with a coconut base.
  • Hokkien Mee is more of a straightforward pan fried dish with a wonderful mix of both egg fried noodles and rice noodles, prawns and pork, vegetables and egg.
  • Pandan leaf In Chendol (a sweet dessert), strips of pandan are served in coconut milk with syrup and shaved ice.
  • Kuih, easily recognizable by its solid block shape and neon color, are small coconut-pandan based square cakes.
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Singapore as we know it now, was founded in the 19th century under the British Empire. Learn more about its complex history and development into a central hub.

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Singapore is very much a cosmopolitan society where people live harmoniously and there’s easy interaction between citizens. Learn more about modern day influences and more!

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