Exploring Local Food in Singapore

You would think that Australia is a multi cultural country, but Singapore is equally diversified. Even the subway announcement would be delivered in three languages - Chinese, Malay and Indian. So when it comes to food, there are tremendous amount of choices. I would love to, explore different kind of food in Singapore, from formal dinning to street food.And I must say that the street food in Singapore is so cheap, a traditional bowl of noodle would only cost 6 -7 Singapore Dollar (7-8 Australian dollar)

If I am only allowed to recommend one dish in Singapore, it would be the Prawn Noodle (Prawn Mee). The soup has a rich flavor of the prawn since the prawn broth was stewed for hours, some times it came with pork ribs. It is something special in Singapore.

2. The second local food that I would recommend that you try is the Nyonya food. My local friend has invited me to a famous Nyonya restaurant called Blue Ginger. Nyonya is an ethic group who migrated to South East Asia very early on, they have their own kind of food, often heavily spiced. We have ordered Ngo Heong - Chunks of minced pork prawn and chestnut are seasoned with five spice powder wrapped and and freshly fried to Golden Brown. We have ordered Chap Chye Masak Titek - glass noodles, mushrooms fungus cooked in shrimp broth. Also Kerabu Laska and Nonya Noodles.

After that, we had Durian ice cream for dessert

3. Then I would recommend the most famous dish in Singapore which is the Chilli Crab. Some people would prefer to go to the Jumbo Seafood which is a famous chilli crab franchise and it is super expensive. I went to Chinatown to experience the taste. The paste taste exactly like the chilli paste in our supermarket that we used for cooking, it is kind of sweet and sour. The crab taste really nice when you dip the crab meat into the sauce.

4. Bak Kut Teh. It is a pork rib soup stewed with Chinese herbs and spices like garlic, cloves, cinnamon etc. When you had the first taste of it, you would find that the taste from the herb and spice are so strong, but it has a very rich and special flavour that tempt you to have more.

5.Kaya Toast. It is a traditional breakfast in Singapore. The bread is baked to crispy brown and you would tear it and dip it into the soft cooked eggs. The taste from the bread is sweet and the taste from the egg is salty so that when they are mix them together, it gives you a special taste.

6.Mee Kia / Mee Pok Noodles. Mee Kia refers to thin noodle and Mee Pok refers to thick noodle. It is a common dish in Singapore. The noodles are usually cooked with pork mince, soft boiled eggs, sometimes abalone and mushrooms.

7. Level 33. This restaurant overlooks Singapore.

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