Friday, November 5, 2010

10 Popular Local Food in Singapore


Singapore’s filled with a plethora of restaurants and hawker centers that offer different dining experiences. Delicious and extremely economical local food can be found in everywhere island wide. All you need to do is grab a fork or some chopsticks and take your tastebud on a unique culinary tour.

Below are some of the recommendations that even locals can’t get enough of. Try these out..!

1. Char Kway Teow
Flat rice noodles stir fried with sweet dark sauce, eggs, bean sprouts, chives, Chinese sausage, prawns or sliced fish cake an cockles.

2. Chilli Crab
Crabs cooked in a chilli and tomato gravy, served with fried bread rolls. Dunk the bread into the gravy for a uniquely Singapore taste.

3. Fish Head Curry
A whole fish head cooked with okra, eggplant and tomatoes in a spicy curry. Best served with steamed white rice and ice-cold lime juice.

4. Hainanese Chicken Rice
Steamed chicken accompanied by rice cooked in chicken stock. Served with cucumber slices, minced ginger, chilli sauce and dark soy sauce.

5. Laksa
Rice noodles in a spicy coconut broth with fresh cockles, bean sprouts and sliced fish cakes.

6. Murtabak
An Indian pancake stuffed with minced mutton or chicken, pan fried to a chewy, crunchy texture and served with spicy curry.

7. Nasi Lemak
Steamed white rice accompanied by a variety of Malay meat, fish, vegetables and curry dishes.

8. Rojak
A salad of fruits, vegetables and fried crullers tossed in prawn paste and sprinkled with peanuts.

9. Satay
Skewered meat grilled over coal fire. Served with rice cakes, onions, cucumber and a spicy peanuts gravy.

10 Bak Kut Teh
Chinese soup consists of meaty pork ribs simmered in herbs and ingredients such as mushroom, fried tofu puff for hours.

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