Singapore's cuisine is a cuisine that is considered one of the most useful, but it is not so easy to single out national dishes, since the culinary traditions of this city-state are a gastronomic mix of traditions of different peoples (Indian, Chinese and Malaysian culinary schools had a great influence).
National cuisine of Singapore
There are 2 universal components commonly used - rice and noodles, which are boiled, cooked with vegetables, seafood or meat. For example, a dish such as fried noodles with beef, chicken or seafood in broth with the addition of vegetables, spices and mushrooms is prepared here. To give food a special taste, they are complemented with chili peppers, curry, ginger, turmeric, garlic, as well as soy and sweet and sour Chinese sauces. As for seafood, in Singapore they are fried in a wok, baked on a wire rack, cooked with different sauces, made from them sushi and sashimi. Those with a sweet tooth should know that here you can enjoy banana pancakes with sweet sauce, exotic fruits, “jelly” tapioca balls in milk …
Popular Singaporean dishes:
- “Thosai” (cakes made from lentil or rice flour stuffed with meat, fruits or vegetables);
- “Sat” (mini-kebabs made from different types of marinated meat - they are served with rice and peanut sauce);
- bak kut teh soup (it is prepared on pork ribs with different spices - rice or noodles are served with it);
- “Ayam buah keluak” (a dish of chicken and pork with the addition of keluak nuts);
- “Laksa lemka” (soup with coconut milk, noodles, herbs, sometimes with tofu and other ingredients).
Where to try Singaporean cuisine?
If you are interested in expensive restaurants, then they usually offer fusion cuisine, combining the gastronomic traditions of world cuisine, creatively transformed by eminent chefs. In addition, do not forget about the dress code - it is advisable to go to such establishments not in casual clothes.
Do you want to save money? Take a closer look at street eateries and food courts.
In Singapore, it is worth visiting Huang Jia (restaurant guests are treated to seafood platter, fried rice with mussels, lemon-coconut pudding), East Coast Seefood Center (visitors are offered to choose their favorite fish and seafood floating in an aquarium, after which they are cooked on the eyes of the client) or “Quayside Sea Food” (in the restaurant it is recommended to try chili crab and fried squid).
Cooking classes in Singapore
Those who wish can go to the “Cookery Magic” culinary school, where they will learn how to cook rice with turmeric (nasi biriani), fish head with curry, and butter cake (roti prata).
A visit to Singapore should be timed to coincide with the Savor gastronomic festival in April (master classes for adults and children are held, and rare delicacies sales exhibitions open) and the Singapore Food Festival in July.
