- What to bring delicious from Singapore?
- Eastern exotic
- Precious gifts
- Colonial legacy
A tourist who has reached the distant Singapore lands is not so busy with the question of what to bring from Singapore as a problem, to see, hear and remember everything. Exotics bewitches, beckons and invites, remains in memory and on discs with vivid landscapes, outlandish traditions, amazing art. Well, and gifts, almost all are very unusual for a European traveler.
In this article, we will talk about what traditional souvenirs Singapore offers to its guests, what things can be brought to relatives and friends from this Asian state, what is practical or beautiful offered by local shopping centers and bazaars.
What to bring delicious from Singapore?
Here are the first three answers of local residents to the question of what can be taken home as an edible gift: Bak Kwa; Kaya; "Singapore sling". Already the names alone are worth taking these goodies with you, Bak Kwa is slices of meat smoked over charcoal, with an appetizing aroma and incomparable taste. Singaporeans themselves associate this dish with the celebration of the New Year according to the Chinese calendar, although you can try it at any time of the year. Kaia is a jam made from the milk of coconuts, sugar and eggs, an incomparable delicacy can also be bought at any grocery store.
"Singapore sling" is a national treasure and the most famous local alcoholic drink, it appeared in the country's bars about a hundred years ago, history even retained the name of the first bartender - Ngiam Tong Boon. He created a magic drink at the request of a young man who wanted to surprise his girlfriend. Now, an alcoholic drink, which combines gin, cherry brandy, and exotic fruit juices, surprises tourists with their families after returning from Singapore. Moreover, in many retail outlets, a ready-made, bottled cocktail is sold, which is convenient for transportation.
A non-alcoholic drink, tea from the TWG company, is equally popular. It is one of the most expensive tea brands in the world, offering over 800 delicious teas. For real housewives, the best gift will be a set of spices and aromatic herbs coming mainly from India, and for those with a sweet tooth - cookies with pineapple jam. This is a favorite delicacy of the Singaporeans themselves; not a single New Year can do without it.
Eastern exotic
Singapore, like other countries in Southeast Asia, surprises guests with various medicines, traditional medicine and techniques to maintain health, balance energy and the like. Therefore, in the shopping list of foreign tourists, you can see the following unusual products: "attars" - oriental incense; tiger balm, which helps to cope with various ailments; sets of medicinal herbs.
The composition of the latter, according to traders of such goods, includes very unusual ingredients, in addition to, in fact, plants, they can be added, for example, flies, to enhance the action. Tiger balm differs in the color of the jar and its action, red - heats up, blue - cools. There are special balms to help with headaches or muscle pain.
Precious gifts
So, in the literal sense, we can say about the souvenirs offered by the Singapore company RISIS. She specializes in the creation of real masterpieces - orchids in gold. True, gold alone is not enough to preserve the beauty of a flower; a multilayer coating is used, including copper, nickel, 24-carat gold and rhodium.
In addition, it is important that selected orchids, the freshest and most beautiful, are used to make a precious gift. You can buy the creations of local craftsmen at the souvenir shops and shopping centers located at the airport.
Colonial legacy
It is known that Singapore is a former British protectorate, the British left this blessed region, but their business "lives and flourishes." In memory of those distant times, Singaporeans preserve a store in the Raffles Hotel, also known as a museum. The gift shop sells cute posters, T-shirts, cup holders advertising the Singapore Sling.
The second popular group of goods bought by foreign tourists are cutlery and utensils for eating, the famous oriental bowls, Chinese chopsticks, slotted spoon of any size imaginable.
The guests are especially interested in antiques, you can find household items and art made a hundred and more years ago in Singapore itself, as well as in neighboring countries - Japan (embroidery kits), Thailand (ties and bright national vests), the Philippines (interior items from shells).
As you can see, Singapore surprises with both history and modern living standards. Here you can buy cute antiques and the most sophisticated items of electronics and household appliances.
