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Laksa is a noodle dish commonly found in Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia. While the precise origin of the dish is unknown, what is certain is it is a signature dish of the Peranakan cuisine. The Peranakans are descendants of Chinese migrants…
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There is a dish that has continually been the favourite of Minnan people for the past millenium, whether or not they have been absorbed into other cultures, and that is ’tsaitaogwey’ 菜頭粿/菜头粿. Tsaitaogwey is basically a steamed daikon cake. The…
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It was Chinese New Year last month and I was yearning for some traditional Teochew New Year goodies. I swear these Teochew meatrolls came to me in a dream and begged me to make them. So I did. Traditionally a…
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Rumour has it that this is a dish which you can ONLY find in Singapore. Rather than having empirical proof, it is more by deduction that one comes to such a conclusion: One, Indians in India do not eat…
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Chinese: 魚露 Ancient Chinese: 鮨 Korean: Jeotgal 젓갈, Jeot 젓 Japanese: 魚醤 Thai: nam pla น้ำปลา Vietnamese: nước mắm Tagalog: patis Ancient Greek: Garos γάρον Latin: Garum, Liquamen English: Worcestershire sauce, fish pickle, fish sauce I am very fortunate to have an understanding partner, who lets me cook whatever I…
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This is a really easy recipe that is perfect for that cold windy evening when you need something hot and comfortable but is extremely healthy. All you need is a good quality silken tofu and a two-tier bamboo steaming…
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This is my absolutely favourite food in the whole wide world. Readily available in Singapore, this dish is hard to replicate due to the lack of the fresh ingredients you would otherwise find in all food markets on the…
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In Singapore, many people call this “Odeon Beef Noodles” because of a famous food stall that used to peddle opposite the Odeon Cinema back in the seventies. The cinema is not there anymore neither is the stall, but the dish…
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As I am in my Hokkien culinary mood, I am making a lot of Hokkien dishes nowadays. This is a family recipe, so it may differ from those you find at foodstalls. But it also means that mine is more…
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If you ever ask me what the signature dish of the Hokkien people is, I would answer this is it: the oyster omelette. All over the Min-language speaking regions (from the whole of Fujian province in China, the whole of…
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