Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Food Frenzy

Singapore loves food. Well dont we all? Not quite! Not the way it is in Singapore.

When I came here in 2005, one of the first things that I began to notice was the amount of food courts you can find here.
Well for those who don’t know, most locals dine here at open air courts brimming with food stalls commonly known as hawker courts or food courts. Food courts are inexpensive and sell a foray of cuisines like Malay, Hokkien, Cantonese, Hainese Indonesian, Indian, Western and more..!

You’ll be surprised to see the amount of options you can find here. Over the years, I’ve devised a theory that ‘if you’re in any resident/commercial vicinity, you are never more than a 500m away from one of these food heavens’. Impressive, eh?

I hail from a family full of hospitality connoisseurs, and it’s a mere occupational hazard that I often go hunting for delicious food around the city.

Here are a few suggestions you can’t afford to miss:


    • Hainese Chicken Rice – Supple steamed/roasted chicken, served with nasi (rice), soup and salad.



    • Singapore Curry Puff – Filled with chicken/tuna or if you’re a vegetarian, try the potato filled ones. These puffs remind me of the samosas from back home in India.My favorite curry puffs are sold at Old Chang Kee (google it!)



    • Xiao Long Bao – If you love Chinese dim sum, you’re in for a treat of your life. This is a gourmet delicacy served at a lot of famous dim sum outlets and tastes best with freshly marinated ginger.





Don’t forget to indulge in some food frenzy yourself.

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