Most Popular Singapore Food Guide
Food is many Singaporean's passion. YOu would hear of people traveling from one end of Singapore to another end in search of good food . For those of you who are new to Singaporean food, here are some 'must try' Singaporean signature dishes to help make your visit to Singapore complete.
Chilli Crab and Black Pepper Crab
For seafood lovers, Chilli Crab and Black Pepper Crab are definitely worth going for.
Whole crab cooked in either hot bean paste and tomotoes sause or black-pepper seasoning, you can get them at most seafood restaurants.
Chilli crab is best taken with 'hot buns' where you use the bun to soak up the gravy and eat them like that...hmmm, it's heavenly. (I think the bun itself deserves an award :))
Order the Sri Lankan crab if you don't mind paying a bit more, they are alot meatier and the meat is very succulent.
Where to eat : Head to the seafood restaurants at East Coast Park, check out the 'awards winning dishes' displayed at the various restaurants, if you see Chilli crab or black pepper crab, you can't be too wrong in choosing that restaurant.
BBQ Stingray - An all time favourite Singapore food popular with our overseas friends. Stingray pan fried and served on banana left with smear of sambal chilli paste on top, goes very well with the soury lime dip that comes with it. Don't forget to order lime juice along to 'cool' the taste buds
Fish Head Curry
Giant fish head cooked in spicy curry sauce, best enjoyed with steamed rice. Again, many places serve this dish, you may wish to try
it at Banana Leaf Apolo which is suppose to be one of the better ones.
Address : 54-58 Race Course Road, Little India
Tel : 6293 8682
Roti Prata
This is many Singaporean's favourite breakfast choice, a light and fluffy pastry eaten with curry sauce (or with sugar for children).
Satay
Bite-sized meat skewered together and barbequed over charcoal. Served with rich peanut sauce with slices of cucumbers, onions and ketupat (rice cakes) on the side.
Most hawker centres will serve this dish, each stick going at about $0.40 - $0.50.
Hainanese Chinese Rice
One of the best Singapore favourite dishes. Meal consists of steamed or roast chicken, served with fragrant rice cooked in chicken broth. The zesty chilli lime sauce compliments the dish perfectly.
Where to eat : Almost all hawker centres, coffee shops and modern food courts serve Chicken rice. Average Cost is $2.50 - $3.50 per serving.
Bak Kut Teh
Pork ribs cooked in garlic and herbal broth. Best served with steamed rice and fresh chilli in dark soy sauce.
Fried Carrot Cake
No, this is not the sweet version served as dessert. The carrot here refers to 'radish', so it would be more accurate to call it
fried radish cake :)
This Singapore food is made of steamed cakes of rice flour, diced and stir-fried with shredded radish and minced radish with eggs and sometimes even prawns. Try it 'dark' (flavoured with sweet dark sauce) or 'white', without any sauce. Ask for chilli paste to be added if you fancy chilli (that's how most Singaporeans eat it)
Fried Kway Teow or Char Kway Teow
'Char' means fried, and 'Kway Teow' means broad noodles. It's cooked with chinese sausages, shallots, eggs, bean sprouts,
fish cake, prawns, squid or cockles. A delicious meal which can be a little oily for the weight conscious. However, you shouldn't diet when you are traveling right? Not in Singapore at least :)
Fried Hokkien or prawn noodles
yellow noodles cooked in prawn broth, shallot, pork belly meat, squid and prawn. It's quite a 'wet' dish but yummy with special chilli paste.
The famous one is suppose to be the one at 'Chomp Chomp' hawker centre at Serangoon Garden where you can wait up to 45 mins on weekends
Laksa
Laksa is a spicy Singapore food comprises of noodles, cockles, shrimps, dried beancurd cooked in thick and creamy coconut gravy. This dish is perfect on rainy day as it warms you body and gives you higher energy level (with it high calories I assumed :)
Katong Laksa is a famous one in Katong district of Singapore although many places serve good laksa too.
**All the above Singapore food dishes are available at most if not all of the hawker centres.
A good place to go is the Lau Pa Sat, Singapore festival market. They have more 100 food stalls, you are sure to find something that pleases everyone.
Ice Kacang
A popular desert made of crushed ice, beans, jelly, milk and syrup. Very delicious and a must try on a hot day.
For other useful food guide websites, check these out:
Makan Time
Singapore Best Food Online Directory
Makansutra
Recipes and Cooking Classes Link
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