Singapore
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Hainanese Chicken Rice
Singapore's national plate: a whole poached chicken, silken and juicy, over rice cooked in chicken fat and broth, with chile-ginger sauces and dark soy. Ingredients: whole chicken, ginger, garlic, spring onions, sesame o…
Chilli Crab
A whole mud crab drowned in a sweet-savoury tomato-chile sauce thickened with egg ribbons — eaten with fried mantou buns and zero dignity. Ingredients: mud crabs, tomato sauce/ketchup, chile paste, garlic, ginger, shallo…
Katong Laksa
Singapore's laksa: round rice noodles cut short (eaten by spoon alone) in a coconut curry broth with cockles, prawns, fish cake and laksa leaves. Ingredients: thick rice noodles, coconut milk, laksa paste (dried chiles,…
Kaya Toast
The kopitiam breakfast: charcoal-grilled toast spread with kaya (coconut egg jam) and a slab of cold butter, with soft-boiled eggs and strong kopi. Ingredients: thick white bread, kaya (coconut milk, eggs, sugar, pandan)…
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