They covered a wide spectrum of cuisines and price points. Ranging from a high-end buffet in a five star hotel, to an everyday dish at a hawker centre, and even a meal at 10,000 metres above sea level.
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The babat satay at Yunos N Family is sangat sedap
It’s surprisingly clean tasting and soft to the bite, with a texture similar to squid that’s cooked just right. There’s a bit of gaminess, which is unavoidable since it’s offal after all, but it’s a gaminess with a good character.
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Fusion food is hard to pull off, but 15 Stamford does it masterfully
It’s easy to descend into fusion/confusion when mixing ingredients, cooking methods, seasonings and presentations across so many different cuisines, but 15 Stamford navigated it wonderfully.
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Enjoying a lazy afternoon in Singapore as local tourists
Theoretically, it’s now possible to fly again. But with all the uncertainties and inconsistencies in travel policies, we’ve decided to remain grounded for at least another year. While we wait for skies to clear, we wanted to enjoy the experience of being local tourists and spent a lazy, boozy weekend afternoon with old friends.
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Early morning expedition to Shunfu Market for Hakka soon kueh
Late one night, as The Wife was scrolling through her Facebook feed, she noticed a friend’s photos of soon kueh that she had bought from Mei Zhen Hakka Delicacies (美珍客家美食) in Shunfu Market. I knew that the outcome was inevitable and pre-emptively said to her: “Gaja (가자)!” Which, as we all know, is Korean for “resistance is futile”.
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Uncle Penyet and his smashed Indonesian food
We’re fans of Indonesian food, especially nasi goreng and sate, but there’s something about having our food violently smashed that makes ayam penyet taste just that little bit more delicious.
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Ollella doesn’t just make yummy kueh kueh
When it comes to kueh kueh, Ollella ranks high on my list because of their fantastic kueh dadar. We recently discovered that they also cook home-style comfort food like nasi lemak, lontong and sate ayam and offer island-wide delivery. So, we ordered their family combo meal to sample what they had to offer.
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The chicken satay at Rahim Muslim Food is sangat sedap
Pakcik did not disappoint, because the chicken satay was jinjja oishii! Which is a Korean/Japanese phrase that means sangat sedap, which is in turn Malay for “you absolutely have to travel to Ang Mo Kio to eat this”.
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Ondeh ondeh cake and other yummy kueh kuehs
We have a soft spot for Montreux Patisserie’s cakes, with the ondeh ondeh one being my particular weakness. I chalk it up to my love for Malay kueh kuehs, including the O.G. ondeh ondeh that inspired the eponymous cake.
It’s just so satisfying to chomp into a chewy mochi-like ball and having liquid gula melaka burst out, mixing with the soft pandan skin and coconut shavings for an intensely flavourful bite. While the cake version can’t replicate the explosion, it makes up for it with an authentic rendition of the complex flavours.
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If they can’t go to the crabs, then the crabs will have to come to them
The Old Folks are very particular about their crabs and have strict criteria on which to choose and how they should be prepared.
First, the crabs must be alive and fresh, which is usually the case in Singapore and not a problem.
Second, the size should be around 1kg — too small and it’s not worth the effort; too large and the meat would be too stringy.
Third, whenever possible, choose pregnant female crabs for maximum roe, which unfortunately weren’t available that day.
Fourth and finally, when cooking, do not, I repeat, do not, deep fry the crabs first. Most stalls do that to speed up the process, but it affects the final texture and causes the meat to stick to the shell.
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