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The other carrot cake. [Photograph: Yvonne Ruperti] Notes: Mei cai , or Chinese preserved vegetables , have been fermented with a salt brine. Preserved turnip is a common choice for this dish, though I used a jar labeled as "vegetables". It can be purchased in packets or in jars in As...
, was one of the first things I ordered at a hawker stand, precisely because I recognized the words. But not surprisingly, it's not what I thought it would be (silly American me). Carrot cake refers to a glutinous rice flour "cake" that's made from a white radish (or yam if it's yam c...
Notes: Crabs need to be rinsed well, cleaned, and cut into pieces. Check out this video by Sydney Fish Market on how to do it, or get your fishmonger to do it for you. I keep the creamy part inside the top shell for the extra crab flavor that it lends to the dish. If using a wok with ...
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Get Recipe: Soya Beancurd (Soy Pudding) Cool and refreshing. [Photograph: Yvonne Ruperti] For those of you drink soy milk, I wonder if you started out the way I did: Sips of chocolate soy, then vanilla soy. After a few years, when the vanilla became too sweet for me, I finally moved t...
Get Recipe: Fried Bee Hoon (Singapore Noodles) No curry powder in the real thing. [Photograph: Yvonne Ruperti] I'll just get it out of the way. The type of "Singapore noodles" known outside of Singapore does not actually exist in Singapore. When I moved to Singapore, I didn't know tha...
Get Recipe: Singaporean Chili Crab Slurp it up [Photograph: Yvonne Ruperti] You can't visit Singapore without rolling up your sleeves and diving into a plate of the iconic Singapore chili crab . Though I personally prefer the spicy, drier, and equally popular Black Pepper Crab (recipe...
Here is a list of 25 dishes to get you started on your eater's journey through Singaporean cuisine. As I mentioned in my introduction to the local food scene , Singapore's food hails from China, Malaysia, India, and beyond—but also, in a sense, from nowhere but itself. Some dishes are...
Delish. [Photograph: Yvonne Ruperti] When I was little, my mom used to talk about her Chinese high school friend, Betty, who ate these "hundred-year-old eggs." I was fascinated at the idea of eating this black egg, though it did sound gnarly. When I moved to Singapore, I finally had m...
