10 Must-Try Foods in Singapore

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Sunday, July 21, 2024

For some, food is love. Every country’s cuisine is different, and the same goes for Singaporean cuisine. It is diverse and comprises of various elements. A lot of influence includes the cuisine of the native Malays; then there is also Chinese, Indonesian, Indian, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and the Middle East. Singapore is a melting pot of cuisines, and you will love every bit of it. While you are wondering what to eat in Singapore , we have listed down all the top dishes you need to try on your Singapore tour:

1. Bak Kut Teh (Pork Ribs Soup)

2. Chilli Crab

3. Wanton Mee

4. Fried Carrot Cake

5. Hainanese Chicken Rice

6. Satay

7. Roti Prata

8. Kaya Toast Breakfast

9. Fish Head Curry

10. Orh Lua (Oyster Omelette)

Bak Kut Teh (Pork Ribs Soup)

Who doesn’t love pork, right? Soup is your go-to food when you are feeling sick or just when you do not want to eat much. Bak Kut The is basically a Chinese pork ribs soup which is beautifully cooked in herbs such as star anise, clove, cinnamon, dang gui, fennel seeds, garlic, and pepper. You can accompany this dish with rich or any other fried dough or salted vegetables. This soup has an interesting story which goes back to the time when a beggar came asking for food to a roadside pork noodle store. Though the owner was poor, he wanted to help him, and that is when he boiled some leftover pork bones and added the spices.

Where to Eat – Balestier Road and Leong Kee (Klang), Beach Road

Chilli Crab

If you love crabs, then this is one dish you need to try while on your Singapore tour. Crabs are beautifully prepared in a thick tomato and chili-based gravy. The crab is covered with gravy and tastes best with lots of gravy. You can eat this Singaporean dish with fried man-tou or fried buns. A lot of seafood restaurants offer this dish.

Where to Eat – Red House Seafood Restaurant, Prinsep Street

Wanton Mee

The famous and delicious Wanton Mee noodle dish is actually inspired by Hong Kong cuisine. However, over the years, this dish has become a central and major food to eat in Singapore. It is dry and has little sweet sauce, slices of pork, a wanton dumpling filled with pork and a bowl of soup.

Where to Eat – Fei Fei Wanton Mee, Joo Chait Place, Old Airport Road hawker center and Kok Kee Wanton Mee, Jalan Besar

Fried Carrot Cake

Do not mistake this with a sweet dish. This dish is made with eggs, white radish flour cake, and preserved radish. It resembles a white carrot, and this is how it got its name. Popular in both Singapore and Malaysia, it is a Teochew dish. It has variants which include a black version having sweet sauce.

Where to Eat – Carrot Cake, Kensington Park Road, and Fu Ming Carrot Cake, Redhill Lane

Hainanese Chicken Rice

While you are still wondering what to eat in Singapore, here is Hainanese Chicken Rice just perfect for your appetite. The origin of this dish is Hainan Island, China. It is eaten for both lunch and dinner. Cooked beautifully with scallion, garlic, ginger, and further the rice is cooked till fragrant. The rice here is cooked with chicken stock, garlic, ginger and at times with pandan leaves for fragrance.

Where to Eat – Boon Tong Kee, Balestier Road, and Tian Tian Chicken Rice, Kadayanallur Street

Satay

Enjoy delicious Satay, a dish of turmeric-marinated skewered met that is beautifully grilled on an open fire. This bite-sized meat can be anything from pork, beef, chicken to mutton. It is further served with slices of cucumber, onions and flavourful spicy peanut sauce.

Where to Eat – Kwong Satay, Geylang Road

Roti Prata

Originated from Southern India, it is a type of Indian pancake which is made of flour. It is prepared with a variation of fillings including banana, egg, cheese, meat, onions and is even topped with a scoop of ice cream. It is beautifully prepared by a person tossing, flipping and stretching multiple times to make it thin and the edges are folded inwards. It is best served with hot curry gravy. A lot of people also prefer to eat it with sugar.

Where to Eat – Alif Restaurant, Bukit Gombak

Kaya Toast for Breakfast

Your Singapore tourism should include having this traditional local breakfast, which consists of toasted bread having kaya spread made from screwpine leaves. It is further accompanied with soft-boiled eggs and tea or coffee. Variations also include round buns, thinly sliced brown bread or even Jiam Tao Loh Tee.

Where to Eat – Killiney Kopitiam, Killiney Road, and Chin Mee Chin Confectionery, East Coast Road

Fish Head Curry

You will wonder whether it is Indian, Chinese, or Malay. This is one of the delicious curries you should not miss while on your Singapore tour. As the name suggests, it is basically a fish head curry, majorly red snapper which is semi-stewed in thick curry gravy with vegetables such as lady’s finger and even brinjal. It goes well with white rice.

Where to Eat – Bao Ma Curry Fish Head, Beach Road and Zai Shun Curry Fish Head, Jurong East

Orh Lua (Oyster Omelette)

You will instantly fall in love with this Singaporean dish. To give it a thick texture, potato starch is added to eggs. It is further paired with vinegar chili.

Where to Eat – Simon Road Oyster Omelette, Upper Serangoon Road

Singaporean cuisine is a medley of multiple cultures and there is so much more Singapore food to taste when you are in Singapore. Next time you are planning to take a Singapore trip, try these delectable traditional dishes for an explosion of flavours and a very happy tummy.