Due to geographical location and historical factors, Singapore cuisine reflects cultural diversity, including the blending influence of China, Indonesian, Indian, Vietnamese and British cultures, which makes Singapore cuisine leap into the international page! Now prepare some toilet paper to wipe your saliva, and let's see what must-eat foods are in the star country!

exotic food culture in Singapore

1. Bak-gu-cha

Bak-gu-cha is known as Singapore's national food. At first, Bak-gu-cha was cooked with pork bones for breakfast by dock workers in order to supplement their physical strength. The taste of bak Kut teh can be divided into Chaozhou style and Fujian style. The flavor of bak Kut teh in Fujian style is famous for its traditional Chinese medicine fragrance, which is heavier and darker in color. Many people think that bak Kut teh is similar to ordinary stewed pork ribs, but the stewed pork ribs in Taiwan Province are quite strong in Chinese medicine and are not suitable for eating with rice or noodles.

As for the common bak Kut teh tea in Singapore, it is Chaozhou Pai Bai Tang, with white pepper and spices as the base of the soup head, and the color of the soup head is lighter, emphasizing the aroma of pepper and garlic; After scalding pork bones, stew them in stock until soft and rotten. The taste is fresh and tender with a little oily smell but not greasy, and the soup head is full of rich white pepper smell. In fact, bak Kut teh is "soup" rather than "tea". The authentic way to eat it is to taste bak Kut teh soup with rice or fried dough sticks, and then use tea to remove oil and greasy after eating, hence the name "bak Kut teh".

bak Kut teh.

2. Lasha Noodle

"Lasha" is a Nyonya cuisine originated in Nanyang, and now it is one of the representative snacks in Singapore and Malaysia. Its tastes are very diverse. There are curry Lasha and Katong Laksa, which are popular in Singapore. Generally, curry sauce with coconut milk will be made from spices to make a unique rich soup head. Adding ingredients such as shredded chicken and clam meat, as well as seto flour steamed with rice slurry, it tastes sweet and spicy, which is a signature delicacy that should not be missed.

3. Hainan chicken rice

Hainan chicken rice originated in Hainan Island, and was called "Wenchang chicken rice" by local people. Later, it spread to Singapore and Malaysia and became a well-known food. Hainan chicken rice is not as simple as chicken with white rice. Just "chicken rice" is time-consuming and labor-consuming. After using Thai fragrant rice to saute red onion, garlic and ginger, add chicken soup and chicken oil to cook together, so that the rice has a strong chicken soup flavor. The cooking method of chicken legs is even more exquisite. Fresh broilers are cooked at low temperature, which makes the meat soft and tender, and the chicken rice is fragrant and delicious. It is a national dish of Singapore.

Singaporeans also pay great attention to sauces and seasonings when eating. Shops also have ulterior motives for sauces. In addition to basic oil onion sauce and black soy sauce with heavy sweetness, they also provide orange-red Chili sauce specially mixed with kumquat, chicken soup and Chili, and light yellow ginger paste. Take a bite of the original flavor first, and then dip it in the sauce. The flavor level is quite rich!

The sauce of Hainan chicken rice is also the key to delicious taste.

4. fried kway teow

kway teow is similar to Hakka's hairpin, and it is all made of rice. In Xingguo, local people will stir-fry the wide and flat kway teow with rich ingredients such as bean sprouts, eggs, fish cakes and bacon, and season it with sweet soy sauce and sambal, which makes the taste slightly spicy and sweet.

5. Stir-fry radish cake

Singapore radish cake will be stir-fried with preserved vegetables, eggs and garlic, featuring that the radish cake will be cut into blocks of different sizes with a spatula while frying. There are two kinds of flavors: black and white. The former will add black sweet soy sauce, which tastes sweet and the eggs will be fried in the pot. As for the white radish cake, it is salty. Eggs are beaten on the radish cake before cooking, and the fried egg skin is a special local snack in Xingguo.

Singapore radish cake is called Fried Carrot cake or Carrot Cake in English. At first glance, it will be thought of as carrot cake! (Information photo)

6. Cereal shrimp

When traveling to Singapore, besides Hainan chicken and bak Kut teh, cereal shrimp is also a must-eat dish. Who says cereal can only be soaked in milk? This creative dish combines the delicious fresh shrimp with oatmeal perfectly, which is definitely not available in Taiwan Province! The local practice will fry the fresh shrimp until golden brown, and then spread it with crispy cereal to eat together. It is delicious without dipping sauce.

7. Chili crab

The unique taste of stir-frying tomatoes with Singapore Chili sauce. Although it is called Chili crab, it is not particularly spicy. It is not only appetizing, but also sweet. With the unique fresh and sweet seafood, local people will eat it with fried steamed bread dipped in sauce after eating crabs. In 211, this dish was rated as the 35th of the top 5 most delicious dishes in the world by CNN Go.

seafood is expensive, so when you order Chili crabs in Singapore, remember to ask the price first.

8. traditional salads in rajaya and lo-lo

in Singapore, besides vegetables, fruits are also added, including pineapple, fried dough sticks, cucumber, bean sprouts, sweet potatoes and dried beans, and finally sprinkled with thick peanut powder, shrimp paste and lemon sauce, which is actually quite tasty. It is also common in Malaysia, Indonesia and other places.

Singapore's special salad. (Photo taken from Tourism Singapore)

9. Coconut Toast

Coconut sauce is a very common dessert sauce in Southeast Asia. It is made of coconut milk, sugar, eggs, vanilla leaves and cream. It is usually served with golden crispy bread, which is sweet and delicious and very popular among adults and children. It can also be used as a filling for cakes and bread. For Singaporeans, a cup of coffee and coconut toast, an egg with a cup of tea or coffee is a satisfying traditional breakfast.

coffee and coconut toast.

1. Ice cream sandwich

A slice of thin toast wrapped in a thick cube of ice cream is a delicious walking dessert. Compared with American ice cream and Japanese ice cream, Singapore's "ice brick" tastes more solid. The common flavors are vanilla, strawberry, chocolate, and durian, a fruit rich in Nanyang. People who love durian must try it!

The toast of ice cream sandwiches will be made into special colors and patterns with food coloring! (information photo)

11. Jinduo

"Jinduo", also known as fried core, is a traditional dessert originating from Indonesia and is also very popular in Singapore today. Jinduo, made of glutinous rice flour, will be dyed into green strips with Banyan leaves, then sprinkled with coconut juice and sprinkled with palm sugar. Jinduo tastes like vermicelli. Apart from coconut sugar water, smoothies and ice cream, it will also be added to coconut milk to make drinks, adding a cool feeling to the hot weather in Singapore.

the local "vermicelli" in southeast Asia: lo.