A Guide to Eating and Drinking in Singapore
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A Singaporean Specialty
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Eating out is a national pastime in Singapore and there are nearly 7,000 places to eat squeezed into the city. The abundance of cheap and delicious food is outstanding, even by South-East Asian standards.
If you want to broaden your palate look no further – dishes are drawn from all across Asia, from Indonesian fishcakes to Kerala fish curries and Malaysian noodle broths.
Pick up a cheap meal at a ‘hawker center’, where street traders in food halls ‘hawk’ and sell anything from Satay chicken to shaved ice. Try Laksa, a spicy coconut noodle soup, Bak Kut Teh, a serving of meaty pork ribs in a broth of herbs and spices, Chili fried squid and Fishhead curry with Roti Prata (a delicious thick and doughy pancake), and rub shoulders with local diners in the noisy and atmospheric canteens.
For a more leisurely meal, head to Chinatown’s ‘Food Street’, a road reserved especially for foodies. Try Char kway teow (fried rice noodles with chili, prawns, cockles and vegetables), or the popular Satay (grilled meat on a skewer served with peanut sauce).
Even breakfast is an event in this food-loving city. Singaporeans breakfast in the Kopitiams (coffee-shops) around town. These are more like food courts than coffee shops, with various stalls offering a variety of food. The standard Singaporean breakfast is toast with Kaya (egg & coconut jam), half-boiled eggs and coffee (usually mixed with sweet, sugary milk).