Upper Bukit Timah Zi Char 7th Mile Seafood: Heading West for Crab Bee Hoon! The draw card for 7th Mile Seafood is their Crab Bee Hoon which is cooked by a chef who used to work at Ming Kee
Fish Head Curry Telok Blangah Sum Kee Food: It’s about the Sauce! Sum Kee does their sauces really well. I especially like their sliced fish with bittergourd and chilli black bean sauce. This is a sauce that
Best of the Best Visitors' Centre Top Ten Things to Eat in Singapore: Hawker Food! I have been asked on many occasions by overseas visitors for suggestions on what to eat when they visit Singapore. After writing this blog for
Cook Cereal Prawn/SotongRecipe This recipe is actually very easy and you should be able to get it right the first time. The cereal mix can be used for
THE MUST TRY LIST Kuehs/Dumplings Indo Sumatera: Putu Bambu in Chinatown! I never expected to see putu bambu in Singapore. It is a dish that is commonly found along the streets of Indonesia. But I happened
THE MUST TRY LIST Braised Duck Sean Kee Braised Duck: Gorgeous Gooey Goodness! Braised duck has never been on my “shiokfood” list until now. Comfort food yes, but it had never hit that “Shiok” level for me. You
THE MUST TRY LIST Sushi/Sashimi Hakumai Sushi: Great Value Omakase! Let’s face it, eating Sushi in Singapore is expensive. Ok, maybe I should qualify that. Eating GOOD sushi in Singapore is expensive. But both “Value”
Heritage Hawkers Cakes/Pastries Pine Garden’s Cakes: HDB Sponge for the Next Generation! Don’t go to Pine Garden’s expecting the type of cakes that cost $6-$10 which you find at upmarket French sounding bakeries. What you will find
Sliced Garoupa Fish Recipes Sliced Garoupa with Ginger and Green Onions recipe Stir fried sliced grouper (garoupa) is one of those classic dishes that you order at the restaurants as well as the Cze Char. It is
Next Gen Hawkerpreneurs Char Kway Teow Zheng Ling Char Kway Teow: There is hope for Char Kway Teow! Things are certainly looking up for Char Kway Teow! When I published my first book in 2010, it was titled “The End of Char Kway
Featured in the Media Best Thing I Ever Ate: Food Network Asia appearance Best Thing I Ever Ate – Singapore – Dr. Leslie Tay from BDA Singapore on Vimeo. My brief appearance on Food Network Asia.
The Polls Zi Char Singapore’s Top Ten Zi Char Food! The results for Singapore’s Top Ten Zi Char Dishes are in! A total of 8486 fans have voted and it is clear that Singapore’s most