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From Dr. Bruce Lee who contributes to the IS
magazine food reviews. |
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Chendol is a lovely cool Indonesian dessert
drink. Usually taken during or after a hot spicy meal, Chendol
is a favourite with many locals. Green pea flour is coloured,
cooked and passed through a special Chendol frame into a basin
of cold water to form pear shaped or rod-shaped beads. The beads
are placed in a glass with crushed ice, and a sweet mixture of
coconut milk and Gula Melaka syrup (sugar blocks, water and
pandan leaves). Chendol can be found at food centres and at
various restaurants such as Tambuah Mas (Indonesian). |
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Otak Otak is a delicious fish paste wrapped in
banana leaves. Fish paste blended with a mixture of grounded
spices, garlic, onions and chillies ground is boiled with
coconut milk until the mixture is thick enough to set. The
mixture is then placed in a banana leaf that has been softened
by steaming or boiling. The leaf is folded and secured with
toothpicks to form a package which is roasted over a charcoal
fire for about 15 minutes and is served piping hot. Otak Otak
can be found at most hawker stalls or food courts. |
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Nasi Goreng is fried rice of a local nature,
where chilli is ubiquitous and it goes with everything. Rice,
chillies (red or green), onions, eggs, prawns and other
seasoning are fried in a large wok with your choice of meat -
mutton (lamb), pork or beef. This dish can be found at most
hawker centres. |
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Popiah is a light dish which many tourists call
the local version of a burrito. Stewed turnips with garlic,
fried bean curd, chilli, and sweet flour sauce, are placed into
a flour- or egg-based wrapper. A special chilli dressing and
sweet sauce is provided. Popiah can be found at most hawker
centres and food courts. Hawkers will add prawns unless you
specifically request for it not to be added. |
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Chicken wings are a local favourite. Not your
ordinary chicken wing, this variety is marinated in special
sauces, skewered, and slow roasted over coals or wood. Served
with a spicy chilli sauce and lime, these chicken wings have a
flavour unique only to Singapore. My favourite chicken wings are
served up piping hot at Newton Hawker Centre, but they can be
found at several hawker centres throughout Singapore. |
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