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Where do Hakka Come From? History of "Guest People" Cuisine 客家五次遷徙
Hakka 客家 people form the fourth largest community among ethnic Chinese in Singapore. Hakka presence in Singapore hawker culture can be seen in dishes like yong tau foo, lei cha rice, Hakka beef...
View ArticleJOYFULNESS DINING Eating Through A Dozen Years · A Guest Post By Shirley Tan
Two Pigs, two Rats and a Rabbit sat down to dinner. They decided to each choose an item from the “Chinese Zodiac Five Elements Lucky Meal” to welcome the Year of the Tiger. Restaurant name:...
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Foods that Bind · Social Glue of Hakka People · Abacus Seed, Lei Cha and Poon...
Hakka people left their ancestral homeland around 300 AD when their home in the Yellow River valley was conquered by nomadic invaders from the north. For the next 1,700 years, the Hakka people kept...
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Kagoshima Kitchen · Wagyu Specialist @ 100AM Tanjong Pagar
Kagoshima Kitchen wasn't on our agenda this morning but we found ourselves here due to some last minute change of plans 🤷 Anyway, it turned out to be an over indulgent experience and a benchmark for...
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Feast Box by Esseplore · Yusheng Beautiful Like Gardens by the Bay Delivered...
Two weeks of Chinese New Year celebrations, limit to maximum five guests per day, can cause headaches to some people. Feast Box by Esseplore offers a brilliant solution to keep everything joyful and...
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Was There a Lanfang Republic that Existed from 1777 to 1884 in West...
There was once a democratic entity in West Kalimantan referred to as Lanfang Republic which existed for 107 years between 1777 and 1884. It lasted longer than the kingdom of Singapura which existed for...
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Authentic Chai Chee Bak Chor Mee · Singapore Hunchback Minced Pork Noodle...
This morning I enjoyed a nice authentic Chai Chee bak chor mee and great conversation with Tan Poh Chye 陈宝财, the grandson of Tan Lian Hock 陈联福 who created the iconic soup type of Singapore bak chor mee...
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A Very Brief History of the Melayu Kingdom
Muaro Jambi Buddhist TempleThere was an ancient Melayu kingdom based in Jambi, Sumatra, Indonesia between the 600s and 1300s. Knowing the history of the Melayu kingdom helps us better understand the...
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Satay Bee Hoon @ Bedok Interchange Hawker Centre
I've had the curry chicken mee at Hock Hai stall at Bedok Interchange food centre before. I enjoyed it but kept hearing that Hock Hai serve a good satay bee hoon too. Finally tried it today as I was...
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Inspirasi Bedok Traditional Soto Ayam
Inspirasi Bedok has one of the better soto ayam or Indonesian chicken soup in Singapore and only for $2.50 a serving (Feb 2022 price).Stall name: InspirasiAddress: 208B New Upper Changi Road, stall...
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Bonding Kitchen · Fine Modern Peranakan Cuisine @ Orchard Gateway
Lunch today at Bonding Kitchen Peranakan restaurant at Orchardgateway. The food was delicious and it was obvious from the finesse of the dishes that chef is meticulous, skilful and committed in...
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Where to Get Rabbit Fish During Chinese New Year · Mama Bay 馬媽媽 in Toa Payoh...
Eleventh day of Chinese New Year, we went on a rabbitfish trail this morning. No lah..., we just went to our usual places for rabbitfish pilgrimage. (If you know of other good rabbitfish places, please...
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Origin of Arak Bali · Mongol Invasion of Java & Rise of Majapahit Empire
When in Bali, try Arak Bali, the local traditional liquor (besides the usual international brands). Arak Bali is distilled from fermented coconut flower sap. Alcohol content ranges from 20% to a potent...
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Sims Place Toa Payoh Branch Chwee Kueh @ Kim Keat Palm · Love the Chwee,...
After getting our rabbitfish at Mama Bay at Kim Keat Palm wet market, we got this chwee kueh at the attached food centre. I love the soft texture of the chwee kueh which felt like little rice...
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Da Dong Prawn Noodles @ 354 Joo Chiat · Tastes Like Unfried Hokkien Mee 大東蝦麵
Da Dong in Joo Chiat is one of the highest profile traditional prawn noodle stalls in Singapore. Tried it for the first time today as I was in Joo Chiat to run an errand. I enjoyed it as I like its...
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Sea Cucumber Trade & the Rise of Islam in Indonesia in the 13th Century
Sea cucumbers have long been highly prized in Chinese cuisine for their health benefits. Chinese traders have since the first century come to the Malay archipelago to source for sea cucumbers. The...
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Traditional Teochew Kueh @ Yoon's Social Kitchen · Powered by Women Ex-drug...
Buddy Timothy suggested we meet up at Yoon's Social Kitchen to try out Teochew kueh by Yoon's Traditional Teochew Kueh. When I got here, I realised that Yoon's Social Kitchen is a social enterprise...
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Double Happy Bak Kut Teh @ Zion Riverside Food Centre · Taste of Old...
This is one of the oldest names in Singapore bak kut teh supported by a loyal following, yet it is has a very low media profile. The first time I tried to eat here, everything was sold out by 1030am....
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Rong Fa (Mui Siong) Pork Liver @ Bukit Merah · Same Sans the Queue of...
I am a fan of Mui Siong Minced Meat Noodle stall's thick soft-crunchy pork liver but I haven't been there for a very long time, put off by the hour long queue at Veerasamy Road. So, when I heard about...
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KPT Coffeeshop Popular No Signboard Fish Soup · Pork Organ Soup @ 127 Bukit...
Chef Benny Se Teo told me about this no signboard fish soup · pork organ soup stall at Bukit Merah in the same coffeeshop as Poh Cheu Teochew kueh stall. "Can fight with Mui Siong" the most famous...
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