Salted Fish Fried Rice Recipe

Whilst my birth dialect is Hainanese, my mother is a pure Cantonese since my grandparents came down from Guangdong to Singapore years ago before the 2nd World War. Hence I basically grew up watching Cantonese dramas on videotapes, as well as having a staple diet of Cantonese home cuisines and double-boiled soups. There is probably…

Crispy Oyster Omelette, Yummy to the Last Morsel!

Question: If you’re stopping by overnight in Singapore, where can you find one of the best, crispiest and most fragrant oh-luak (oyster omelette) in the city area for supper? Answer: At Hup Kee Oyster Omelette, Stall No. 73 in the Newton Circus Food Centre. And what’s the most incredible thing about their specialty? The stall…

Salted Egg Prawns Recipe

It still confounds me how some smart aleck decided one day to steam a bunch of duck eggs, mash them up and stir-fry in butter, garlic, curry leaves and evaporated milk and then use this gravy as a coating base for deep-fried seafood such as prawns and calamari. Whoever it is, he must’ve been secretly…

Authentic Penang Laksa Spotted in Singapore!

Oh Penang, how I miss your wonderful cuisine. From your kick-ass Assam Laksa to sexy Hae Mee(Prawn Noodles), your fiery-charred Char Kway Teow and wonderfully comforting Kway Teow Tng, there really is no other city that can rival your local cuisine except for……Singapore. Which is why I was incredibly ecstatic to discover a wonderful little…