Wabbidashery… aka, The Heritage Heaven Tour

[louisbosco]

back to food content. about the food in singapore....

Singapore was a coastal port city during British colonial era, part of the straits settlement in south east Asia. with that, it brought merchants and people from all over the globe, particularly southern china. it's main heritage is based on cantonese, teochew, Hakka and hokkien culture, all of which are regions in southern china. in addition to that, there's also peranakan (mixed chinese/ Malay) and eurasian cuisine..

gone are the days of hawkers and merchants selling food by the singapore river and makeshift stalls. in the modern era, they've all been relocated into what we call hawker centres, food courts or coffee shops. there are plenty of stalls selling the same food, both equally as good. but people here treat this like their religion and will swear by one over the other.

this ones called prawn noodles. the soup is cooked with pork bone and prawn shells over hours. noodles is then mixed with lard, shallots, chilli sauce and tomato sauce. topped with sliced pork and prawns. for me, no veggies or beansprouts.

now the most discussed dish. chicken rice. highly fought over topic between Malaysia and singapore over who invented the dish.
chicken is poached and cooled once cooked to retain the gelatine of the fat so that it's glistening. rice is then cooked with the stock from the chicken to give it its fragrant flavour. to be eaten with chilli sauce and this simple sauce can make or break the dish..

finally a nice night ride over the skyline of the marina bay sands and the singapore flyer..

[tody]

@louisbosco now i'm hungry!

[ROman]

@louisbosco Chicken rice dish looks and sounds great.

[mclaincausey]

@louisbosco went from reluctance to an incredibly entertaining and informative tour stop. Thank you sir.

[louisbosco]

@tody goal accomplished

[louisbosco]

@mclaincausey thank you. i hope to keep all of you entertained and intrigued.

with that said, is anyone else keen on taking it? I've had it for almost 2 months now.. heading to Japan in April for the F1.. but if anyone is keen, please let me know!!

[louisbosco]

The tour continues..

The wabash is going back to Japan!! Currently in the amazing BA lounge in Singapore and the butter chicken is perfect

[Giles]

Not at all envious........

[louisbosco]

@Giles aren't you currently somewhere in the Phillipines on an amazing picturesque beach?

[Tago Mago]

@louisbosco not quite

[louisbosco]

@Tago-Mago

Well G @Giles have an amazing trip! Looking forwards to your photos

[louisbosco]

First stop IH Nagoya..

[Giles]

Great....

[Brian]

if you could track down the boss man and get him to sign it
that would make it world tour perfection

[louisbosco]

@Brian he's currently in kojima. I'll be in Hachioji next week, but I'm not sure if he's at the store most days anymore.

[louisbosco]

@Giles first time seeing the Yamaha in person. so good

[Giles]

@louisbosco said in Wabbidashery… aka, The Heritage Heaven Tour:

the butter chicken is perfect

@louisbosco Raise you a dim sum....

Actually, raise you two dim sun (so good).....

[louisbosco]

damn I'm envious. chilli oil and that looks perfect!!

cathay Heathrow lounge??

[Giles]

@louisbosco said in Wabbidashery… aka, The Heritage Heaven Tour:

cathay Heathrow lounge??

Yep - possibly my fave....

[Bridger]

@louisbosco said in Wabbidashery… aka, The Heritage Heaven Tour:

First stop IH Nagoya..

Are you basing yourself in Nagoya for the weekend @louisbosco?

How do you travel into Suzuka each day?