What’s up, everybody?
Philcaela here :)
And we are in Singapore!
We’re only spending a few days here so we don’t have time to try everything, but we’re
gonna show you some must-eat Singaporean dishes!
Let’s go!!!
We just arrived in Singapore tonight and it’s a little late now it’s like 10PM almost,
but we stopped in at the Maxwell Hawker Centre and we still got some dishes here.
So the first dish we got is the Hainan chicken rice, really good!
It’s a classic in Singapore.
And the second thing we got is the Hokkien noodles with prawn and then the third thing
is - you pronounce it…
Char Kway Teow.
What he said!
Because I can’t pronounce it even though I know Cantonese.
I had a chicken rice and it’s super good.
The portion is a little smaller but the price is pretty low for what it is, so I guess that’s
why it’s cheaper.
The Hainan Chicken Rice is really good.
The meat is really tender.
Hainan Chicken flavor that I’ve never had before, maybe because it’s Singapore style.
Now I’m eating the Char Kway Teow noodles and they’re so good!
It’s like a mix of flat rice noodles and then regular noodles, too.
In a way it’s similar to a pad see ew but not as sweet, but still sweet, but more savory,
and it’s spicy.
There’s Chinese sausage in there, there’s egg, there’s green onions.
And here we have a Hokkien Mee, it’s a Hokkien style noodle that has a little bit of chicken
and also prawn in it.
We got the limes here that we gotta squeeze over it.
I got a little bit of chili sauce on the side to make it extra spicy!
There’s two different kinds of noodles in there, there’s the big noodles and small
noodles.
There’s a sauce on the noodle that’s delicious.
And the nice little bit of a citrusiness from the lime: awesome!
Kaya toast is a traditional Singaporean breakfast, so it’s a must-eat when you’re here.
So we got 2 sets of Kaya toast, one of them is butter, which is the original one, and
then other one is sugar.
And then we got iced coffees and it comes with a soft-boiled egg.
The total was like $11 Singaporean, which is around $8 USD, which is not bad actually!
Oh my god this egg is so soft, oh my god, it’s so good.
It’s soft, but it’s not like spilling everywhere like a runny egg.
Well I haven’t popped it yet, so I don’t know, but the egg white itself is very, very
soft.
But it doesn’t go everywhere.
It’s like a congee in a way, but an egg.
We’re stopping in for the cheapest Michelin star meal in the world.
This is actually only $3.50 USD for a chicken rice here.
We’re at Liao Fan Hawker Chan, it started off actually a stall at a hawker centre, but
they became so popular they actually grew out into this full-on restaurant here.
Anyway, we ordered what they’re most known for, this is the chicken rice.
We also got a chicken noodle here with the soya sauce.
And we also just got some greens on the side.
And we got some cold teas on the side here.
This is not your traditional soy sauce, this has a different seasoning and flavor on it.
And it’s not that salty or sweet, I don’t know it’s just amazing.
The chicken is very tender!
Normally soy sauce is very salty, but the soy sauce that they use is not very salty,
but it gives it a really good flavor.
No wonder this place has a Michelin star, because it’s so unique the chicken and soy
sauce.
And we also got the chicken noodle, which is wonton noodles in here, which are egg noodles
usually.
The noodles are so good!
Oh my god, so good!
So fresh!
You can usually tell when noodles are really fresh and these are really, really fresh.
The soy sauce is so good!
If you come here, definitely recommend getting chicken rice, but I definitely recommend also
getting noodles, because the noodles are so good.
Amazing flavor on the noodle and I’m enjoying these noodles so much.
Actually, I’m enjoying the noodles more than the rice.
I’m a noodle person and these noodles are so good, you can tell it’s fresh, too!
We are at Jumbo Seafood!
The bibs here are not plastic: an upgrade from Boiling Crab.
And of course we gotta eat the iconic chilli crab in Singapore.
I don’t know if I’m delirious from being really jet lagged right now, but Singapore
garlic, which is in the spinach, is more fragrant than the US one.
It’s 6AM back in California and here I am eating chilli crab - that just arrived.
So we got the mantou, I think this one is fried, that’s why it’s like golden brown.
Super good!
This’ll be really good with the chilli crab sauce, and of course we got the chilli crab,
the world famous CHILLI CRAB!
We also got one of their really popular dishes, which is the golden salted egg yolk prawns.
So much sauce in here!
We can literally eat it with everything else we ordered.
The crab is cooked so well.
It’s cooked perfectly.
This flavor is very unique, so good, I can see why this is really popular here, Singapore!
Ugh!
This is probably one of the best crabs I’ve ever had, I’m not being dramatic, but this
is actually really, really damn good.
The sauce is so good!
This is the real reason why we came to Singapore: for the chilli crab!
It’s got a little bit of everything in there, it’s a little bit sweet, definitely got
some spice to it, it’s tangy, it’s crab, it’s good seafood.
This is awesome!
Jumbo Seafood has multiple locations in Singapore and also around the world, but we’re at
the one by the Riverwalk, it’s a pretty fun area.
And also chilli crab is considered like the “national dish” of Singapore because it’s
a really good representation of how culturally blended this place is.
Because you have some Chinese influence, Indian influence, Malay influence, and yeah it’s
a really fun dish.
You get to get your gloves on, get nice and messy, but this is delicious, this is so good!
You must, must, must try chilli crab if you’re visiting Singapore.
The next dish we’re trying is a spicy and creamy soup called laksa.
I’ve seen it everywhere and this is my first time trying it.
Here we go!
The broth is very creamy, it’s a little bit thick, and it’s also got a kick to it,
it’s pretty spicy.
And the noodles in here are pretty cool because they’re thick, but they’re cut really
short so you can actually catch them with a spoon like this so you don’t need chopsticks
or anything to eat them.
You can really eat the noodles and the broth in every bite with a spoon.
Super delicious and there’s also a bunch of shrimp in here, too.
This was not our first choice for a place to get laksa, even though we are still getting
it here.
The place we wanted to go was a place called Sungei Road, which is up in Little India.
And when we tried to go, they were actually closed, they close early.
So you don’t necessarily need to come to Toast Box to get it, I’m sure plenty of
hawker centres across Singapore have it, but laksa is definitely a must-try!
That’s gonna do it for must-eat Singaporean dishes.
Also, this is definitely a foodie destination so make sure to eat as much as you can while
you’re here.
Let us know in the comments if you tried any of these dishes and what you think of them.
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Bye!
See ya next time :)