Surprising History of Satay in Singapore, Malaysia & Indonesia

Warong Sate Kendal in Batam, Indonesia

Satay (known as sate in Indonesia) is a popular BBQ dish found everywhere in Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia. Satay is one of Indonesia's national dishes.

History of Laksa Siglap • Origins of the Other Singapore Laksa & its Johore Sultanate Roots

When you ask Singaporeans about laksa, most will immediately think of Nyonya or Peranakan laksa. It is the Malay - Chinese fusion curry laksa attributed to Peranakan (Malay for "local born"), exemplified by Katong laksa. Katong laksa has an interesting history.

History of Curry Puff & Epok Epok in Singapore & Malaysia

Swees Epok Epok in Batam

Food can tell us a lot about our history. When we munch on our favourite epok epok and curry puff, we are tasting a legacy of Portuguese, Dutch and English rule in Malaysia and Singapore for over half a millennia.

History of Singapore Chili Crab · From Pong Teng - Sua Ti - Palm Beach - Roland Restaurant to National Culinary Icon

Ban Leong Wah Hoe Seafood

In Singapore, chili crab is almost synonymous with seafood. I mean, if you go to a seafood restaurant in Singapore today, you will be hard pressed to spot any table that doesn't have a big serving of that flaming red chili crab dish at the centre of the table.

History of Roti John. A Legacy of British Forces in Singapore

Image credit: Singapore Memory Project

Before there were hamburgers in Singapore there was Roti John. Though a relatively new creation, Roti John is a popular and commonly found hawker dish in Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia today.

Boneless Carp Fish Head in Yangzhou, Huaiyang Cuisine 拆烩鲢鱼头

Boneless Silver Carp Head is an iconic dish in Huaiyang cuisine 淮揚菜 which is one of the Four Great Traditions in Chinese cuisine (which includes Cantonese, Shandong and Sichuan cuisines).

History of Curry Fish Head ● Not from India ● Truly Singapore Indian - Chinese Fusion Dish

Kam Long curry fish head, Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Created in 1949, curry fish head is a relatively new dish but it is deeply entrenched in Singapore food culture and its place in Singapore's culinary pantheon is undisputed (along with chicken rice, bak kut teh, Katong laksa, chili crab, etc).

Malaysian Wonderful Papa Bak Kut Teh in Taipei 萬得富爸爸肉骨茶

All three biggest brands of Singapore bak kut teh were in Taiwan by 2019 but Malaysian bak kut teh shop Wonderful Papa Bak Kut Teh 萬得富爸爸肉骨茶 squeaked in ahead of them, securing a foothold in Taipei since 2017. Till today, Wonderful Papa is still the only Malaysian style bak kut teh shop in Taiwan.

Original Bak Kut Teh Recipe of our Fathers • Re-creating Coolie Tea

Bak kut teh 肉骨茶 is one of Singapore's food icons (along with chicken rice, chili crab, Katong laksa etc). Yet, nobody knows now what the original bak kut teh was like. There are no written records except for anecdotes and grandfather stories diluted through five generations. There is also no precursor in China as bak kut teh is uniquely Nanyang.

MAD ABOUT SUCRE Home Delivery

Hearing the good news that Mad About Sucre is opened for home delivery, we ordered lunch quickly as MAD is one of our favourite Singapore restaurants. Yeah.... we are crazy MAD fans.