Singapore Noodles is a super quick dish of stirfried rice vermicelli noodles with vegetables and some sort of protein. BUT the defining character of the Singapore Noodles is the addition of curry powder, which is the prevalent flavour of this takeout dish. Singapore Noodles or Mei Fun – the very name is just plain wrong. […]
Singapore Beef and Seafood Hor Fun (Flat Rice Noodles in Gravy)
The Singapore Hor Fun is a classic hawker centre (street food) dish of Chinese origin. Soft, flat rice noodles on a bed of gloriously, silky and thick sauce, this is Singaporean Zi Char food at its best! Zi Char A Hokkien (a Chinese dialect) term referring to the Chinese stalls found in hawker centres and kopitiams […]
Bak Chor Mee (肉脞面), a very Singaporean Bowl of Noodles
There are noodles a-plenty, of course, all over East and South East Asia, but the way Bak Chor Mee is prepared and served, with its stewed mushrooms and various toppings, is pretty unique amongst its brethren! In Hokkien, Bak Chor Mee basically means minced meat noodles, the word bak in Hokkien, as I understood it, […]
Pad Thai Tamagoyaki, a fusion Thai-Japanese Amuse-Bouche
Pad Thai Tamagoyaki first appeared in publication in my Simply Singapore cookbook, as a bonus recipe, in anticipation of the next book. One of my many cookbooks in-waiting is a collection of original amuse-bouche recipes and ideas, many of which got christened over the years at catering jobs. However, I got snowed under by the increasing […]
Fideuà
Today’s dish, Fideuà is a cousin of the famous Paella, made with pretty much the same ingredients but, instead of rice, Fideuà noodles provide the starch. More often than not, it’s a seafood dish, brimming with mussels, scallops, prawns, clams and anything else the cook desires, with a hint of vegetables like capsicum, leek and […]
Mohinga, a Burmese Noodle Soup Snack
Scroll down for recipe and video tutorial. Burma or Myanmar, mysterious and much maligned, the latter, sadly, deservedly so for the various atrocities carried out by its military leaders. Despite coming out of the cold and having an elected president in the form of President Thein Sein, the troubles don’t look like they’ll be easing anytime soon. BUT this […]
