Dried Anchovies are a much loved South East Asian ingredient. Known as Ikan Bilis in Malay, they are pungent, smell of the sea and packed with umami notes and flavour. You’ll find them in a few different sizes too, from the…
This Fried Okra with Lime and Chilli will make a believer out of you – no slime in sight! Okra has such an undeserved bad rep, just as much for its infamous gooey insides as its bland, almost negligible flavour.…
A modern icon, these are gigantic, vertical cyborg trees in Singapore’s Garden by The Bay. Measuring between 25m – 50m tall, they come alive in the evenings with a dazzling multicoloured light and music display. These supertrees are a mesmerising…
This chap is one of many vendors who sells the much loved Singaporean ice cream sandwich; scoops of flavoured ice cream wrapped up in rainbow coloured bread. Confession time: I never liked it as a child and cannot imagine liking…
Masjid Jamek or Jamek Mosque, is a sight to behold with its Moghul and Moorish inspired architecture. It was designed by a British Architect, Brigadier General Arthur Benison Hubback, who was responsible for quite a lot of architectural design in the…
Soy sauce is one of the oldest condiments in the world, made with fermented soy beans and various other ingredients. There are countless varieties, what with the low sodium ones on the market now too but, here, we concentrate on…