Singapore

This salad is bright and refreshing. It has Indian roots and hails from a 1970s cookbook entitled ‘Singapore Food: A spicy journey through the history and wizardry of Singapore cooking’.

I am pretty sure that Singapore Curry Noodles are not “authentic” Singaporean cuisine. But who cares! Does it taste good? Yes. Should you make it for dinner? Yes. Let’s go!

I think of this as a savory fruit salad.

Singaporean food is a blend of all kinds of delicious.

Apparently the Singapore Sling is a hotly debated cocktail with a hundred origin stories and no agreement on what the original recipe is nor what the best modern version is. However the debate turns out, I land on the side of delicious. 

It is hard to say what is truly "Singaporean" cuisine. What I do know is that Singaporean cuisine is vibrant, complex, and incorporates many different cultures including influences Malay, Chinese, Indonesian, Indian, Peranakan and Western traditions. I tried my best for this race to find some definitively Singaporean dishes. See what you think!

I love all kinds of Spring Rolls. Fresh Thai spring rolls with shrimp or tofu dipped in sweet chili or peanut sauce, fried Chinese spring rolls with cabbage and carrots dipped in sweet and sour sauce, Philipino lumpia with their crispy edges and delicious porkiness. With thier own unique character, these are a new addition to this list of loves! 

Kaya toast is an extremely popular breakfast and snack throughout Singapore and Malaysia.

Singapore is on my short list of far-off countries to visit. As well as my short list for F1 races to go to.