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<\/p>\nI love food. And I love Singapore.<\/p>\n
Yes, there\u2019s more than just Chicken Rice that you\u2019ll love in this country.\u00a0 \u00a0It’s the place for all salted-egg-flavored food, creamy chili food, curries, duck rice and the most affordable breakfast staple – the “economic beehoon”\u00a0 and lunch – the “economic rice”.<\/p>\n
It’s that delightfully exquisite common food – hence “economic” –\u00a0 of rice or beehoon layered with your choice of fish cakes and other dishes,\u00a0 soaked with the shop’s signature yellow curry sauce,\u00a0 topped with your preferred amount of ‘sambal’ chili,\u00a0 wrapped in brown wax paper bound by a rubber band and carried in a small plastic bag, hence the “packet”, “tapao” or “takeaway” food.\u00a0 These were not introduced to me when I was a tourist.\u00a0 And it can be as cheap as S$3.50 for 1 meal.<\/p>\n
Personally, I drool over anything wrapped in brown wax paper.\u00a0 Like the briyani rice with a quarter chicken leg or the falling-off-the-bone mutton with papadums.\u00a0 It always goes well with Teh Tarik.\u00a0<\/p>\n
And where else can you get your “kopi” in a plastic bag with a straw?\u00a0 (Very similar to how we buy softdrinks in sari-sari stores back home)<\/p>\n
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Kopi\u00a0<\/strong>:\u00a0 the basic version is hot brewed coffee with condensed milk and sugar<\/p>\n Kopi-O<\/strong> :\u00a0 \u00a01:1 blend of coffee and water plus 1 teaspoon of sugar<\/p>\n Kopi-O Kosong\u00a0<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cKosong\u201dmeans \u201cempty\u201d in Malay.\u00a0 \u00a0So this is just equal parts of coffee and water, no sugar<\/p>\n Kopi-C\u00a0<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a03:2:1 blend of coffee, water and evaporated milk.\u00a0 Take note that \u201cC\u201d in Kopi-C stands for \u201cCarnation\u201d<\/p>\n Kopi-siu-dai\u00a0<\/strong>:\u00a0 \u00a0\u201cSiu Dai\u201dis Hokkien for \u201cless sweet\u201d.\u00a0 \u00a01:2 blend of coffee to water, paired with condensed milk and a dash of sugar.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here is page 1 of my favorite Singapore food list and where to find them.\u00a0 You can find page 2 in the \u201cHow to Survive in Singapore without Breaking your Budget\u201d<\/p>\n\t