Although there are chains after chains of restaurants in Singapore, I am sure most of you would agree most of the food are pretty much the same. After all, there are only so many ways you can prepare a US beef steak, Japan Bento sets, Korean Bibimbap, Italian pizza and so on.
Boring.
Unlike hawker food, there are basically endless varieties you can choose from when you step into hawker centers. Although hawker centers are not air-conditioned, and seats are hard to find during peak hours, the food there are good and economical for the most part.
If you are like me who has gotten sick and tired of restaurant food, below is a list of food that you must really try - especially if you are a tourist. :))
1. Hainanese Chicken Rice
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| Truly one of the most popular local hawker food in SG |
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| Just a simple Google search will reveal a few stalls in Singapore |
If you are new to Singapore, you really MUST try out this local delicacy. You can easily find it across hawker centers. If you really can't find any, refer to the above few that I screenshot from Google search portal.
2. Bak Kut Teh
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| Yet another DDMT (die die must try) food in Singapore |
Almost every hawker centers in Singapore have at least one Bak Kut Teh stall and personally I feel that the hawker center ones taste so much better than those in restaurants. So why spend that extra ten or more bucks (including GST) eating out at air-conditioned Bak Kut Teh restaurants when you can get a more authentic and more economical version everywhere else.
3. Indian Rojak
This food needs no introduction for local Singaporeans. I have not known anyone who has not eaten or tried Indian Rojak before. If you really have not tried it before, please, do yourself a favor, order one today. This dish can also be found at almost hawkers out there.
4. Fried Hokkien Mee
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| My favourite food of all time!! |
With the few locations listed inside the Google listing above, there is really no reason for you to miss trying out this local delicacy if you are new to Singapore. Try it and thou shall hath no regret...:)
5. Fried Carrot Cake (Chai Tow Kway)
I have been eating this food since I was six years of age and no, I have not grow sick of eating it at all. I personally like it fried in black sauce but the white one is equally yummy. Please never try this dish in restaurants, most of them will never be as nice as those in hawker centers. Trust me on this.
6. Satay
This is probably one of those food which my hubby and I have different opinions when it comes to which meat taste the best when dipped inside the peanut sauce. I like the mutton best and my hubby love only the pork and the chicken meat. Anyhow, please give it a shot if you are tourist and have never eaten a single stick of satay your entire life.
7. Roti Prata
There are many argument in the web where this food originate from but to me, who cares. My stomach wouldn't care any more than I do. :) Good food are meant to be eaten, and not to be argued about, ya?
8. Katong Laksa
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| Another one of my all time favorite local delicacy. |
!!! Nope, unlike typical Laksa, you do not need a chop stick to eat this bowl of delicious Laksa.
9. Char Kway Teow
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| How can any restaurant food beat hawker food like this one! |
My whole family is in love with this simple looking hawker food and although there are many version of it in Singapore, most of them taste the same. Refer to the above Google search listing if you can't find any decent one.
10. BBQ Sambal Sting Ray
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| This one SIMPLY rules them ALL! IMHO of course. |
As you can see by now, Singaporeans will never ever grow sick and tired of hawker center food - there are just too many to choose from and this post is only part 1 of the series of hawker food.
Meanwhile, make sure to go try out the above list of food and stay tuned for the next post.
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