Listen in on a group of Singaporeans, and you will find that one way or another, the topic will lead to food. Many Singaporeans discuss "What to Eat?" before the meal, "How's the food?" during the meal, and "Where's even better!" after they are done!

Most Singaporeans are deeply passionate about food as one of the best things about Singapore is the huge range of foods that the various communities have brought with them when they migrated here. These recipes have evolved to form a truly unique Singaporean or Regional style that cannot be found in their own original countries.

All these foods are easily available in Hawker Centres or Food Courts in Singapore. The range may be intimidating - but don't let that stop you!

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The Following is a guide of our favourite foods in Singapore!

Indian Food and Drinks

Nasi Briyani
A savoury rice, steeped in spices, cooked with chicken or mutton curry.

Mee Goreng
Fried noodles in Tomato Sauce, served usually with crispy cucumbers on the side.

Indian Rojak
A wide range of tasty offerings that you can pick and choose from. Our personal favourites are the fried beancurd, potatoes, prawn fritters, fish cake and vadai.

Fish Head Curry
A spicy regional creation that's bound to leave you emotionally teary-eyed. Lethal combination of creamy fish, brinjal, lady's fingers and tomatoes.

Prata/Murtabak
Watch the prata man fling his prata as he creates the crispy layers in this light pastry. Available with ingredients such as egg, and onions. A Murtabak is a huge prata with meat or sardines inside it.

Naan
Fragrant flour patties baked in a stone oven

Vadai
A Fried Lentil Donut. Sometimes served with green chilli to give a bit of an edge.

Lassi
Cooling Yogurt drink, can be sweet or salty. Great to sooth the palate after a spicy meal.

Teh Halia
Tea with ginger syrup. Sweet with a "warm" aftertaste. Supposed to be great for a gassy stomach!

Teh Tarik
A Spectacle to see the "Tarik" man pull the tea from one metal mug to another even before you get to sip at this creamy and foamy milk tea.

Chinese Food and Drinks

Prawn Mee Soup
Savoury Prawn Stock Soup noodles served with sweet prawns!

Fried Hokkien Mee
Fried Noodles with egg and served with prawns as well. Probably major cause of high cholestrol. Definitely sinful but worth it!

Char Kway Teow (Fried Kway Teow)
Another sinful dish with rice noodles fried with sweet soy sauce and egg. Also includes juicy cockles and beansprouts to add texture!

Yong Tao Foo
Range of beancurd, fishcakes, fishballs, and other stuff that you can have with your noodles either with soup or dry.

Hainanese Chicken Rice
Another regional concoction. Tasty rice cooked with spices and chicken stock served with smooth and tender chicken pieces. Truly Hainanese stalls will serve the chicken deboned.

Char Siew Rice
Sweetly marinated barbequed pork slices served with white rice smothered in a thick savoury sauce.

Steamboat
Communal Boiling Soup where everyone dips in raw stuff, such as fish, beef, sea cucumber, to cook as the soup boils. Great for gatherings.

Rojak
Ingredients such as pineapple, turnip, dough fritters, bean sprouts mixed in a sweet shrimp paste and lots of peanuts!

Fried Carrot Cake
Two types of fried carrot cake are available : White or Black. The white carrot cake is a creamy flat omelette with melt in the mouth carrot cake. The Black carrot cake is pieces of carrot cake stir fried with sweet soy sauce and egg.

Mi Jiang Kway (Peanut Pancake)
Heavenly when made fresh. A Thick (Or sometimes Crispy, depending on preference) pancake with a filling of sweet crushed peanuts and sugar.

Malay Food and Drinks

Nasi Padang
Literally translated to "plain rice", you can select from various dishes to accompany a plate of plain rice. A wholesome and tasty lunch!

Mutton/Beef Rendang

Mutton or Beef steeped in spices and cooked till tender. Very flavoursome indeed!

Begedil

A traditional Malay fried potato patty.

Mee Siam

Light vermicelli soaked in a delightful gravy that is fusion of sweet, sour and spicy.

Nasi Lemak

Fragrant coconut rice served usually with fried fish, fried anchovies, egg and chicken wing. But the most important of them all, is the special Sambal Chilli that brings out the flavour of this local favourite.

Peranakan Food and Drinks

Kueh Pie Ti
Tasty succulent boiled radish served in a cute little crispy biscuit container

Nonya Kueh
A wide variety of sweet cakes, mostly steamed and very 'lemak'(coconut - rich)! Multi-coloured in appearance, the Nonyas (women of Peranakan origins) outdo themselves with this tasty dessert that looks as good as they taste!

Laksa
Soft white noodles cooked in a spicy rich gravy, often topped with juicy cockles and pieces of fried beancurd.

Tauhu Telor

Egg and beancurd mixed and fried into a "birdnest" that is crunchy then melts in your mouth!

Lontong

Steamed rice cakes served with Sayur Lodeh. The "Lontong" actually refers to the rice cakes often steamed in bamboo.

Sayur Lodeh

Vegetables cooked in rich coconut gravy

Satay & Ketupat

Marinated meat skewered on a stick for dipping into rich peanut sauce before eating.

Tauhu Goreng
Fried bean curd served with a sweet peanut sauce and garnished with plenty of vegetables!

Mee Rebus

Wheat noodles served in a thick, spicy yet sweet gravy. The aroma of this dish alone can fill you up!

Eurasian Food and Drinks

Sugee Cakes
Devil's Curry