Singapore Cuisine & Recipes

Typical Singaporean Dishes

Appetizers

• Ngo Hiang (5-Spice pork & shrimp rolls)
• Popiah (Malay-style fresh spring rolls)
• Siu Mai (Steamed pork-filled wonton wrappers)

Soups & Stews

• Laksa Lemak (Rice noodles in coconut gravy with seafood)
• Soto Ayam (Chicken soup)

Salads

• Raita (Cooling yogurt dishes)
• Yu Sang (New Year's salad)

Noodles & Dumplings

• Char Kway Teow (Stir-fried rice noodles with shrimp)
• Hokkien Mie (Hokkien-style noodles)
• Mee Siam (Rice vermicelli with seafood & vegetables)
• Singapore Noodles (Rice noodles with meat & vegetables in a curry sauce)
• Yangchow Chow Fun (Yangchow fried rice noodles)

Poultry

• Hai Nan Ji Fan (Hainanese poached chicken with rice)
• Hauyou Gai (Oyster sauce chicken)
• Tandoori Murgh (Yogurt marinated & broiled chicken)
• Yuan Sai Man Gai (Coriander chicken)

Meats

• Rendang Daging (Beef simmered in coconut milk)
• Satay Babi (Pork satay)

Fish & Seafood

• Chiu Yip Kar Li Yu (Curried fish in banana leaves)
• Chun Yau Ching Har (Shrimp with Scallions)
• Dau Shi Ching Yu (Fish steamed with black beans)
• Fish Head Curry (Spicy curry with coconut milk)
• Har Lok (Shrimp in tomato Sauce)
• Ladah Merah Ketam Singapore (Chili Crab)
• Udang Goreng Asam (Tamarind shrimp)

Vegetables & Beans

• Aloo Gobi Matar (Potatoes with cauliflower & peas)
• Gado-gado (Vegetables in peanut sauce)

Breads & Grains

• Murtabak (Griddle bread filled with spiced meat)
• Nasi Lemak (Coconut milk rice)
• Zarda (Sweet saffron rice pilaf)

Pickles & Preserves

• Acar Ketimun (Cucumber pickle)

Desserts

• Kuih Lopis (Glutinous rice with coconut)

Beverages

• Singapore Sling (Gin & fruit juice cocktail)