Fried Hokkien Mee (Prawn noodles)

I learnt a lot from this. And I will respect our hawker chefs every more. One of the tricks to good Fried Hokkien Mee, I think, is fried prawn heads and shells. Heads and shells, fried till crisp, then made into a stock, boosted with some pork or chicken bones....

Enaq : Prata of the West

Jalan Kayu, and Casuarina is nice. But I am out to prove a point. There is good food in the West, the real half of Singapore, where the industries are, people work, and live :). Must I always drive halfway around the island, struggle for scare parking lots, jostle for...

My first Roti Prata

Why do my own? Cause I want plain prata, the right (coiled) way, and I want my egg “plastered”. If you understand me, we share a common language! For the uninitiated, roti prata is a popular Singapore hawker dish, an unleavened flatbread of Indian origins,...
Chilli Crab : Blind Recipe

Chilli Crab : Blind Recipe

Chilli Crab. One of Singapore’s national dishes. A dish with an air of mystique, of secret recipes that are never written down. Something that we queue for, and argue over. Here’s my blind attempt at chilli crab – a recipe I tried on the spur of the...

Fun with Beef Hor Fun

Hor Fun FunThis is something I should probably leave to the professionals. The good guys at any of the many Tze Char stalls that dot our land. Its good, cheap and fuss-free. But I always wanted to try it. To get that prefect, charred, delicious Hor Fun at home....