Why is it that the most expensive food I get to eat in Singapore is peranakan?
Wait, what is peranakan food? It is fusion cusine, a combination of Chinese ingredients with Indonesian and Malaysian spices and cooking techniques (as described by The Culture Trip).
Good thing I was not the one paying for the dinners there (it’s usually company dinner) since these restaurants are either highly rated locally or has obtained at least one Michelin star, therefore, $$$ 🤑🤑🤑.
I love peranakan vegetable dishes. They’re cooked in a way that seems very familiar to the taste buds (Southeast Asian taste) but it’s alien in some sense because it is not my daily fare in Manila. Or I don’t get to eat them in Manila.
IndoCafe along Scotts Road. This photo is owned by callmecreation.com and can be found on @callmecreation on Instagram
True Blue Cuisine along Armenian Road. This photo is owned by callmecreation.com and can be found on @callmecreation on Instagram
True Blue Cuisine along Armenian Road. This photo is owned by callmecreation.com and can be found on @callmecreation on Instagram
I wasn’t able to take a picture of the okra dish I fell in love with in Blue Ginger. It was cooked in coconut milk but was spicy like it had a good helping of sambal.
I also forgot to take a picture of the fish curry I had in IndoCafe. That shows how busy I was, stuffing my face with good food.
While Indonesian food is not peranakan, I am lumping it together with peranakan to save me one blog post (yes I’m that lazy).
I went to Pagi Sore (“Morning Afternoon”) along Telok Ayer twice with co-workers.
Indonesian food at Pagi Sore along Telok Ayer. This photo is owned by callmecreation.com and can be found on @callmecreation on Instagram
Indonesian food at Pagi Sore along Telok Ayer. This photo is owned by callmecreation.com and can be found on @callmecreation on Instagram
Indonesian food at Pagi Sore along Telok Ayer. This photo is owned by callmecreation.com and can be found on @callmecreation on Instagram
Indonesian food at Pagi Sore along Telok Ayer. This photo is owned by callmecreation.com and can be found on @callmecreation on Instagram
I liked peranakan food that I bought a jar of sambal so I can stir fry kangkong with sambal, pinakbet with sambal… every ginisang gulay with sambal.
I’m getting hungry.