Ooh 麻辣, a homegrown local brand of Mala chips, is back into the limelight with another spicy snack. Their chips are peppered with traditional spices such as dried chilli, peppercorns, ginger and fennel. Feel the tingling and numbing sensation as you bite into each chip. If you can eat chilli sambal on its own, you are pretty much ready for these Mala chips – and their new spicy snack. So, after Mala chips and Mala Chocolate ice cream, what’s next? It’s MALA FISH SKIN! Ooh MALA Fish Skin This is their latest product which is not available at their shop or online yet. However, you can get your hands on…
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The Art of Eating Kaya Toast with Half-boiled Eggs
Recently, I’ve written a blog post about the differences between Singapore-style and German-style breakfast eggs. While I was doing my research on kaya toast and eggs, I was amazed by the heavenly combination of taste when the kaya toast comes together with kaya, butter and eggs. I found the simplicity of ingredients and flavours so beautiful. And because kaya toast is so readily available in Singapore, we as Singaporeans sometimes forget how delicious this Singaporean (or Malaysian) breakfast item could taste. It’s A Heavenly Combo The three main components to this simple yet perfect breakfast set is the kaya toast, half-boiled eggs and coffee (or Kopi, as Singaporeans would lovingly…
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Design Orchard: Made in Singapore for the World
#SupportLocalSG The #SupportLocalSG movement is going strong this year especially with the new establishment, Design Orchard. There’s finally a dedicated retail and lifestyle space for local designers and brands to showcase their merchandises. Now our numerous homegrown brands can finally take centre stage at the very heart of Singapore’s popular shopping district, Orchard Road. With all the local brands housed under one roof, it makes it so much easier for us to shop for local products. Design Orchard This is an integrated retail and incubation space which comprises of a retail showcase, an incubation workspace for designers, and a rooftop amphitheatre. Design Orchard is spearheaded by Enterprise Singapore, JTC and…
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Pryce Tea: How Singapore’s Heritage can be represented by teas and cookies
Pryce Tea Any food item, which encompasses our historical or cultural roots, is worth celebrating for. If you have heard of Gryphon tea, you would have also heard of Pryce Tea. Both Gryphon Tea and Pryce Tea are subsidiaries brands of Lim Lam Thye Pte Ltd, a Singapore-based tea manufacturer with over 100 years of heritage in this tea industry. I adore their unique bespoke tea blends which often feature a concoction of beautiful floral notes that help calms the body, mind and soul. To simply put, their floral-infused teas are like perfumed teas that will also tickle your taste buds and your sense of smell. It goes the same…
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Have A Bak Kwa Meal at Bee Cheng Hiang Grillery
The Land of Bakkwa Home-grown brand, Bee Cheng Hiang, is now offering more than just Barbecued Pork slices (Bakkwa or rougan) and other popular local snacks. You can expect to indulge in Bakkwa at a whole new level at their flagship store, Bee Cheng Hiang Grillery at Serangoon Road. Bakkwa is no longer just a delicacy that is consumed during special occasions like Chinese New Year. People now consume this salty-sweet dried meat (similar to jerky) all year round. And Bee Cheng Hiang made ‘Bakkwa’ even fancier by incorporating Bakkwa as a key ingredient into contemporary fusion dishes. To me, it was a revelation as I never knew that Bakkwa…
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The Orchard Cafe’s all-new Heritage-Inspired Buffet
The Orchard Cafe After a major facelift, this iconic buffet restaurant – The Orchard Cafe – is now looking swanky with its naturally-lit indoor bar with floor-to-ceiling windows. With this new enhancement, they are now welcoming diners with their new signature buffet, featuring heritage-inspired local creations to chef-curated cuisines from around the world. Some of the local dishes are amped up with exquisite ingredients to excite our local tastebuds. The chef behind this new buffet lineup is none other than Executive Chef Bryce Li who used to head the kitchen at Beast and Butterflies, which has been ranked among the world’s top 10 restaurants in the 2017 Great Hotel Restaurants…
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Plentyfull Turns Ugly Food into Beautiful Wholesome Meals
I’m one of those who hate wasting food. I would hear my mum’s voice echoing in my head on how the poor had to live with hunger as I stared into my half-eaten plate of food. Perhaps I should not have overorder or pile up my plate with too much food. Sounds familiar? Food waste is one thing and food insecurity is another. Do you know that there are certain sections of the society in Singapore who do not have or are not confident of having access to nutritious food for a healthy living? Food Insecurity in Singapore According to a Lien Centre for Social Innovation study, food insecurity can…
