Uniquely Singaporean Food

[jw5]

Just thinking whether there is any food which we can call "uniquely Singaporean".
As in food that either originated from Singapore or can now be found or sold only in Singapore, besides obscure places.

Food like "Hainanese Chicken Rice" is obviously one of of SG's most famous food, but it certainly did not originate from SG, and can be found all over the world.
One of my favourite food "Thunder Tea Rice" originated from China, not sure where it can be found now, but definitely from there.

I was thinking of these possibilities:

-- chwee kway, the one with chai por
-- soon kway, png kway, koochai (chives) kway. This is probably from China and still can be found there, but not sure.
-- laksa with hum and chor bee hoon, not the Penang style one or the curry noodles with chicken.
-- bak chor mee and fishball mee. Different versions can be found in Malaysia, Taiwan, China, etc, but not our version?
-- sliced fish soup?
-- chilli crab and black pepper crab, did they originate here?
-- bak kut teh, did it originate here?
-- soup tulang?

 

[Agoraphobic]

Indian Rojak.

Never been to India, anyone seen it thereÉ

Cheers!

 

[chonburifc]

how about,

-- Lor Mee
-- Prawn Mee Soup
-- Fried Prawn Mee
-- Hokkien Mee
-- Yong Tau Hoo

 

[ginfreely]

Chee cheong fun, the Msia and HK ones not the same sauce.

 

[jw5]

Indian Rojak.

Never been to India, anyone seen it thereÉ

Cheers!

Not sure about indian rojak.
Even for the chinese version of rojak, there was once I went to a KL foodcourt and had a version of the rojak there.
More chinese style with prawn paste, but it tasted very different from the SG version.
Different ingredients too, mainly fruits.

 

[jw5]

how about,

-- Lor Mee
-- Prawn Mee Soup
-- Fried Prawn Mee
-- Hokkien Mee
-- Yong Tau Hoo

Lor mee SG version I have never seen sold anywhere else.
The others I'm sure the Malaysians wil lay claim to them.
Definitely the fried hokkien mee with black sauce.

 

[Narong Wongwan]

Tulang - one and only

Yu Sheng.
Ba Kwa.

 

[Fishypie]

Oh , how about Mee Siam Mai Hump ?..

 

[jw5]

Chee cheong fun, the Msia and HK ones not the same sauce.

The Malaysia and HK ones they use more soya sauce tasting sauce rather than the chilli and sweet sauce, which we also use for yong tau foo.
Usually also have some char siew or prawn inside as well, whereas SG version is still more commonly the plain one.

 

[chonburifc]

-- Kan Chia Mee (Rickshaw noodle)
-- Poh Piah
-- Tau Suan (Soya Bean Dessert)
-- Ngor Heong (5 fragrance)
-- Zhu Zha Tang (Pork Spare parts soup)

 

[jw5]

Tulang - one and only

Yu Sheng.
Ba Kwa.

Yu sheng still not common worldwide even in chinaman countries............... just hasn't caught on.
Not sure if Bak kwa originated from SG but it has definitely caught on big time in chinaman countries especially HK.

Bros, any comments about my original list, including the kwehs, bak chor mee, bak kut teh, fish soup?

 

[zeddy]

Yes, soup tulang is from Spore.. Heard from old timers that the dish was created back in the 70s.. The creator of soup tulang is still doin his roaring business in GM hawker Ctr.. Once asked a local Mama taxi driver about the Soup Tulang.. Told me that it was originally mutton soup.. The chap then tried adding few spices and chillies to the soup and it then turned out to be red in colour.. He named it Soup Tulang and tried selling it at his GM hawker ctr stall in the, and it turned out to be a stunning success..

 

[chonburifc]

Yu sheng still not common worldwide even in chinaman countries............... just hasn't caught on.
Not sure if Bak kwa originated from SG but it has definitely caught on big time in chinaman countries especially HK.

Bros, any comments about my original list, including the kwehs, bak chor mee, bak kut teh, fish soup?

Think Bak Kut Teh also claimed by Malaysia.
Fish soup a little generic because it's just fish slice with soup.
Bak Chor Mee is quite unique.
Think all the kuays you mentioned has origin from Fujian.

 

[Fishypie]

Wonder anyone here stiLL remember the MaLay's 'Kachang pooL' ; the chickpeas' based thick gravy that is served
with sunny side up egg then you dip them with bread ?..

 

[zhihau]

Just thinking whether there is any food which we can call "uniquely Singaporean".
As in food that either originated from Singapore or can now be found or sold only in Singapore, besides obscure places.

bro,
no where else in this world can you find "mee siam mai hum"

 

[zeddy]

Wonder anyone here stiLL remember the MaLay's 'Kachang pooL' ; the chickpeas' based thick gravy that is served
with sunny side up egg then you dip them with bread ?..

Yes the kachang pool.. My mom in law's Indon maid would sometimes buy one from Geylang Serai food ctr to Ta Pao back home.. She knows about the good food at Geylang since she always spend her Sunday off days at City Plaza.. She did told me she yet to see a Kachang Pool back in her native Indonesia..

 

[chonburifc]

jw5! Bloody hell! Why you start a thread like this at this hour??!! Now my saliva drooling liaoz. ....

Here's some more
-- Duck Noodle Soup
-- Fishball Kway Teow Soup
-- Satay Bee Hoon
-- Salted Vegetable Duck Soup (Giam Chye Ark)
-- Fish Head Curry

 

[chonburifc]

bro,
no where else in this world can you find "mee siam mai hum"

Oxley Rise maybe have.

 

[jw5]

Think Bak Kut Teh also claimed by Malaysia.
Fish soup a little generic because it's just fish slice with soup.
Bak Chor Mee is quite unique.
Think all the kuays you mentioned has origin from Fujian.

Bro, bkt u are probably right.
The kwehs could be teochew rather than fujian kweh, hence could be from Chaozhou or somewhere else.
In your second list, zhuzha tang could be interesting. I'm sure u can get it in Thailand these days, but it may have been from SG.
Poh pia I think is originated from China. Even now when u go to China and Taiwan, can get different versions of poh pia, some sweet, some savoury.
Different ingredients, mang guang, meat, peanuts, also got, and this is not even the fried ones.

 

[po2wq]

<div class="bbcode_container"><div class="bbcode_quote"><div class="quote_container"><div class="bbcode_quote_container"></div><div class="bbcode_postedby"><img title="Quote" src="images/misc/quote_icon.png" alt="Quote"> Originally Posted by <strong>jw5</strong><a href="showthread.php?p=1117416#post1117416" rel="nofollow"><img title="View Post" class="inlineimg" src="images/buttons/viewpost-right.png" alt="View Post"></a></div><div class="message">... Bros, any comments about my original list, including the kwehs, bak chor mee, bak kut teh, fish soup?</div></div></div></div>Fish soup a little generic because it's just fish slice with soup ...

can + c-food soup 2 fish soup ...

never c dem in msia ...