Weekend in Singapore: The eating part

Optional snack at
7 Eleven

When Brendan's business travel included Singapore we decided to meet up there. He was counting on 9 memorable meals. So what was the first food we encountered? A mashed potato dispenser. A sign of cutting edge Singapore or its tolerance for all tastes?

For breakfast the best choices are found at hawkers centres and at the end of a long line. Luckily, we came after the Tekka centre had finished "spring cleaning."

The longest line was at a paratha stand. An excellent choice; we went there every morning. Brendan supplemented his paratha with a dosa. No question - he was a happy diner.

rava masala dosa

Banana paratha, chili sauce,

 

masala tea

The first night we had dinner at Chinese restaurant close to the Albert Village Court Hotel where we were staying. (Pleasant enough and very convenient). The winning dish was the peppered beef.

On Saturday we joined friends at Anjappar. The yellow dal was outstanding - our host, Yoga, said that he had yet to figure out and duplicate the dal's spicing. The next night we ate at Banana Leaf Apolo and had a Kasimiri pulao was terrific. So when we come back to S'pore we have some dishes to repeat and new ones to look forward to.

As we walked over to the Indian restaurants we encountered throngs of Indian men, who work on construction projects. The lines at Western Union were long. The men seemed to be meeting with friends - talking and smoking, not eating at the restaurants. Their lives are surely very different from the lives of typical Singaporeans.

The garlic delivery truck represents Singapore's cuisine, at least better than the mashed potato dispenser.