Monthly Archives: January 2010
Signs from Singapore: Non-Flatulent Technology Rice
Seriously? QQ Rice is a Taiwanese company whose main product is a rice roll – you pick a type of rice, choose some fillings, and they wrap it into a little ball for you. Kind of like inside-out sushi in … Continue reading
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Dish of the Day: Ice Kachang
According to Makansutra, Ice Kachang is “Singapore’s favourite dessert.” I don’t know if that’s true or not, but it’s certainly Singapore’s most colorful dessert. It’s a mountain of shaved ice coated with different syrups, and then topped with creamed corn … Continue reading
Why I Love Singapore
You’re expecting me to talk about food, aren’t you? Yes, that is one of the many reasons (let me count the ways…), but I also love Singapore because I’m forever stumbling upon interesting events/sights. Thanks in part to Singapore’s multicultural … Continue reading
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I Might Get Kicked Out of Singapore
I have something to say that may get my visa revoked. I don’t like Chicken Rice. Now that I’ve confessed, I won’t be surprised if the Singaporean Super Secret Chicken Rice Police come for me tonight under the cover of … Continue reading
Dish of the Day: Popiah
What it is: Hokkien-style fresh spring rolls – a rice flour wrapper spread with chilli and a garlicky, but sweet soy sauce and stuffed with lettuce, bean sprouts, crumbled egg, crushed peanuts, and cooked daikon (or possibly jicama – the … Continue reading
Signs from Singapore: Eminent Frog Porridge
I haven’t had frog porridge yet, but some friends are planning to take me to a place they like. I don’t think it’s this one, which is unfortunate – at least according to the sign. Regardless, I’m looking forward to … Continue reading
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Of Fish Heads and Chilli Crabs
I haven’t posted in awhile because I returned to the States for the holidays. Now that I’m back in Singapore and have hopefully readjusted to the time difference, I’ll be updating at least twice a week…or so the plan goes. … Continue reading
