Monthly Archives: June 2010
Roti John (White Man’s Bread)
Roti John is a Singaporean invention of onions, eggs, grilled meat, and spices spread on a loaf of French bread and grilled. Supposedly it was invented in the 1970s by a hawker named Shukor, whose Western customers always asked for … Continue reading
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Loving Hawker Centres
I’ve found a Westerner who loves hawker centres as much as I do. Every week during Malay class, I stared at him, bewitched by his goofy amusement, wishing I could take him home with me. Unfortunately, that might get me … Continue reading
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“You have a lucky forehead.”
I was sitting at my favorite frozen yogurt place yesterday, happily reunited with the internet (which isn’t working at my apartment), when a gentleman approached me and declared, “you have a lucky forehead.” He was an old Indian man, complete with … Continue reading
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KitKat Hunting
As previously noted in my post on crazy Pringles, I love finding unusual flavors of familiar products. At some point several years ago, I learned that Japan is home to numerous flavors of KitKats, none of which make an appearance … Continue reading
