Singapore Cuisine: Authentic Singaporean Hawker Foods To Die For

Singapore is a hot spot of international cuisines and the so-called hawkers. Singapore cuisine offers a mixture of Southern Indian, Malay, Chinese, and Indonesian style of dishes. As it has been reported that the country is an expensive place for expats to spend a vacation, there are still lots of options of dishes to try without breaking your bank.

Here are some of the authentic Singapore Hawkers that one must try:

Lao Sim shredded chicken and Fish Dumpling Noodles

Visit Toa Payoh that offers original Singaporean dumplings, The Guardian reports. This Singapore cuisine that costs £4.50 or $6.89 is made with beaten white fish and stuffed with mince meat and fried dried sole.

Fried Carrot Cake

Fried Carrot Cake is an authentic Singapore cuisine made with preserved radish (chai poh), eggs, and white radish flour cake. The well known dish in Malaysia and Singapore comes in black version with sweet sauce or molasses added and a crunchy version with the cake fried on top of a beaten egg. This dish is offered in several stores, including Carrot Cake, He Zhong Carrot Cake, Hai Sheng Carrot Cake and Fu Ming Carrot Cake, according to SethLui.

Dimsum

Dimsum in Singapore is called Dian Xin. Dimsum comes in a set of small dishes that include BBQ Pork Bun, Xiao Long Bao, Chee Chong Fun, Siew Mai, and many more. This Singapore cuisine can be ordered at popular stores such as Swee Choon Tim Sum, Tim Ho Wan and Wen Dao Shi.

Wanton Mee

Wanton Mee is a Singapore cuisine cooked with noodles. Although Hong Kong cuisine has a big influence on Singaporean dishes, noodles in Singapore are eaten mostly dry and just garnished with sweet sauce, wanton dumplings, pork and served with a soup.

Singapore cuisine such as Hawkers are great options to eat while in the country. Travelers would find great pleasure in trying different street foods in Singapore, which are not only cheap, but also tasty and nutritious.