Paid Post

18 Strangely Wonderful Things You Can Eat In Singapore

All of these things are real. Impress your mouth with a trip to the world's most delicious destination: strangely wonderful Singapore.

YourSingapore
by YourSingapore

Brand Publisher

1. You can start the day with Kaya Toast.

TENGKU BAHAR / Getty Images

It's a breakfast favourite in Singapore: soft-boiled eggs; strong, sweetened coffee; and Kaya toast. Kaya toast is heavenly comfort food: simple white toast covered in layers of butter, and delicious, creamy coconut jam. Have breakfast like a local and dip the toast in your runny eggs.

2. You can feast on a fragrant Fish Head Curry.

Douglas LeMoine (CC BY-ND http://2.0) / Via Flickr: kindee

If you find it strange having a Red Snapper head floating in your curry, you'll get over it once you taste this wonderful Singaporean dish. Each ethnic group has its own unique take on the dish, mixing fragrant spices of a South Indian curry with a fish head — a Chinese delicacy.

3. Or try some Fish Ball Noodle Soup.

Alpha (CC BY-SA http://2.0) / Via Flickr: avlxyz

Spongy minced-up fish, rolled into balls and served over a bowl of soup and rice noodles? Yes please. This fresh, simple soup is a staple at many hawker centers and is the perfect dish for when you feel like something light.

4. You can snack on Popiah.

insatiablemunch (CC BY http://2.0) / Via Flickr: insatiablemunchies

These are the Singaporean version of fresh spring rolls. Fresh and crunchy and delicious, and another favourite to be found at the hawker stands.

5. Or order some Claypot Frog Legs.

6. You can try a plate of Rojak.

Alpha (CC BY-SA http://2.0) / Via Flickr: avlxyz

"Rojak" means "mixture" in Malay and is traditionally a sticky, delicious mixture of pineapple, green apple, mango, guava, cucumber, squid fritters, tamarind, chilli, black bean paste, honey, chopped peanuts, and even more wonderful things that we won't list because you haven't got all day.

7. Sample Hay Piah (Chinese Prawn Fritters).

Jonathan Lin (CC BY-SA http://2.0) / Via Flickr: jonolist

You'll find this delicious appetizer at hawker stands, night markets, and food courts.

8. Indulge in some...pig intestines.

Kyle Lam (CC BY-SA http://2.0) / Via Flickr: hyoh

Pig bits...and boiled eggs...and noodles — oh my! Known locally as kway chap, this hawker delicacy is served with a soy sauce broth and flat rice noodles, and you have to try it at least once in your life. It tastes better than it sounds, promise.

9. Or order some fresh Sambal Stingray.

insatiablemunch (CC BY http://2.0) / Via Flickr: insatiablemunchies

This is an inexpensive treat that you can find at most hawker stands that serve seafood. Stingray fins are covered in a spicy Sambal sauce, barbecued, and served up on banana leaves with a fresh calamansi (golden lime).

10. You can eat Scissor Cut Curry Rice.

11. You can try a rich, dark stew known as Ayam Buah Keluak.

Tomoaki INABA (CC BY-SA http://2.0) / Via Flickr: ist4u

This is a Peranaken (Straits Chinese) staple, a chicken stew made with richly flavored "keluak" black nuts. These nuts are actually deadly poisonous if consumed raw — they contain cyanide — but are buried for 40 days, boiled, and completely detoxified before they make it to the markets and into this delicious stew.

12. On one day of the year, you can toss some Lo Hei.

Chuan Fook Yuan / Getty Images

Also known as Yu Sheng, or the "Prosperity Toss," this colourful salad is traditionally enjoyed on the seventh day of the Chinese New Year, the day on which humans were thought to be created. Ingredients — including pickled ginger, carrots, radishes, raw fish slices, crackers, a fragrant plum sauce, and sesame oil — are placed on a plate. Today, family members and friends will gather around to toss the salad together, a tradition that is thought to bring great fortune.

13. You can find a crab dish on every corner.

Peiyi (CC BY-ND http://2.0) / Via Flickr: lifestory

Make sure you try Singapore's unofficial national dish, Chilli Crab, a hard-shell mud crab soaked in delicious sweet-and-spicy sauce. But the crab doesn't end there... Whether it's white pepper crab, black pepper crab, or some other variation of the dish, you're going to find it everywhere in Singapore. You're not going to be able to escape the crab. So don't even try.

14. Warm up with a bowl of Mee Rebus.

Alpha (CC BY-SA http://2.0) / Via Flickr: avlxyz

Mee Rebus is a popular noodle dish in the region, and comprises boiled yellow egg noodles in a sweet, thick, potato-based curry sauce, served with boiled egg, bean sprouts, and fried shallots. Noodles that'll warmmmm your soul.

15. And then graduate to Mod-Sin.

Are you ready for dessert now?

16. You can see if you're on Team Durian.

Michael Luhrenberg / Getty Images

Some say it tastes like rotten mushy onions, others live for this squishy tropical fruit, regarded as the King of Fruits in Southeast Asia. You need to try it once in your life, if only to see where you stand.

17. Stuff your cheeks full of Ondeh Ondeh.

18. And finish it all off with some Cendol.

Tiberiu Ana (CC BY http://2.0) / Via Flickr: txberiu

This traditional Southest Asian dessert is usually some combination of: green jelly noodles, coconut milk, pandan flavouring, and palm sugar — but the adventurous can add toppings like red beans, creamed corn, and grated ice. It's the epitome of strange but wonderful, and it's the best way to end your culinary escapade in Singapore.