Chicken Rice

One of Singapore’s favourite national dishes, this dish of fragrant rice and either steamed or roasted chicken is a must try. It comes with a piquant chilli dip.

Satay

Chunks of chicken, beef, mutton or pork on skewers and grilled over charcoal, satay comes with a rich peanut gravy, ketupat rice cakes and a side salad of cucumbers and onions.

Char Kway Teow

A famous noodle dish made with flat rice noodles, Chinese sausage, cockles, eggs and beansprouts. All fried up in a thick black sweet soya sauce.

Roti Prata

A flat bread, pan fried on a griddle. You can either have the squareish flaky bread plain or with an egg in it.

Chilli Crab

Spicy and sweet, this national dish is a must-try. Succulent mud crabs tossed in a piquant chilli and egg sauce. Mop up the sauce with roti (bread).

Laksa
Rice noodles in a thick coconut and shrimp gravy. The definitive one is Katong laksa.

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