Singaporean Cuisine Puns

Recently watched a Food Insider video about comfort foods.

There were answers like Grilled Cheese (America), Cheese Bread (Brazil), Congee (China), Tamales (Mexico), Kuay Teow (Thailand), Kimchi JJiggae (Korea), and so on.

And that got me thinking about Singapore. We always debate about the national dish, but what dish is comfort food?

EDIT: Personally, i like otah, Ya kun Kaya Toast, and maybe kambing soup.

EDIT 2: Seems like PRATA is the standout winner, followed by Bah Chor Mee, Hokkien Mee, Nasi Lemak, and Carrot cake. Some votes for Laksa, Chicken Rice and Yong Tau foo.

I know relatives who refuse to try anything besides their usual SG food and find me weird when I suggest something random like Mexican.

I'm not ethnic Chinese, but as a Singaporean I consider Teochew/Hakka/Hainanese/Canto food part of my native cuisine as that is what I've eaten since I was a kid. I'm however not privy to the deeper sentiments of the Chinese community, so help me understand: Will Sichuan dishes like mala (which has witnessed an explosion in popularity over the last decade) ever be perceived locally as authentic Singaporean fare?

Bubble tea (an originally foreign beverage from Taiwan) and McDonald's/KFC (American fast food) are quintessentially Singaporean after decades of localisation. We don't instinctively associate Koi and the humble McSpicy with "foreignness", so culinary naturalisation with the passage of time may seem a given, but this is not always the case, as sushi and other Japanese dishes remain distinctively foreign despite their longstanding presence and continued popularity. Geographic and cultural proximity are not bellwethers of culinary naturalisation either. Rendang and satay are originally from Sumatra and Java, respectively, and while they are quintessentially Singaporean, other Nusantara dishes like dendeng batokok (Sumatra) and gado gado (Java) are not really part of the Singaporean culinary sphere.

Could the same process of naturalisation happen to Sichuan food and other mainland culinary variants, and if it does happen, will these cuisines complement the existing repertoire of southern Chinese Singaporean dishes, or will they completely supplant heritage dishes over the decades ahead as the older hawkers pass on and their recipes die with them?

Or will the process of localisation never happen and will the mainland culinary variants always be associated with foreignness?

Keen to learn and make authentic heritage food for the missus whilst we’re in lockdown.

Looking for really good Asian food and specific dishes to look out for at restaurants around Cambridge (open to Boston as well).

I've eaten at the basic Chinese, Thai, and Viet restaurants around Cambridge/Boston but I feel like I'm missing out. Are there any favorite dishes you guys have tried? Something affordable would be preferable lol

Throwaway. My girlfriend is Singaporean but spent many years travelling with her family and schooling in different countries. Before I met her, I knew almost nothing about food other than burgers, fried and the occasional curry. She opened my world so much when I found out how many different types of food and cuisines there were and how delicious they all are.

We moved in together recently and she’s really taken it upon herself to cook us meals as much as she can. She cooks everything from a Japanese sukiyaki bowl to Empanadas. Chinese soup dumplings. Indian curry. Italian pasta. Mediterranean food like hummus and paella she’s done beautifully. Yesterday she made the best bangers and mash I’ve had. Literally everything she has managed to master and she only started cooking a few months ago too.

I however am starting to get sick of it. She cooks very little “western” or “american” food and in her words she says that it’s the least inspiring type of food for her to cook and doesn’t really excite her. I miss food from home like collard greens and fried chicken but I don’t know how to cook so I was hoping she would do that instead but she has refused. She says she cooks more for the novelty and experimenting with flavours but doesn’t want to dedicate time to cooking something she doesn’t feel “energy” in since she also has a full time software engineering job.

AITA for being homesick and wishing she would cook more of “my food”? If she is already cooking so many cuisines, I don’t understand why it’s so hard to make a simple dish that I crave. I have tried cooking it myself and it became a disaster. She had to get high to eat it with a smile.

This thank you post is very much overdue... but thank you so much for the cards I received in September! Collated flair count in the comments. Listed in chronological order with linked images:

LaCuntessa Taking an American Lit class made me more interested in American history and culture. This lenticular Lincoln Memorial postcard is so cool and so are the sun science stamps!

StephanieTay I love and appreciate all the Malaysian postcards and different stamps you've sent. Loka Made captures the essence of daily life so well and I wish they'd expand more into making SG cards :D. The impression of pinafores here are rather outdated. It seems like only girls' school still have pinafores as their uniforms. The only time I've worn one was in kindergarten haha.

halfwayoutoftown I love this cute otter card and washi samples from small shops! You sent this card early in the new uni sem but as I'm writing this TY it is over 😅. This sem passed by really quickly. I feel neutral towards my uni experience, probably because of the lack thereof, not that I really mind 🙂. It's insane how many books you've read so far! 252 was what you wrote, but I'm sure the number has gone up much more by now! I struggle to read for leisure nowadays because of "occupation disease" — I read so much for uni that reading is no longer an enjoyable activity... Since you've written this card, your shop has been up and running for a while! 🎉 I love all the products you've made!

KuddleDeadGirl Thank you for the stamp exchange and the extra stickers! I love the Snow White Queen, Go for Broke (that intaglio texture!) and Ellsworth Kelly stamps.

m0mmy_rhea407 Thank you for the informative postcard of the Basel Historical Museum. I was excite

I’m visiting Singapore and need Singaporean, Chinese, Malay, Indian etc food recommendations. I want to try the best foods that can be found here. No brunch places with waffles and toast or pasta or tacos that I have plenty of back home. When I try to look for places I see a lot of western food restaurants but I want to try authentic Singaporean cuisine. Thanks!

Hi yall,

Happy Sunday, in this subreddit is not uncommon to see threads like "Why do you want to leave Singapore?", "Overseas Singaporeans, how great is leaving the country?", "Reasons to leave the country" Etc

So I'm looking the opposite of the 'Grass is greener on the other side.' narrative.

Note: I'm not advocating Singapore is perfect, as there are very real and valid downsides here.

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Do your worst!

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

They’re on standbi

It really does, I swear!

Pilot on me!!

Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.

This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.

If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.

Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.

When I got home, they were still there.

I won't be doing that today!

You take away their little brooms

This morning, my 4 year old daughter.

Daughter: I'm hungry

Me: nerves building, smile widening

Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.

She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.

Thank you all for listening.

Keen to learn and make authentic heritage food for the missus whilst we’re in lockdown.

What did 0 say to 8 ?

" Nice Belt "

So What did 3 say to 8 ?

" Hey, you two stop making out "