Top 20 Iconic Dishes in Singapore, SG

#1

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Hainanese Chicken Rice

Poached chicken and seasoned rice served with chili sauce and ginger paste.

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#2

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Chilli Crab

Mud crabs stir-fried in a sweet and savory tomato-and-chili-based sauce.

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#3

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Laksa

Rice noodles served in a rich, spicy coconut milk-based curry soup.

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#4

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Satay

Skewered grilled meat served with a spicy peanut dipping sauce and rice cakes.

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#5

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Nasi Lemak

Fragrant rice cooked in coconut milk, served with sambal, fried fish or chicken, and peanuts.

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#6

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Char Kway Teow

Stir-fried flat rice noodles with soy sauce, chili, prawns, cockles, and bean sprouts.

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#7

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Hokkien Mee

Egg noodles and rice noodles stir-fried with prawns, squid, and pork lard in seafood stock.

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#8

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Bak Kut Teh

Pork ribs simmered in a complex broth of herbs and spices, known for its peppery flavor.

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#9

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Roti Prata

A South Indian flatbread that is crispy on the outside and soft inside, served with curry.

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#10

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Carrot Cake

Savory radish cake stir-fried with eggs and preserved radish, available in white or black versions.

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#11

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Kaya Toast

Toasted bread with coconut jam and butter, usually eaten with soft-boiled eggs and coffee.

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#12

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Fish Head Curry

A whole fish head cooked in a spicy, aromatic curry with okra, eggplant, and tomatoes.

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#13

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Murtabak

A folded, stuffed flatbread filled with minced meat, eggs, and onions, served with curry.

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#14

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Mee Rebus

Yellow noodles in a thick, spicy-sweet gravy made from potatoes, shrimp, and soy beans.

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#15

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Otah-Otah

Spiced fish paste wrapped in banana or coconut leaves and grilled over charcoal.

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#16

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Rojak

A local salad of fruits and vegetables tossed in a thick prawn paste sauce and crushed peanuts.

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#17

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Sambal Stingray

Stingray wing grilled over a charcoal fire and topped with a thick layer of spicy sambal.

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#18

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Ice Kachang

A mound of shaved ice drizzled with colorful syrups and buried with red beans and jelly.

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#19

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Cendol

A dessert of green rice flour jelly, coconut milk, and palm sugar syrup served over shaved ice.

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#20

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Mee Siam

Thin rice vermicelli in a spicy, sweet, and tangy gravy flavored with tamarind and dried shrimp.