Being the melting pot that Singapore is, there are so many different cuisines available for me to eat daily. The canteens (A.K.A dining halls) are typically made up of a few different windows with different menus and cuisines. I have tried a lot of them, and plan to try all of them by the end of the semester.
One recurring meal so far has come from one of the thai food windows in Canteen 2. I usually order the steamed meat dumplings with chili oil! Most meals are typically S$5 (the S denotes Singapore dollars), which equates to roughly $3.50.
We’ve also been eating as a group at a lot of hawker centers, which is basically tons and tons of food stands packed very close together in an eating area. Everything is very cheap, and so far everything has proven to be very good!
I have also learned to love rice. At home, I really did not eat white rice ever, and when I did it would only be because someone did not order chicken fried rice, a travesty, I know. Here, I eat it with every single meal. For breakfast I will usually have a small bowl of white rice and some fruit, and then I’ll have it with meat and vegetables for dinner.
The best meal I have had so far has come from Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice and Noodle. That is one long restaurant name! The owner, Chan Hong Meng, was the first ever hawker to be awarded a Michelin Star. I was eating a meal cooked in a restaurant that had been awarded the highest of awards, and I had spent the equivalent of $5. I got the Char Siew Rice. It's barbecued pork over rice! Here’s a picture of it:
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