Destination guide — Singapore

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EATING OUT
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SINGAPORE IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST EXCITING AND VARIED
PLACES TO EAT IN. JUST AS THE DISHES THEMSELVES VARY. SO DO
THE ESTABLISHMENTS SERVING THE FOOD. THERE ARE FOOD CENTRES
WITH OUTDOOR EATING STALLS, SOPHISTICATED FIVE-STAR
RESTAURANTS, AMERICAN FASTFOOD OUTLETS, JAPANESE SUSHI BARS
WHERE THE FOOD MOVES ON A CONVEYOR BELT, OPULENT CHINESE
RESTAURANTS SERVING TEN COURSE BANQUETS AND BUSTLING OPEN-
FRONTED EATING HOUSES OFFERING SEVERAL VARIETIES OF
CUISINE.

TYPICAL MEALS
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THE MAJOR CUISINES AVAILABLE IN SINGAPORE ARE, CHINESE,
INDIAN, INDONESIAN, NONYA AND WESTERN FOODS. SOME OF THE
MOST COMMON DISHES ARE:
CHINESE: NOODLES WITH ROAST PORK; SHARK FIN SOUP; SUCKLING
PIG; DIM SUM; PEKING DUCK, SHANGHAI EEL AND HAINANESE
CHICKEN RICE & STUFFED HAKKA BEAN CURD; ORR CHIAN TINY
OYSTERS COOKED IN AN OMELET.

INDIAN FOOD: FISH HEAD CURRY; FRIED NOODLES AND VEGETABLE
CURRY; TANDOORI CHICKEN; CHICKEN TIKKA; CHICKEN BERYANI.

INDONESIAN: SKEWERS OF SEASONED MEAT OR POULTRY ARE ROASTED
OVER CHARCOAL AND SERVED WITH A PEANUT AND COCONUT MILK
SAUCE.

MALAY DISHES: THIS WONDERFUL CUISINE INCLUDES CURRIES OF
BEEF, FISH, PRAWNS, & VEGETABLES BLENDED WITH RICH COCONUT
MILK AND SERVED WITH WHITE RICE, SAMBALS.

NONYA: LASKA, SERVED IN A SAVOURY COCONUT MILK GRAVY AND
MEE SIAM, RICE VERMICELLI IN A SPICY SOUR GRAVY.
WESTERN: HAMBURGERS TO HAUTE CUISINE. MEXICAN, ENGLISH,
ITALIAN, FRENCH, GERMAN, AUSTRIAN, MIDDLE EASTERN, RUSSIAN
AND AMERICAN DISHES CAN ALL BE FOUND THROUGHOUT SINGAPORE.
SEAFOOD: LOBSTERS, CRABS, PRAWNS, MUSSELS, TINY SWEET
OYSTERS, SQUIDS AND FISH ARE HIGHLY REGARDED AND THEREFORE
SOME RESTAURANTS SELL NOTHING BUT SEAFOOD. SINGAPORE'S MOST
POPULAR SEAFOOD CREATION IS CHILLI CRAB; JUICY CHUNKS OF
CRAB COOKED IN THE SHELL IN A RICH TOMATO AND CHILLI SAUCE.
STEAMED PRAWNS; FRIED SQUID, AND MUSSELS IN SOY SAUCE.

TYPICAL DRINKS
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MOUTH-WATERING AND THIRST QUENCHING DRINKS OFTEN PROVIDE
COOL RELIEF ON HOT TROPICAL AFTERNOONS. SUGAR CANE,
WATERMELON AND OTHER FRUIT ARE USED TO MAKE REFRESHING
DRINKS, THE JUICE USUALLY SERVED IN BEER GLASSES. WINE AND
BEER ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.
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