Origins of Char Kway Teow (Information)

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Char kway teow is made by wok-frying rice noodles with dark soy sauce together with other ingredients such as vegetables, bean sprouts, eggs, deep-fried lard, and cockles. this dish is well known for its flavour but was not recommended for daily consumption due to high cholesterol. Char Kway Teow Despite it being unhealthy, you can ask for it to be less sweet or oily or even add more greens into it to make it not-so-unhealthy.

Satay Sate

Satays are commonly found around hawker centers and the meat used are mutton, chicken, pork and beef. However, there are also a few more different types of Satay to choose from. Satay is usually accompanied by cuts of onion, cucumber, Ketupat(rice cakes) and peanut dip(the sauce for satay). The making of Satay is whereby the meat is being skewered onto wooden sticks and then being barbequed over charcoal fire, while constantly brushed with oil. Satays are usually ordered as a side dish as a bonus point for yourself after a meal.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satay#Origins
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LAKSA

Laksa is a popular spicy noodle soup which may include bean sprouts, fishcakes and cockles. Laksa has a very unique taste to it with "the key ingredient Laksa leaf, locally known as the daun kesom (Polygonum Hydropiper) or the pepper plant or water pepper." The noodles that are usually found when eating Laksa are vermicelly and egg noodles.  Katong Laksa originated from Joo Chiat area. The hawker was nicknamed 'Jangok" by the peranakan, because he had a few strands of hair at his chin. He was an itinerant hawker and lived in Tembling Road/Joo Chiat Terrace. Later he moved his business into the eating house at East Coast Road/Ceylon Road. Because the Katong people loved his laksa, it has come to be known as the Katong laksa throughout the world in Hong Kong and New York.

There are a variety of Laksa.

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We have did a mind map according to what we have found out. There's a huge variety of laksa as different cultures and countries have altered the recipe to suit their own taste.

Here's a few links you can find out more about Laksa.

• AsiaCuisine.com: Discovering Laksa: Penang Laksa, Nonya Laksa and Singapore Laksa
• Laksa recipe from Singapore Tourism Board
• Laksa recipe from Singapore's Health Promotion Board
• Article on Sarawak Laksa in Kuala Lumpur

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laksa
              http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_884_2004-12-27.html
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Nasi Lemak Facts!

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Nasi lemak is a dish that can be commonly found around the hawker centers, food courts, and coffee shops of Singapore. This food comes as a platter of food wrapped in banana leaf, with cucumber slices, small dried anchovies, roasted peanuts, hard boiled egg, and sambal chilli. This food is usually taken as breakfast due to its quantity and ingredients to give you a kick start for the day ahead.

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasi_lemak

HOW DID CHICKEN RICE CAME ABOUT

History

The only chicken rice found in Hainan in China, an island off the southern coast of China, is made with the Wengcheng chicken, a bony fowl with very little flesh served with rice thick with oil and accompanied by ground green chilli dip. Hainanese chefs also use pork and chicken bone stock unlike their Singaporean counterparts who avoid the pork base in their chicken rice. Thus the Hainanese Chicken Rice dish probably evolved through the Hainanese immigrants in the region and gained from local influences such as the Cantonese. The Cantonese added lime to the chilli sauce and ensured their chickens were tender and young. The Hainanese Chicken Rice dish is said to have taken root in areas like Middle Road, Purvis Street and Koek Road more than 60 years ago.

source: http://infopedia.nl.sg

INFORMATION THAT ARE USEFUL IF YOU VISIT SINGAPORE.

To find out more about Singapore, do visit this website.
http://www.yoursingapore.com/

To find out more about Singapore signature food, you are welcome to visit this link below.
http://www.yoursingapore.com/content/traveller/en/browse/dining/cuisines-of-singapore.html

This site generally is filled with information of Singapore such as the accommodation, food, places of interests, nightlife, entertainment, shopping, nature, arts and culture and also having fun with family. This site also allows you to plan and organize your trip around Singapore. Transportation isn't a problem as there are buses, MRT (Mass Rapid Transist) and also taxis to get you around this little red dot.

MRT MAP

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Credits: http://www.smrt.com.sg/trains/network_map.asp

Taxi

These two taxis are the common ones, around Singapore. You can either flag a taxi, wait at a nearby taxi-stand or call their hotline number to book a cab.

For more information about the taxis around Singapore, visit this website below.
http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/singapore/transportation_in_singapore/196/the_different_taxis__cabs_in_singapore.php


Places of interests: Universal Studios, Sentosa, Singapore Zoo, Singapore Flyer, Underwater World and etc.
Nature: Singapore Botanic Gardens, Hort Park, Pulau Ubin, Chek Jawa, The Southern Ridges and etc.
Nightlife & Entertainment: Zouk, Zirca, Boat Quay, Haji Lane, Clarke Quay, Marina Bay Sands and etc.
Arts & Culture: Victoria Theatre, National Museum Of Singapore, Chinatown, The Arts House and etc.
Dining & Food: Makansutra, Lau Pa Sat, Newton Food Centre, East Coast Lagoon, Maxwell Food Centre and etc.
Shopping Paradise: Paragon, ION, Wisma Atria, Marina Bay Sands, Takashimaya, Orchard Central and etc.
Accommodation: Wanderlust, Shangri La Hotel Singapore, The Fullerton Hotel Singapore, Grand Hyatt Singapore and etc.

INFORMATION GATHERING

On the 6th November 2010, we decided to make a trip down to the National Museum and find out more about the history of the food we had eaten. We took the train down to Dhoby Ghaut and walked to the museum. Surprisingly, we managed to enter the museum with complimentary tickets as we are still students. We toured around the museum and there's an exhibition going on , which is the 'A Day in Pompeii' exhibition.

credits: The 'A Day in Pompeii' exhibition

However, we didn't managed to have enough time to visit the exhibition. We went to the "History of olden days' food" section and find out more about the foods which are related to our project. We manged to find quite alot about the history of the food. We also managed to see videos of how the food is being made. Examples of the food we managed to find are: Satay, Laksa, Nasi Lemak and Roti Prata etc.

Do check back our blog for more photographs related to this fun museum trip.

With loves, xx