10 Famous Local Foods to Eat Before You Leave Singapore – Awaken your taste buds

This is a rice dish that comes with steamed chicken, flavoured with spices. The rice is cooked in chicken broth. Hainanese chicken rice is an ideal lunch solution for those who want a quick but filling lunch. You can find this at hawker stalls, restaurants, resorts, and even hotels by Park Hotel Group.

Although it's called chilli crab, it isn't very spicy, but those who've never tried spicy food should probably avoid chilli crab. The shelled crab is cooked in a chilli sauce, and then the cooked crab is cracked and fried. Eggs and ketchup are essential ingredients for the dish.

A fan of noodles? Char kuay teow should be your go-to dish during your time in Singapore. Wide noodles are fried with a concoction made of soya sauce, clams, Chinese sausages, fish, bean sprouts, and clams. The dish imparts a smoky flavour, which is achieved by cooking the noodles over a high flame.

This is one of the best examples of the diverse ethnicity of Singapore. Laksa, rice noodles, is both of Malay and Chinese origin. The dish has many versions, but the one you find in Singapore is called katong laksa; this is made with cut-up noodles. Tofu puffs and cockles are two other components found in the dish.

To make hokkein prawn mee, noodles are stir-fried. The addons include soy sauce, squid, fish cake, chicken, chilli, and vinegar; the chicken can be replaced with pork if you like. The noodles are served with a wedge of lime and sambal. The version you find in Singapore uses thick noodles.

One of the most popular street food items you find at hawker stalls, barbecued stingrays are absolutely delicious. The stingray meat is dipped in a thick sauce and wrapped in banana leaf, and then cooked. The main ingredients include shrimp paste, diced tomatoes, and chilli. The fish is slow cooked on a grill.

This doesn't sound very appetising, but you should give this a try. The dish originated in South Asia, but it displays Malay and Chinese influences. To make the dish, a fish head is cooked in a curry base together with vegetables. Some like to add tamarind juice as well.

This popular Southeast Asian Street food item can be found in Singapore as well. Satay is skewered meat cooked on a grill; this can even be considered one of the Asia tourist attractions. The available meat choices include beef, chicken, pork, and mutton. If you are averse to turmeric, this probably might not be the best food; Singapore's version of satay smells like turmeric.

Char siew meat is cooked in a thick sauce; roasted pork belly and barbequed red pork are the main components. Char siew meat is served with a bowl of hot rice.

This would be a normal omelette if not for the addition of oysters. Slices of oysters are added to the omelette along with bean sprouts and coriander leaves. The omelette is served with a dipping sauce.

For a hearty meal, go for nasi lemak. This is coconut rice served with anchovies, omelette, chilli paste, and slices of cucumber. The rice comes in a wrapping of banana leaf, which is known to enhance the flavour.

This is Indian flat bread served with delicious lentil curry. For the best experience, order a cup of frothy tea.