Country-style cooking
Whether local or foreign-born, we ask three citizen (and one PR) chefs to summarise Singapore in one dish. Here are their answers - with recipes to match.
Emmanuel Stroobant | Saint Pierre, Born in Belgium, Singapore Citizen
"One of my favourite local dishes is Chilli Crab! I fell in love with this dish the day I touched the shores of Singapore (in 1999), which I now call home. It is a dish that best represents Southeast Asia, particularly Singapore as a melting pot of diverse ethnicities and cultures. Its main ingredient, chilli, is an integral part of Southeast Asian cuisine regardless of race and ethnicity. If I have to put Singapore on a plate, it would be Chilli Crab as it symbolises Singapore's rich multi-cultural heritage (Chinese, Malays, Indians) in a dish."
Chilli Crab
Serves 4 Persons Preparation Time 30 Minutes Cooking Time 20 Minutes
Ingredients…
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