Food

We had a question about food. Singapore claims an amazing spread! We've delved into Italian, Thai, Moroccan, Malay, Southern Indian, Northern Indian, Singaporean, Indonesian, seafood, Arab, and lots of Chinese (including Chinese for breakfast). I think the only food we haven't tried is McDonalds, KFC, or Long John Silvers, all of which there are lots. Korean and Cambodian are next, but we're saving Japanese for Japan.

The truth is we've had the best food we've ever eaten and, well, also the worst. We swear we'll never touch another durian as long as we live, although it may still be haunting us. Lots of folks love this fruit whom we've affectionately named "the dumpster fruit." However, we enjoyed dragon fruit and soursop.

Vegetarian fare abounds. The Buddhist temple even offers a meal for free or donation. However, folks here seem to like imitation "meat" in their veggie food. Like so much else, we've found it to be hit or miss.

Lots of folks told us about the famous ice kachang. Similar to a giant, multi-flavored snow cone, but with treats! There are flavored jellies, gummybear-type things, beans (why not?), and fruit mixed inside. To top it off, a little cream corn. Looked cool! (Not for us) At the same stop, we thought we'd order the least appetizing thing on the menu (or that we thought we could take). The glutenous rice was scrumptious! It was simply purple rice warmed into a sticky rice with ice cream. Yum!

So far, our faves include azuki bean freeze, rockmelon, Northern Indian food, and the tea everywhere. Almost all the best stuff comes from the cheap and authentic places (but that is also where we've bombed the worst). We tried a place in Little India for lunch the other day. We weren't sure what we ordered, but it came laid out on an enormous banana leaf. We tried eating without utensils. Didn't make it very far with just our hands especially our right only. We've enjoyed everything we've tried along the river where callers try to lure you into the restaurants with hyperbole and promise. Each meal is an adventure.