Tanglin Halt Market and Food Centre has to be one of the earliest markets in Singapore to open and close for operations daily. With many stalls ready as early as 5am, the stall owners there have to be awake even before sunrise. This food centre is relatively small with only a single row of hawker stalls. However, there are a handful...
To go as far as to associate yourself and the food that you sell to a legend like Sungei Road Laksa, let alone “famous”, takes some serious balls and a massive amount of self-confidence. Passing by this anything-but-humble stall in Yuhua Market & Hawker Centre, we were eager to give their laksa a try. Queues were pretty long during lunchtime,...
Put aside what you know about Peranakan laksa because we aren’t talking about the sourish assam version. Here in Singapore, we enjoy laksa that’s rich, spicy and full-bodied. The sort that comes served with a coconut-based curry soup with rice noodles alongside ingredients like cockles, shrimp, tau pok and fish cake. Laksa is one of Singapore’s most iconic dishes and...