Humble Japanese, trying to de-mystify Singapore cuisine and food culture. This is not a restaurant / stall rating blog.
1.30.2010
BK Rendang Burger レンダンバーガー(バーガーキング)
1.20.2010
Balchão de Camarão
シンガポールのリトルインディアのフィッシュヘッドカリーの有名な通り、Race Course Rd.に私の好きなインド料理屋、スパイスジャンクション(Spice Junction)がある。こちらはシンガポールのインド料理とは違い、ケララ州とゴアの料理を中心に提供してくれるお店だ。有名なバナナリーフアポロやムートゥはどちからというと
Whenever I visit Singapore, I always have some nice Kerala / Goan cuisine at Spice Junction at the notorious Race Course Rd. General Manager, Mr. Deep is always nice to us. This time, I ordered a Goan dish known as Prawn Balchao. The word Balchao is not Konkani but Portuguese? My conclusion is that the word balchao, written balchão in portuguese, pronounced balchan is neither Konkani, Hindi nor Portuguese. This is a corruption of the word belacan -I hypothesize. According to a Goan guide (www.indiamarks.com/guide/goan-cuisine), "balchão originated in Macao, where it is called balichão.....The traditional Balchão uses paste made from dried shrimp known as 'galmbo' in Konkani spices. .....But many people leave out the dried shrimp paste as this lends a fairly strong fishy flavour to the dish." So I searched balichão (pronounced balichun) and indeed, it is a condiment originally brought over from Malacca by the Portuguese! So should it be not, belacan? Prawn Balchao at Spice Junction has no belacan flavor of course. It sort of reminded me of Mexindian dish -with cumin, garlic powder, cinnamon, and tomatoes. Above foto is a replication and below is the one I ate at Spice Junction.
1.18.2010
What's Cookin' in Our Kitchen: 咸菜鴨湯 Claypot Kiam Chye Ark 潮州風鴨汁
クラシックのフランス料理で鴨というとオレンジを連想しますよね、又はローストしたカブだとか大根。日本では当然、ネギ。さて、シンガポールでは鴨というと私はキャムチャイ(高菜のような塩漬けされたマスタードグリーン)と梅干(キャムブェイ)を連想する。これらを鴨のもも肉とコトコト煮込んだ料理をキアムチャイアーッというのだが、コクのある鴨の出汁になんともデリケートなキャムチャイと梅干の酸味と風味がいい具合に合う。ほのかな梅の甘みもスープに新たなディメンションを加えてくれる。ご飯がバクバクいける逸品だ。日本の梅干と缶詰のキャムチャイを使用して、海南鶏飯食堂のキッチンで試作品を調理した。シンガポールでもいたるところでは食べれない料理となって来た。う〜む、おいしいのにな〜。寒い時には土鍋で一段と温かさを演出したいね。
1.15.2010
What's Cookin' in Our Kitchen: Tah Mee 干面
My trip to Singapore is always dramatic, full of new discoveries and happy faces. I've replicated Fish ball noodle (dry) in my test kitchen with imported fishballs from Thailand and used some sliced Japanese fishcake. This is not the usual noodle with soup but noodle dish (dry version) and hence the word "tah" ="干” = "dry". The sauce is chilli-based with a slight ketchup note and some powdered ikan bilis but I wish there's buah keluak paste for depth. Used quite some amount of lard with this dish. Deep fried shallots add a nice texture and richness to this dish. Quite yummy, but I think I should add more ikan bilis powder and also, some shredded lettuce for texture and contrast to the spiciness.
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