Devouring Singapore-from Hawker Centers to Michelin Stars
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- Опубліковано 2 чер 2024
- Singapore is a relatively young city-state that’s about 74% Chinese, 14% Malay, and 9% Indian. That means they have no single official language and very little in the way of official national symbols. But because the culture of this area goes back at least a thousand years, the one thing you’ll find that is purely Singaporean is its food. And our family is out to sample the full range, from authentic food stalls to Michelin starred dishes. This is the 8th country, 3rd continent, and 18th culture we’ve experienced so far this year, and we brought our appetites. So let’s start devouring.
Contents:
0:00 Intro
0:34 Hawker Center
9:15 High Tea at National Kitchen
16:26 Candlenut
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Glad to see y'all try every kind of dish and love how your children are not picky and enjoy the same experience!
Thank you! 🙏 We love and appreciate food and flavors, especially when they’re tied into history and culture.
I appreciate the dedication of your beautiful family on all of these uploads with helpful informations. Looovvve it!
Thank you so much for appreciating our work 😊
You're spot on... the otah on the endive, it is fish cake, very similar to the fish ball you had earlier, except that instead of shaping it into a ball; otah is spiced, minced fish paste that is usually wrapped in banana leaf and baked over a charcoal fire... that's the traditional method of preparation.
It was delicious 😋! And I still remember how the flavors kept coming and coming.
There's a Cantonese saying:食得系福: to able to enjoy or appreciate food is a huge blessing and you guys have it by the ladleful and spoonful
Love how the kids are adventurous with the food! Good for them! Love your vlogs!
Interesting side note about cab drivers being ex-military. But actually since Singapore has conscription for all male citizens, it's not just the cab drivers who you'll find are ex-military. Basically all Singaporean males in any industry are ex-military and most will still be in the Reserves!
Thank you for clearing that up for us! :)
@@AlwaysBeChanging I believe the taxi driver is sharing about ex career soldiers. We call them Regulars here. Usually many of them don't get their contracts renewed.
Why am I watching your video at 2am . You guys are making super hungry 🤤
Haha. Thank you for watching!
Welcome to this little island. Glad to see your family enjoying themselves 😊
We truly are. We love Singapore! We’re so impressed with how efficient everything is and respect and love the strict laws. Beautiful country!
Welcome to Singapore. Hope you guys enjoy the good food here. Wow, the fried kway teow really looks Good.
Thank you! The food was excellent. Everywhere we went was delicious.
first saw your Manila vlog and loved it, now onto watching your previous vlogs. love the energy of the fam esp the kids.
Thank you so much, Shalimar! 😁
Mee Chang Kueh (pancakes) is really a traditional snack eaten esp by kids for more than half a century ago.Char Kway Teow, Fish Ball Noddle, Beef Noodle, some of the top perennial favorites of local Singaporeans. Sorry you missed the curry puffs. And those Kuehs Kuehs. All so delicious or shiok! You guys are really adventurous to try out local food as well as those modern takes on traditional dishes. Singapore is a food paradise and eating is a national pastime. Enjoy!!
Thank you for your comment! We loved eating in Singapore. Our son loved his Mee Chang Kueh but unfortunately our daughter wasn’t expecting the beans in hers 😆 but we’re proud of her for trying. We’re sad that we missed out on the curry puffs. Hoped we’ll have another opportunity in the future.
Welcome and enjoy, hope your family have fun, thanks you so much🥰👍🏻
Such unusual food, how incredible!
It was a great all around experience! We loved how different the flavors were from street food to Michelin starred. We were wowed!
Nothing unusual…. Just not the usual salads or sandwiches…. 😅😅😅
Really love how adventurous you and your kids are with food!! We have so much here for you guys to explore that you won't get bored with the food. Subbing to follow your family on your adventures!
Thank you for following us! We’re so proud of our kids for always being willing to try new foods. We were so impressed with every bite in Singapore!
Your kids are so adorable. And those eyes wow!. So young and can travel and taste al those delicious food. The memories of these adventures will last them a lifetime.....
Thank you! 🤗 We’re very proud of how well travelled they are. And so proud of them for trying so many new things.
Just FYI,
7:06 fishball is essentially a mixture of fish meat and flour and salt. The little cut red chilli are locally known as “chilli padi” a Malay term.
9:33 the term “Peranakan” generally refers to a person of mixed Chinese and Malay/Indonesian heritage. Many Singapore Peranakans trace their origins to 15th-century Malacca, where their ancestors were thought to be Chinese traders who married local women. Peranakan men are known as baba, while the women are known as nonya (or nyonya).1 From the second half of the 19th century to the mid-20th century, Peranakans were also known as the Straits Chinese, as they were born in the Straits Settlements. While some Peranakans have retained their cultural practices, many have assimilated into the larger Chinese community today.
Love how adventurous you all are with food! Bravo!
Thank you for more information!! I wish we had you to as a guide. Thanks for sharing and keeping us informed 🤗
Kudos to your lovely kids!
came from the mbs video and so glad you got to experience singapore!!! what a lovely family as well and the kids are so well spoken
Thank you so much! I’m glad you found our channel 🤗 We’re so proud of our kids.
I'm new to your channel, I came from the 1st Philippine vlog you guys did. I watched some of your videos and I'm loving it so far! I love that your family does a lot of research and are really respectful to the places you travel. Your pallets are amazing for being adventurous on eating food! Thank you for your content!
Thank YOU for watching! We appreciate your support! 🥰
Great video! I truly enjoyed watching it!
Thank you. And thank you for watching!
Good introduction to Singapore multi racial good authentic food. Yummy, enjoy your stay and delicious food here.
Thank you so much! We found Singapore to be beautiful, clean and DELICIOUS!
Wow, what a food adventure you are all on! Looks great, and looks like there's lots of interest in these latest videos too. I liked how the restaurant kept taking care of the kids hehe... that's the real touch of class there. Thanks and blessings fam. ;)
We knew we were in for culinary adventure for this trip, Dieter! Surprised we haven’t come across any big challenges like fried tarantulas and such but maybe that’s just in Thailand. We’re in the Philippines now but spending one more day in Singapore before heading stateside for a couple of weeks and then back to San Miguel. But, yes-we knew SE Asia content was popular so we decided to invest a lot to get over here for 3 weeks of trave and filming to get things back on trackl. Not so much interest in the US travels over the summer 👎🏼 Hope you’re doing very well!
i love the food in singapore. The city can be expensive in other ways but theres so much affordable good food here
We found the same thing! Even the fine dining is reasonable compared to US fine dining prices. We loved and appreciated all the food experiences we’ve had there so far.
@@AlwaysBeChanging You will find really good quality food across the different price points. So as a tourist there is an abundance of choice!
Welcome to Singapore 🇸🇬 Hope you and your family enjoy your stay here.
Thank you! We absolutely love this country. So clean, beautiful and safe 🤗😍
Welcome to Singapore 🇸🇬
0:09 Just a minor “correction” about our official language(s). In Singapore four languages -- Malay, Chinese,Tamil and English are official and equal languages. Malay is our National Language. Although de jure Malay is the national language, English is de facto the official main (business) language and is officially the main language of instruction in all school subjects except for Mother Tongue (second language) lessons in education system.
Thank you for that correction! We appreciate learning more about Singapore and the many cultures and languages here.
@@AlwaysBeChanging and also our National Anthem and military command is in the Malay language.
Glad you ate your way through Singapore! Eating is our "unofficial" national sport .. hahaha
O gosh I LOVE Candlenut.
SG local here. warm welcome. hope ya have a great time! really happy vibes from this video! do consider Chomp Chomp Food market in Serangoon Gardens for BBQ stuff! ( Do note its quite in land and in a less touristy area) It opens after 6 in the evening though for some BBQ Stingray and sugercane juice! also lastly Mince Meat noodle ( you can find this in most hawkers ) ( ask them for extra vinegar ) Singapore zoo is also a good place for kids !
That sounds delicious! We need to come back to Singapore for more food experiences. Thank you so much for the recommendation! They all sound fantastic! We haven’t had BBQ stingray in sugarcane juice yet, we’d love to experience that when we can. We had planned to visit the night zoo but our trip got cut short by one day because our flight to Singapore was delayed :( looks like a great experience!
glad that u enjoyed singaporean food
Chicken and beef satay in Singapore 🇸🇬 are the best 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Thank you for all these suggestions!
Singapore 🇸🇬 Chengdu food is also a very popular food 😋😋😋😋😋
Glad your family is enjoying Asia.
We are! Thank you!
Great effort introducing Sg hawker food to the world. Sg welcomes ur family! :)
Thank you! We ❤️ SG
Welcome to Singapore, love the way you guys trying out different food.
And your kids are very well behaved.
I don't think my kid can handle his emotions when he's tired,hahaha.
Thank you! 🤗 We are so proud of our kids and feel very grateful they’re such great travelers. It’s easy to enjoy the food and all Singapore has to offer :)
@@AlwaysBeChanging
Can't wait for your next upload!
And by the way,there's alot of activities for the kids too.
And quite a number of large playgrounds around here in Singapore.
simply sumptuous and gorgeous
Thank you! 😋
Welcome to Singapore. Hope you'll have a great time here. Try the seafood restaurants at East Coast beach or the laid back hawker style more affordable yet equally delicious foods at East Coast Lagoon.
Sounds fantastic. Thanks for the tip! We love the food in Singapore. Great experience for us but we love knowing there’s still more out there.
I’m from Singapore!!❤
Hope you guys enjoy your trip here👍
Thank you! It’s been incredible so far and we still have more of Southeast Asia to see! We’re currently in the Philippines and will be back in Singapore for another episode next week.
Our favorite places for food are:
1. Chomp Chomp for dinner. Great BBQ stingray at the two front stalls. Good satay and very good rojak
2. Old Airport Road. Good satay, good HoF fun and a good char kuay Teow (ckt).
3. Hong Lim for the best CKT.
4. Best Laksa….Roxy Square in Katong
Sting ray! Sounds so interesting! We’d love to try it 😋
Well researched !
Thank you! That’s half the work when we travel. A lot of hours goes into planning and researching the food and area. Thank you for noticing! 😊
Fish balls noodles soup when you are sick, is perfectly right on. I’m Singaporean, and when I was a kid, it’s exactly what my parents fed me when I was sick 😅
A very comforting soup. Seems like a cure-all 👍🏻
beautiful family. I like your video
Thank you so much! 🤗
Welcome to Singapore. 🇸🇬 ❤️😍😍Enjoy your holiday with your family..
Thank you! 😊🤗
I like the fact that you guys put in an effort to describe the flavor and texture so viewers get an idea what it might taste like. Compared to some UA-camrs that just go mmm ooo ahhh and it is delicious where viewer have no idea what the flavor is like but is expected to trust the youtuber that it is supposed to be good even if it doesn't look good.
Well thanks! Erin and Colt are the best at this ❤️
Im amaze that your son is adventurous with food.
Oh, just wait for our Cebu City episode ;) Thank you!
I love how the kids are willing to try everything! How do you teach them to be so good with food? Hope my little ones will be like that. Can I ask how old they were when they were more open to trying new food from different cultures?
Thank you! They are great kids 🤩. Colt is much more curious and open to trying anything. He also naturally has an amazing palette and can identify ingredients in food much better than we can. Brooklyn is actually a very picky eater. We never force her to try something if she doesn’t want to, we just encourage. She sometimes gets curious too but she’s much more sensitive. I think the key is exposing kids to new foods and waiting until they’re ready on their own.
@@AlwaysBeChanging thank you for taking the time to reply and your advice. Going to Singapore soon and can’t wait for the day when my little ones are ready to be more adventurous with their food 😊
Anthony Bourdain description of Char Kway Teow: "How can something this ugly be so good?"
Lol I’d have to agree! It wasn’t the most elegant plating but it was so full of flavor!
Wow this is the second vlog of yours that I saw , the first is ur first day in Manila… I just ate my dinner two hours ago & I got hungry watching ur vlog
You describe the foods that you eat so well, your little boy is an adventurous eater, good for him 😋😋😋
your kids are so cute, i love them
Awww thank you!
There is a newly open Singapore 'hawker centre' in mid town Manhatten.
Thanks for the heads up! We will have to go there next time we’re in Manhattan.
@@AlwaysBeChanging Urban Hawker is the name and all Singaporean stall vendors.
Hope your lovely family gets more views
Wow. Awesome food journey..
It really was. Thank you!
Chance upon your video, hope you enjoy Singapore ya!!! :)
Thank you! We love Singapore! Such a beautiful, clean, safe city.
You should try their Hokkien Mie. 👍👍👍👍👍
Lovely vid.. glad you're loving every bite!
By the way.. Ikan Chuan Chuan at 23.48 is Fish.. Ikan is Fish in malay language. Enjoy ya stay!
Oh so interesting! Thank you!
Welcome to Singapore!! Glad you guys enjoyed! Singapore national offical language is actually Malay. Yes, hawker centers/food markets are open mostly on weekdays so on weekends we usually go to coffeeshops or shopping centers with food court and restaurants.
Thank you! And thank you for the update 🙏
Hii wish to correct you. We are a multi racial society thus Singapore has four official languages english Chinese malay tamil. So is not only malay
malay is the national language
@@teojoel9612 National language, not "official language" as Malay, Chinese, Tamil, and English are all official and equal languages but Malay is the common language and National language.
Walao eh malu sia singaporean dont know their own country official language altho english is the common “everyday” conversational language. Knn imposter
Well research food adventure👍
I'm amazed how Erin use her chopsticks! 😋😅
It wouldn’t surprise me if I do it wrong 🤦♀️ 😂
Love the way you describe each dish. You all are my kind of people who revel in great food.
Your family must try the Indian Roti Prata 😋😋😋😋😋👍👍👍👍👍
I want to meet you guys one day so I or my family can travel with you! I love that you’re not picky with foods and will try practically anything! My kind of crowd!!
Well, we hope that happens some day 🤗
@@AlwaysBeChanging Awww that will be amazing!! ❤️
Yesss.Candlenut , yummy..
It was delicious! And the flavors really wowed us. So good 😋
Your son is very cute as like my son Dev. God bless your kids
Thank you! 😊
husband speaking - no matter the noise, kids can drop off anywhere. Our son, about age 3 in the PH, could sleep while we were out no matter the street noise. Have
you come across any culture, besides the PH. that like to eat with their hands - no flat ware ? One of my first trips to Cebu, my wife's Aunt took us to a restaurant that
was set up for tourists to TRY eating with their fingers only. Plates were usually banana leaves, rice, meat of some kind, veggies, other unknown items to me, - except for
finger food, I don't eat with my hands. So my wife asked for some kind of utensil - they had none, but came out with a huge serving spoon. Peso exchange was 7 to $1. at this time.
We haven’t been anywhere specific that typically eat with their hands but hoping for more food adventures in the near future! We have plans for India and Morocco.
U guy make me so hungry 😮
hi friend one cocktail thru the video poor kids time change makes a difference that was wonderful there help them feel comfortable while you guys finished your food for those price 😂😂 have a wonderful time until next time be safe
They were such troopers!
@@AlwaysBeChanging yes they are ❤️❤️❤️❤️
We have mandatory conscription here. Most served 2 years in the military.
Thank you for explaining that!
B1-35 Golden Mile food centre chicken rice a must try. Order half or one chicken for whole family
Thank you! We love exploring more great food.
@@AlwaysBeChanging Trust me on this one . No regrets.
@@bensgoodeats1493 We won’t miss it next time we’re in Singapore. Unfortunately we’ll only be back for one night at the airport. But we love Singapore so much we want to come back.
@@AlwaysBeChanging Take care. Your children very good looking .
I suggest that you visit the stall before 11.00am. Else the queue and wait time will be very long. Don't forget that their orders through food delivery services are several time more than that of the queue.
If I remember correctly, they start serving at 11am and are usually sold out before 1.30pm.
Hope you all enjoy to your fullest, 😂👍
We absolutely will! Thanks 🙏
What model of camera mic do u you? The audio is very clear.
Hi! Thank you… We mainly use a Sony a7Siii with the Sony ECM-B1M mic. See here for more info: followabc.com/happenings/our-vlogging-equipment
Fantastic and informative. We are a family of 5 going to Singapore next week. What was the name of the hawker centre you visited? Would you recommend it? Thank you
Will there be a Universal Dept of Health & safety Inspection to provide rating Scorecard ( A - Z ) display at all food establishment ?
Try the famous boon tong kee hainanese chicken rice :)
Come to Singapore again but try our chicken rice your will love it
We love Singapore! I'm sure we will be back and we'll be tasting even more food.
I'm hungry 🤤
Haha, us too. Always 😊
Welcome to Singapore. Hope you will have a enjoyable stay here. Please visit little india, china town and the malay village hawker food. I am sure you would enjoy it.
Thank you! 🙏😀 Those all sound worth a visit!
@@AlwaysBeChanging You and your family are most welcome. Trust you will enjoy your stay here.
@@sudheshkumar732 Is that Geylang Serai Hawker Centre? For me as a local I am not very familiar which stall to patronise. I went there once to eat, and still ordered my familiar Nasi Biryani
@@SuccessforLifester Yes its the Geylang Serai Hawker Centre. The food there is good too. And of cos.. Nasi Biriyani is good there too..
@@sudheshkumar732 Wish I could have a Malay friend to guide me
Where do you get pillows and blankets in any restaurant..nice country.
Apparently Singapore 🤷♀️ They we’re so kind.
Hello and good evening!
It looks so yummy.
Thank you for the very enjoyable video(⌒∇⌒)
Thank you for watching! We can't wait to share more of our adventures out here in the Philippines. It's more beautiful and fulfilling that we could have imagined.
i'm a singaporean and personally, red bean pancake is yuks! to me, too 🤣🤣🤣
4:13 looks like calamansi
You’re right. We figured that out later on 😊
❤
Please try to visit India lots of love from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳
India is on our list of must-visit places and we even have friends there that we'll visit and tour with! Thank you-
@@AlwaysBeChanging I'm really glad you reply me
Have you tried Sambol ?
I don't know that we have.
You haven’t tried the ice-kachang.
No, there's still a lot more to try.
What is trippy?
The texture was so interesting between the many flavors and textures in that dessert.
😋👍👍👍
We put the whole kuih pie tee in the mouth 😬
Ok. Thank you for that tip! We’ll know for next time 👍🏻
Yes during my national service, we know that our superior, a career warrant officer, was illegally moonlighting as a taxi driver too. These lower ranks military personnel need to find odd jobs when their contracts were not renewed. Many joined security firms too.
Lmao
U have not seen the more resedential area hawker center in singapore
Is pack like sardines
especially those that has a wet market merge with it
Also, I dont understand fine dining. Last time I tried fine dining in singapore during a staycation it was pretty much dissapointing due to how small the dishes are. Maybe you can tell me what makes fine dining so intresting during your time at National Kitchen
husband = P S more detail no wedding ring for Erin in Singapore. my wife went to Cebu for the wedding of one of her very rich friends daughter. They took most of the
wedding VIP guests to Singapore where the husband grew up. She had learned her lesson - no bling - I had to stay home and work and run her day care. Three times she
went off to the PH, I had to take my 5 week vacation to stay home and care for her kids. I changed more diapers than the moms did, I'm sure.
Bravo to you for stepping in when needed!
Trying to view all your stories - what do girls do with out chewing gum ? When I was in high school, I don't think any girl didn't have a stick or two going all the time.
When King Tut's gold mask came to Seattle, a lady greeter at the entrance had a big coffee can with her, gum goes in here. When my brother was 4 or 5 years old ( I
wasn't around yet ) sitting at a dime store counter, brother looked under the counter - " Oh mama, look at all the gum. " About 1941/ Dennis K.
Ya, the problem with hun is that most people don’t dispose of it respectfully.
Bao mean bun. so Bao bun means bun bun. hehe
just to correct you there. Malay is the official language of Singapore. English being our language used in our day to day. otherwise well put tgt content!
Thank you! We appreciate the compliment and the correction 🙏 learning more every day 😊
@@AlwaysBeChanging Actually there are four official languages here. Another commenter has provided the details
@@AlwaysBeChanging Malay is the National Language. Used in our National Anthem and military commands though I don't know the meaning of the anthem words in general
You mentioned the different races Chinese, Malay, and Indian but you left out the fourth race Eurasian
14% MEI-LEI
There r law and rules. But singapore is not strict to enforce them. But hopefully tourist follow the rules. The rules n fine is just the same as othee asian country like taiwan and japan.
Thanks for the feedback on the laws. We’re very impressed with how clean and safe Singapore is. You can count on us tourists to follow the rules 😉.
We do have a single official language. Its English!
Intersting! In our research, it indicated 3 official languages
F I N E *?*
Naaah, growing up here, 50+ years, haven't got fined yet *lah !*
It is NOT that strict, Not like the Urban Legend rumour mills will have you believe, as long as U are not a criminal 😇
We *do* have our humanity galore 😘
We understand the laws aren’t all strictly enforced, just like many laws in other countries including the US. But it’s impressive that it matters enough to the country to actually have those laws.
FYI, you won't get fine for not clearing the plates and you can buy chewing (nicotine) gum at the pharmacy . There are still many locals fly back to Singapore with chewing gum and if they buy a lot, just declare to the custom officer and you won't get fine as long one is not planning to sell them.
Thanks for clearing that up!
@@AlwaysBeChanging Some have shared that their gums were confiscated and disposed of. So best is to keep it minimal as officially, not supposed to bring in any gums.
You are wrong! You can get fined! You can try not doing that. Just don't get caught! It's all about civ mindedness! Don't go teaching visitors the wrong things please! Only medical gums are allowed. Go to the website to get clarification!
U must be one of those lazy inconsiderate and ignorant ppl who don't do it and cause inconvenience to others ! You are just making ppl dislike foreigners who don't do it by telling them the wrong thing! I have seen many ppl not doing it. Why? Even if it's not the law, do it for the consideration for others. Thank you!
@@myna1046 don’t worry about these visitors! We very much respect the laws and rules regardless if they’re enforced adamantly or not. We understand the the “why”. It’s not about us, it’s about all to enjoy and coexist. That’s why most laws are created.
It is not Mah Lay it is Malay.
Thanks for helping us with the inflictions! :)
Usually singaporean eat fish ball noodles only when they r not feeling well, no appetite or having diet/ weight loss.haha
This makes sense. We felt like it would be perfect for a cold day or sick day. Like Phil said, “it feels like it has medicinal properties.” 👍🏻