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In an entire country, you did not find one thing you wanted to eat?? Why not stay home and eat KFC?
I know we are all supposed to be warm and fuzzy and nice, and find good in everything, however i really did not see anything appetizing at the street market. All tthe foods are fried, or mushy, or discolored (veggies)...
I know we are all supposed to be warm and fuzzy and nice, and find good in everything, however i really did not see anything appetizing at the street market. All tthe foods are fried, or mushy, or discolored (veggies)...
So just one street market then?
(Actually, that description sounds like a lot of food in the U.S., so...)
In an entire country, you did not find one thing you wanted to eat?? Why not stay home and eat KFC?
I was thinking the same thing. Though I suppose it's like those who go to NYC and eat at Olive Garden or TGI Fridays in Times Square, versus exploring the thousands of amazing options across the city.
I happened upon some satay thing that was a crab mix squeezed onto on a bamboo skewer being grilled on a small grill by the road that was outstanding. Never saw it again after that one encounter.
Singapore is 1) very westernized 2) ethnic Chinese predominant, so majority is western food and Chinese food, supplemented by pockets of Malay food and Indian food. I can live with SG good.
I don't eat too much pure Malay food either; it is indeed rather similar to the Indonesian street food I saw. Nyonya food is OK as it is Chinese based. Some Indian food is very good... my favorites are Tendori chicken and roti prata. Eating with hands bothers me a bit even if I don't do it. Just looks so messy.
I really think Malaysians and Indonesians should continue to elevate their traditional cuisine, to make them look and taste better. Some people think anything "traditional" is precious and holy and should be left alone -- not true. Many traditional recipes were developed when people had nothing better to eat; they are far from the best.
I was thinking the same thing. Though I suppose it's like those who go to NYC and eat at Olive Garden or TGI Fridays in Times Square, versus exploring the thousands of amazing options across the city.
In attempting to not offend, I think I undermined my own message. Yes I did try to look for local food to eat; but what was available in that one market I went to, was not very appetizing. Or should I be more blunt... They look a bit scary.
So I was forced to eat Domino's Pizza and KFC.
Well, you be the judge:
This satay kabob actually looks more normal:
Last edited by RobertFisher; 09-11-2019 at 10:17 AM..
(Actually, that description sounds like a lot of food in the U.S., so...)
Agree - maybe good food is out there, just I did not chance upon it.
Which is why I am here asking. I will be going there again in October.
It's a great shopping place. Polo shirts SGD 2.5 each (1 SGD = 0.7 USD); hair cut 1/4 of SG price. A tailor altered my jeans for SGD 0.5! 7-11 style slush for SGD 0.7... A SGD 1 tip and many cracked a huge smile. I still have to figure out how that economy works...
Last edited by RobertFisher; 09-11-2019 at 10:22 AM..
In attempting to not offend, I think I undermined my own message. Yes I did try to look for local food to eat; but what was available in that one market I went to, was not very appetizing. Or should I be more blunt... They look a bit scary.
So I was forced to eat Domino's Pizza and KFC.
Well, you be the judge:
This satay kabob actually looks more normal:
You will find decent foods if you stop looking at those cheap stalls by the street. If you don't know where to go, just use technology like everyone else in this modern era. Just some clicks on your smartphone, you will find the best rated restaurants in the area. Indonesian cuisine is among the richest, some foods are considered the most delicious as well.
And be open minded. Coming from a country where foods are less rich and flavored, you will be shocked at first. And I hate, yes HATE, hearing sh*ts coming out from foreigner, esp Americans, about foods when they don't even try them yet. Lot's of Asians from Asian countries also find foods sold in the US taste bland and unappetizing that's why they go to Asian restaurants most of the time. But how often you hear they bark about it? Get off your high horse and be like other normal human being please.
You will find decent foods if you stop looking at those cheap stalls by the street. If you don't know where to go, just use technology like everyone else in this modern era. Just some clicks on your smartphone, you will find the best rated restaurants in the area. Indonesian cuisine is among the richest, some foods are considered the most delicious as well.
And be open minded. Coming from a country where foods are less rich and flavored, you will be shocked at first. And I hate, yes HATE, hearing sh*ts coming out from foreigner, esp Americans, about foods when they don't even try them yet. Lot's of Asians from Asian countries also find foods sold in the US taste bland and unappetizing that's why they go to Asian restaurants most of the time. But how often you hear they bark about it? Get off your high horse and be like other normal human being please.
I have no high horse to get off. I call it the way I see it, not trying to be condesending nor politically correct.
If parts of US is more dangerous than the third world, I say so. If a third world country has good food, I say so. Whoever have crappy food or food that should not be eaten – whale meat in Japan and Norway, monkey brain and sharkfin in China just to name a few - I say so too, whichever world it is and traditional or not. No need to be overly defensive just because someone is third world.
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