According to the culinary grapevine, Boon Tong Kee chicken rice once had the best chicken rice in Singapore. However, as most knowledgeable foodies are aware, over the years it has become more commercialised, expanding from a small humble stall to multiple outlets across the island. The menu now boasts not...
Every food lover in Singapore and tourists who have picked up a copy of a travel guidebook must have heard of Chatterbox at Mandarin Orchard Hotel. Done up in earthy hues of green and beige, the restaurant is infamous for dishing up the most expensive chicken rice in town. Apart...
I love Chinese New Year. What’s not to like? It’s that time of the year when relatives – some even travel across the world – get together for a meal. There are good food like bak kwa (pork jerky), fun festivities such as the tossing of yusheng (raw fish salad)...
…not Lim Chee Guan, Bee Cheng Hiang, Fragrance or even Kim Hock Guan. Year after year, only one bak kwa (pork jerky) maker gets business from my family – Kim Hwa Guan (金华源). We swear by the Kim Hwa Guan bak kwa and find theirs to be the tastiest in...
Update: Contest has ended. The winners have been announced. Find out who won. Are you looking to start your Chinese New Year reunion dinner this year with a round of yusheng (raw fish salad)? In this giveaway, three lucky Sparklette readers will each get a set of the sumptuous Prosperity...
With outlets at Robertson Quay and East Coast Park, you can enjoy waterfront dining at the Red House Seafood Restaurant. The restaurant’s catchy name is derived from its original location in a striking red colonial bungalow formerly located at Upper East Coast Road where it was established in 1976. For...
In the Chinese tradition, there is a seven-coloured dish that is to be eaten on the seventh day of Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year or Spring Festival. In Singapore, this dish is presented as a colourful salad with raw fish slices called yusheng. Due to the...
One of the best things about Chinese New Year is the festive food. What is your favourite Chinese New Year food? Amore Bakery, an online bakery shop run by Sparklette reader, Gennie Lee, previously impressed with its Christmas brownies that not only look adorable, but taste divine. (In fact, my...
I’m a big fan of the KFC egg tarts. Even so, I can’t help but baulk when I read about what new ingredient the fast food company has added to these egg tarts for Chinese New Year. Mandarin orange! Now that’s an odd pairing. Gimmick or not, I know I...
A new authority has arrived in town, and they want to take care of all your dessert needs! At Dessert Ministry, you can have your fill from the large variety of over 80 Asian sweet concoctions all in one place. Located at the ground floor of Cathay Orchard Cineleisure, the...
