6 SINGAPOREAN DISHES FOR L FISHER’S SINGAPOREAN FOOD FESTIVAL

Very recently we were invited to try the food which will be served by L Fisher Hotel (Bacolod City, Negros Occidental)  to its guest as part of their Singaporean Food Festival. L Fisher Hotel flew in a Singaporean Chef in the person of Chef HK Tan of the Singapore Food Republic and Nasi Galleria Fame.

While I’m a bit familiar with some Singaporean cuisines, listening to Chef HK Tan’s story of each of his food made me excited to indulge.

For those who have visited Singapore, it is easy to say that this country influences a  diverse culture. Singapore’s cuisines are also varied, containing elements derived from several ethnic groups, as a result of its history as a seaport with a large immigrant population. Influences include the cuisines of the native Malays and the largest ethnic group, the Chinese, as well as Indonesian, Indian, Peranakan, and Western traditions. Influences from other regions such as Sri Lanka, Thailand, and the Middle East are also present.

Here’re the 6 Dishes which will be included in the Singaporean Food Festival of L Fisher Hotel:

Chef HK Tan demonstrating how the Hainanese Chicken Rice should be eaten

1. Hainanese Chicken Rice

This was the first dish served to us when we visited L Fisher Hotel during the food tasting. Chef HK Tan was very excited about demonstrating to us how to eat this dish.

The Hainanese chicken rice is a dish that consists of succulent steamed white chicken that is cut into bite-size pieces and served on fragrant rice with some light soy sauce. To make the recipe even better, it is topped with coriander leaf and sesame oil and accompanied by a delicious garlic-chili dip. According to Chef HK Tan, the secret to making this dish delicious is the way how the chicken is being simmered.

2. Char Kew Teow or Char Kway Teow

This dish is a stir-fried rice noodle strips”, is a favorite noodle dish and is considered a national favorite in  Singapore.

It is made from flat rice noodles or kway teow, stir-fried over very high heat with light and dark soy sauce, chili, and other ingredients.

3. Beef Rendang

I was the first who was served by Chef HK Tan himself of this dish. Served in a slice of baguette  I tried his beef rendang which has a unique flavor, and by varying the amounts of sugar and chilies a whole range of effects can be produced.

Beef Rendang is a  dry spiced dish of tenderly simmered meat offers the typical Singapore taste of coconut, balanced with robust, tangy spices.

4. Chicken Curry

Chicken curry is a common delicacy in Asia. A typical South Asian curry consists of chicken stewed in onion and tomato-based sauce, flavored with ginger, garlic, chili peppers and a variety of spices, often including turmeric, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, cardamom and so on.

Because of the variety of dishes that we tried, I opted to eat those dishes with baguettes.

5. Vegetable Blantsan

This dish is very similar to our very own adobong kangkong. With the variety of meat dishes that we tried, this veggie dish comes as a proper balancing dish.

This dish is also very similar to our pork humba. But I don’t know how they cook it — it was not oily.  It also has this whole egg which was an excellent ingredient. Chef HK Tan said the egg was marinated in a secret concoction before it was included in the dish.

The Singaporean Food Festival offerings will part of the massive offering of L Fisher in their International Buffet.   For only Php 899/person, you will enjoy an International Buffet (please see the poster for the vast array of food selections)   highlighting The Singaporean Food Festival. The Singaporean Food festival shall run for three days, September 18 (Dinner),  September 19 (Dinner) and September  20 (Lunch).

And here’s the biggest surprise, by merely dining in this International  Buffet with Singaporean Food Festival, you will be entitled to a raffle ticket for a chance to win a card for 2 to Singapore (Iloilo-Singapore Route)   courtesy of Cebu Pacific. Here’s more, L Fisher Hotel is giving a 50% off for their first seating promo from 11AM-12 NN and 6PM-7PM. For their second seating promo, you can get a 25% off, and this will start at 1PM-2PM and 8PM-9PM.