102476 Made from an old-world recipe that’s been a local favourite for many years, carrot cake is also known as chai tow kueh and actually consists of cubes of steamed rice flour and white radish, fried in egg-like an omelette and garnished with spring onions, a recipe common to the Teochews in Singapore.
102477 It can be served “white” (plain) or “dark” (seasoned with sweet soya sauce), and is perfect for those looking for a quick yet satisfying meal.
102478 Some of the best carrot cake in town can be sampled at Makansutra Gluttons Bay near the Esplanade Theatre and Newton Food Centre.
102479 Restaurants such as Hai Tien Lo offer a Cantonese variation of the fried carrot cake - usually served with fresh radish, “lup cheong” (preserved Chinese sausage) and shrimp, in large rectangular slabs that are first steamed then fried whole.
102480 The process of cooking carrot cake is a fun-filled one, with hawkers chopping the omelette-like dish on their hot plates into squares; there’s a lot of clanging sounds, chopping thuds and quite a bit of theatre, so stick around to see your dish being whipped up.
102481 In conjunction with Singapore Food Festival 2010, play the Food In Translation game and find out more about Singapore’s Signature Dishes.
102483 Yong Tau Foo originated in the 1960s, and is basically tofu stuffed with fish or pork paste.
102484 Meaning “stuffed bean curd”, this dish can be easily found in Malaysia and Singapore.
102485 Today, Yong Tau Foo comprises of a variety of food items stuffed with fish paste, such as chilli, lady’s finger, bean curd, bitter gourd, mushroom, tofu skin and eggplant.
102486 These food items can also be bought pre-prepared at local supermarkets and wet markets.
102487 The fish paste is traditionally made by beating fish meat, usually Ikan Parang (Wolf Herring) or Ikan Tengerri (Spanish Mackerel), with a mortar and pestle into a sticky white paste.
102488 Good Yong Tau Foo is often characterised as having a tender and bouncy fish paste filling.
102489 Deep fried items such as dough fritters, dumplings and Ngo Hiang (fried meat roll) are also offered.
102490 Either served dry or in a soup, you can have it with a choice of rice, egg noodles or vermicelli.