Photos of Lo Hei by Jeanne Gunsolus Lo Hei is a traditional New Year’s dish eaten in Singapore. Though I’ve heard it has now spread to Hong Kong and Taiwan, I’d never seen or tasted it until I moved here. While lo hei is served as an appetizer, it is more complicated than a simple salad. […]
Restaurants
Restaurant Review: Good old-fashioned Indian Curry (Singapore)
Photos: Fish head curry and a full plate of channa masala (garbanzos), dahl (lentils), dried mutton, raita, and rice. Last Friday, we were craving good, old-fashioned Indian food so we headed to the well-known (and highly recommended) Samy’s Curry Restaurant on Singapore’s Dempsey Hill. A prior trip to this enclave of expat-friendly restaurants, shops and galleries […]
Restaurant Review: Famous 49 Katong Laksa (Singapore)
A friend invited me to have lunch with her today at Famous 49 Katong Laksa to try this café’s version of laksa, a coconut curry noodle soup found throughout Asia. I hopped in a cab to East Coast Road, not served by the subway, and chatted with my Indian driver, quizzing him on the […]