A Case of the Nomnoms

Fri 15 Jan 2010 at 12:13 am  ♥  Filed under Singapore 2010, Travel

I must say, my absolute favorite thing about Singapore has to be the food; there’s a ton of variety (Indian, Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, American for starters) to be had and the prices are totally worth it.

Case in point: the duck rice (and soup, gratis!) below.

Grand total? $3 SGD, which translates to $2.16 USD. Back in NY, $2.16 could probably buy me the soup, but definitely not the duck nor the rice.

Anyway, I think we could all use a bit more food porn in our lives, so without further ado…

(click on images to enlarge)


Sago with strawberries and mango, on top of ice. Don’t be fooled by the fluorescence — the dessert had a coconut taste to it!


NAAN. I don’t think it will ever be possible for me to remotely dislike naan, especially not in its fluffy, buttery, garlicky goodness!


Mee rebus is this dish where they combine noodles, a spicy/sweet gravy-like sauce, chili, cilantro, egg, peppers, and bean sprouts to full-blown deliciousness. I need to look up recipes so I can try to replicate it back in the States.


Naan again, because it totally deserves another appearance. :P

Grass jelly and IQ balls for dessert. The name and colors kind of funky, but um, you’ll have to take my word that it’s really good, especially when you’ve been walking around in circles under 80-some-degree weather. It has the same coconut-esque taste as the sago above, if that helps.

Besides eating myself to a bloaty stage, I did other things in Singapore. Like ride a zipline! And a segway! And a cable car! And a toboggan! I also did lots and lots of window-shopping, walking, and picture-taking.

Anyway, I leave you with a photo of my breakfast companion and another of the beach at Sentosa!

Until then, there are more photos in my Flickr set — enjoy!

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31 Responses to “A Case of the Nomnoms”

  1. Oh my goodness, that food looks DELISH!

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  2. I love food :D Looking at that naan, I think I’ll have to find a recipe for it and make some!

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  3. That naan looks delicious! Definitely worth the two pictures. :)

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  4. I’ll take that Mee rebus in THIS entry over the other one! Namely for all that cilantro piled up on top of it. Man, I am starving so looking at pics of food isn’t the best thing to do. The duck rice looks even more yummier. Never had duck though so that would be a nice experience :)

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  5. OH MY! I love food! And cheap food! Which does not exist in Denmark! You cannot even get soup for 2-3 dollars!

    However, naan is something we always have in our home! My mom makes the best naan ever!

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  6. I absolutely love food porn!

    All this food looks absolutely mouthwatering! It’s making me hungry just thinking about it. That mee rebus looks so tasty! I’d love to try that dessert, too. Looks delish! I always have a hard time duplicating recipes. They’re never quite the same. Hope you are able to do it!

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  7. Ahhhh, hot buttery naan. I’m Indian, but even so, I haven’t had it in ages… :(

    The grass jelly + IQ balls look delish! I love jelly-like desserts. :9

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  8. Why do you do this to meee? That food looks way to good D: Garlicky naan is awesome and the IQ balls sound/look cool.

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  9. Wow, that all looks so delicious! *wants*

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  10. I need to stop reading your blog! It makes me so hungry! :P

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  11. nomnomnom. I’m missing home food already :( In Brunei we eat similarish food to Singapore :D

    Did you try ABC while in Singapore? It’s my favourite :D Grass jelly, red beans, pandan chendol on on top of crushed ice in a bowl of coconut milk :D It’s similar-ish to the photos of the coconut milk deserts :D

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  12. Wow, food in Singapore really is affordable! And nicely presented too. I have to say, naan is the only Indian cuisine that I’ve tried and actually liked. In fact, I went through a couple of months where I found it so yummy I ate it almost every second day!

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  13. Mmmm, naan *mouth waters*

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  14. That food looks yummy. Especially that Sago. Wish I could try it.

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  15. That food looks delicious!

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  16. Oh my God, all of that looks SO good. Are the IQ balls made of tapioca? They kind of look like it. Can’t wait to come to Singapore to try all the delicious food. I will had to ask you for recommendations :P

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  17. The food looks delish! I can’t wait to go back to Asia but I’m going to gain soo much weight there.

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  18. Oh, food! I love the duck rice as well. There are a few versions of duck rice, have you tried the roasted duck version? It’s great as well! Love the sauce. I’ve been in Singapore for the past 22 years and I’ve to say the food is the best! :D

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  19. Hey! OMG! I’d love to travel to Singapore! I love traveling in general. That food looks… really funky. hehe. Well at least the desert does. I’m not one for trying foods, but I’d try that any day! hehe.

    I love your website too, by the way. You have a great layout; really original!

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  20. OMG. I am so jealous of you. I really want to try Naan.

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  21. The food looks absolutely delicious! I want to try Naan, it seems so awfully yummy! How exciting that you’re travelling through Singapore. I’ve always had some fascination for that country and I’d love to go there someday. You’re one lucky girl :D

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  22. Wow that is a lot of great looking food, and cheap too! I absolutely love Naan as well. :D That bright colored dessert looks fantastic!

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