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April 27, 2012 By cheryl

Singapore Day: Blood, Eggs and Noodles

If I’ve been a little silent, it’s because I’ve run off and joined the police.

Alright, you got me. The last time I inspected a knife that seriously was when I was trying to hack my way through a brisket and wondering if it needed sharpening.

What you’re seeing above is one of my favorite mystery writers S.J. Rozan and me getting a close look at a faux crime scene set up by the Singapore police force at Singapore Day in Brooklyn a few weekends ago.

The day-long festival, which first came to New York City in 2007, is a day-long celebration of all things Singapore — the government there flies in actors, singers and even recruiters with jobs in hand.

All of this is fine and good — but what we really came for that day? Food — glorious hawker dishes from only the best little stalls you’ll find in Singapore …

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Filed Under: Asian, Brooklyn, Hawkers, Singapore, Singaporean, So Good It Must Be Bad For You Tagged With: Brooklyn, Hill Street Fried Kway Teow, Mystery, New York, S.J. Rozan, Singapore Day, Singapore Police Force, Writer

April 13, 2012 By cheryl

Hill Street Fried Kway Teow: True Singapore Noodles

As a New Yorker who has written a fair bit about food in my native Singapore, I’m often asked the question: “Where should I eat in Singapore?”

It’s a head-scratcher. Where to begin? You could have six meals a day for an entire month in Singapore and still stumble upon some delicious morsel you’ve not sampled before.

Even so, I have short list — one that runs through the curry shops, nasi padang (Malay rice smorgasbord) and Hainanese eateries that fill my head when I’m far from home.

The one place I rarely include on this list, however, is a tiny hawker stall located in the neighborhood of my youth — Hill Street Fried Kway Teow …

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Filed Under: Asian, Hawkers, Restaurants, Singapore, Singaporean, So Good It Must Be Bad For You, Tales From the Road Tagged With: Bedok, Brooklyn, Char kway teow, Fried noodles, Hawker, Hill Street Fried Kway Teow, Singapore, Singapore Day

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