Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
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Caramel Macchiatos have nothing on the wok-fried coffee beans, coconut-jam toast, and elaborate ordering jargon of Singaporean coffee houses
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Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
Caramel Macchiatos have nothing on the wok-fried coffee beans, coconut-jam toast, and elaborate ordering jargon of Singaporean coffee houses
Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
After looking for traditional Singaporean food in the U.S. for 17 years, a woman raised on the island finally finds it
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A local talks to Top Chef's head producer about why the contestants are flying to Singapore—and where they're eating
Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan
When a hawker disappears, a Singaporean expat searches for the soups of her youth, and finds both food and friendship
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Rice porridge is a world away from grits, but the Teochew cooking of China's southeast is just as homey.
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Visiting her ancestral village with her father, the author fumbles her way through meals.
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What to do with holiday leftovers? Make curry devil, Singapore's signature Boxing Day dish.
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A beloved dish raises questions about animal cruelty. Is it okay to eat an inhumane meal if it's traditional?
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Returning to Singapore, the author learns to make a beloved dish from her childhood friend's mother.
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Singapore's once-ubiquitous food carts have disappeared, but a cook known as the Satay Man carries on the tradition.
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Long after her grandmother, a legendary cook, died, the author learns to make her signature dish: otah.
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