Jurong East Reveals Its Signature Specialties

Have you dreamed of dining in Singapore? make your way to Jurong East and let Eatagram be your culinary guide.

Located in the thriving and humming western region of Singapore, Jurong East benefits from its coastal location and offers its guests breathtaking views of the Strait of Singapore and unique dining experience. The culinary heritage of Jurong East dates back to the Xlll century and has been influenced by Chinese, Malay, Indian, and Peranakan culinary cultures.

What are the signature dishes you should try as you set foot in Jurong East? City’s hawker centers, or food courts are the most frequented eateries in the area. They provide tourists with the whole picture of Singaporean cuisine, which is an amalgamation of Malay, Indian, Chinese, and Peranakan gastrocultural influences. In hawker centers, you can taste Hainanese chicken rice, laksa, char kway teow, and the unparalleled grilled satay. Almost all the recipes of traditional specialties date back to the Xlll century and have been carefully passed down through generations.

Street food enthusiasts will feel at home. Don’t miss a chance to savor such go-to snacks as chili crab, black pepper crab. Don’t forget to pair them with fried buns called mantou. If you’re seeking international flavors, explore Malay stalls and get yourself some nasi lemak with fried chicken. Or drop in at an Indian eatery and savor roti prata with coconut curry. We prefer visiting Chinese restaurants, for they offer incomparable Hainanese chicken rice.

Your gourmet tour around Jurong East wouldn’t be complete without tasting local seafood. Jurong Lake Gardens offer innovative variations of such traditional specialties as chili crabs, salted egg yolk prawns, ayam buah keluak, and laksa lemak. Absolutely worth trying!

For those with a sweet tooth, local bakeries have an array of desserts on the menu. We adore delicate pandan chiffon cakes and ondeh ondeh cupcakes. Complemented with a cup of strong kopi ( that’s the way they call coffee), they taste like heaven! If you’re adventurous, go with salted egg yolk croissants.

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