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> I thought Bak kut teh was a Malaysian dish. Singaporean here. I think Singapore and Malaysia tend to share ownership of many dishes. What wasn't mentioned i
by ValentineC 8y ago
> I thought Bak kut teh was a Malaysian dish.
Singaporean here. I think Singapore and Malaysia tend to share ownership of many dishes.
What wasn't mentioned in the article is that the peppery Teochew style is far more common in Singapore. The herbal Hokkien variant is often known as "Klang bak kut teh" here in Singapore, after Port Klang in Malaysia. Malaysians also seem to like that version better.
- philliphaydon 8y agoI love the peppery teochew version. Infact I'm going to have it for lunch tomorrow!!!
- cyberferret 8y agoHaving being born and raised in Malaysia, and nowadays frequently visiting Singapore (for business, but ostensibly to eat the food of my childhood again), I am still getting used to the subtle differences of names of same or similar dishes. For instance, I really miss Roti Canai, but it has a different name in Singapore (Roti Pratha IIRC), so even trying to search for a good stall on Google Maps doesn't find the places that make it.
- ValentineC 8y ago> For instance, I really miss Roti Canai, but it has a different name in Singapore (Roti Pratha IIRC), so even trying to search for a good stall on Google Maps doesn't find the places that make it. Roti prata. I think you'll be hard-pressed to find bad roti prata in Singapore. I've heard Mr and Mrs Mohgan's is one of the best: https://goo.gl/maps/bv3b3sFwK1A2 https://goo.gl/maps/bv3b3sFwK1A2
- cyberferret 8y agoThanks for the tip (and the spelling correction). Filed for future visit.
- paulmooreparks 8y agoPrata, pratha, and paratha all seem to be accepted transliterations of the word.
- ValentineC 8y agoOne's search engine of choice might not know that. The grandparent comment wanted to look for good stalls. I just tried doing a search for pratha on Google Maps, and it yielded results that were less relevant as compared to if one used the more common spelling of prata.
- paulmooreparks 8y agoHowever you spell it, it is certainly tasty. :) I live in Singapore, by the way, and I'm getting pretty hungry reading this. Any suggestions for good Indian food? [Edit: Tried to make a clever regex to match all the spellings, but HN's editor thwarted me.]
- pthomas551 8y agoHave you been to Saravana Bhavan downtown?
- paulmooreparks 8y agoNot yet. I'll check it out this weekend. Thanks!
- ValentineC 8y ago> Any suggestions for good Indian food? Well, south Indian food is everywhere. One can't really go wrong with any place that makes their prata fresh. (For really good prata, there's the usual suspects like Mr and Mrs Mohgan's, Casuarina Curry, Springleaf Prata Place, Sin Ming Roti Prata… I personally have a soft spot for the ABC King group of restaurants — their food is above average — since one opened next to the Singapore Hackerspace.) If you're looking for north Indian cuisine, I'm thinking that the area immediately around Mustafa Centre would be a good bet.