Makan Kakis with Denise Tan

Hello Makan Kakis! Our celebration of the top local eats continues with that quinessential South-China noodle dish, Fried Hokkien Mee. Thanks to recommendations from Gold 905 listeners, we checked out two popular stalls. One brought the fat, one brought the fire, but both absolutely brought the flavour...

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In our recent poll for the National Day series, Gold 905 listeners voted chilli crab as the third most popular dish, just behind chicken rice and laksa. An obvious choice, perhaps, but this is one dish we can proudly say was created in Singapore and as island-dwellers, our tables never go too long without the succulent, spicy seafood treat of mud crabs wok-fried in a piquant, savoury-sweet gravy, served with bread or buns on the side for maximum sauce-absorbing purposes. This week, we feature 2 fantastic and very different styles of Chilli Crab...

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When it comes to where the best laksa can be found, foodie feuds and fierce debates abound – everybody has their own opinion. So when Gold 905 listeners voted for a National Day series featuring Singapore’s best local dishes, laksa came in a solid second with several favourites coming to the fore.

To be clear, we’re referring to laksa lemak – noodles in a coconut-based curry soup and often served in proud Peranakan homes.

Over the years, different hawkers found fame with their own special version of laksa lemak. So whether you prefer your laksa without hum (cockles), or a gravy that’s thick and creamy, or noodles eaten with a spoon instead of chopsticks, here are three places recommended by Gold 905 listeners that we think are noteworthy...   

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Hello Makan Kakis! Welcome to the first installment of our month-long National Day special, featuring the 5 top local eats (worthy of “national dish” status), as voted by our Gold 905 listeners. The clear favourite, coming in head, shoulders and tail feathers above the rest, was chicken rice. It’s impossible to find the “best”, simply because every self-respecting Singaporean has their own preference when it comes to the fragrance, flavours and textures of chicken rice. That said, here are a few we think are delicious for different reasons...

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Chef Anthony Yeoh of Summer Hill French Bistro at Sunset Way is back to recommend a place he's been going to for his late-night supper fix. It's a restaurant called Formosa Delights and they specialize in Taiwanese & Sichuan Cuisine, which means lots of Mala dishes, so this is a place to try if you like your meals spicy and literally tongue-numbing! They do lots of quick and tasty rice or  hand-made noodle sets and even if your tolerance for spice is low, there are other yummy dishes you can enjoy...

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Our foodie friend Chef Shen Tan of private dining series Ownself Make Chef is back with an excellent recommendation for lovers of hotpot, or steamboat! She's observed that with the Covid-19 situation, hot pot restaurants have been quite badly affected so she decided to order in after having had her first taste, a few months ago, of the delights Long Qing has to offer...

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Our Makan Kakis Farah & Claudinho of home-based Brazilian Food business Claudinho’s Kitchen are back to share with us their go-to place for an easy-breezy evening out. This is a really relaxed and casual sanctuary that offers up respite in the heart of bustling Haji Lane. Operating out of a cosy 2-storey shophouse, Going Om is a bohemian cafe/ bar that exudes good vibes & serves good food. Upstairs is a yoga space (yes, classes are available), whilst downstairs is all about the dining. It’s the place Claudinho loves to go, especially on a Sunday evening, for its very chill atmosphere. Just rock up, take a seat, have a drink & indulge in good fusion food...

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This week our Makan Kaki, Chef Shen Tan of Ownself Make Chef returns to catch up with us & share her latest discovery, which actually comes at the recommendation of a foodie friend of hers via Instagram. And she was happy to report, this discovery did not disappoint! Now, when it comes to a whole menu of delicious delicacies, there's hardly anyone who doesn't like dim sum, right? And some of the best Chef Shen has had to date, comes from this place... Amazing siew mai & liu sha bao, anyone?

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Chef Shen Tan's return (Part 1) - What's been happening with Ownself Make Chef?

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Chef Shen Tan's new projects! Find out how to order her famous Nasi Lemak online & what's her new igtv series Dr Chef Eats all about?

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