Growing up in a family where food seems to be a legitimate indulgence, my philosophy is, when on a trip, I try as much local fare as I can, and hoard everything in my stomach, since most of it is not available back home (and even if it is, it doesn't taste the same) or I couldn't bring it home with me. (Once, in Bangkok, I badly wanted to bring home street-style Thai iced milk tea but knowing I couldn't, I just had it almost everyday during the trip. Hehe.)
I've been fortunate to have visited Singapore a few times in recent months, and while I could only do so much damage to my wallet during those trips, food and drink were an obvious exception. I am now partial to anything made in Singapore, especially that which I can hoard in my stomach. :)
It will be nice to fly to Singapore on a foodie whim, but until my budget permits, perhaps I can settle for alternatives to these:
Chicken rice from my favorite hawkers:
Wee Nam Kee
Tong Fong Fatt
Tian Tian
And...
Wee Nam Kee cereal prawns
Long Beach chili crabs
Minute Maid White Grape
Milo dinosaur
Tong Heng egg tarts
During my last trip, I asked the aunties from Tong Heng if the shelf life of the egg tarts would allow me to bring them home as pasalubong, and was told that they should be refrigerated in no more than a day after purchase. So you can buy a few hours before going to the airport for your return flight. By the way, hand carry only! :)
And while not made in Singapore, a slice of Ikea's Daim cake is love. (This I can bring home in a box for around SGD10. Shelf life is more than a year.)
Wee Nam Kee is at Novena Ville, Thomson Road; Tong Fong Fatt, at Amoy Food Centre; Tian Tian, at Maxwell Food Centre; Long Beach, at Dempsey Hill; and Tong Heng Confectionery, at South Bridge Road.
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