"Western Food"

Fish and chips is the top!

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yeah fish and chips, a British classic :lol:

Western food in Singapore has been redefined by our local foodcourts and coffeeshops, as well as the Hainanese chefs. Otherwise its mainly standard cafe fare, which seems like fusion.

I read in Neil Humphrey's book that even the "chicken chop" isnt even the name of a Western dish. But actually its not too bad..the coffeeshop at Clementi does great fried chicken served with rice.

Ayoh. That's precisely the kind of food i'm trying to avoid! Haha.

Same as Chcken Rice

Chicken Chop is coined by local Hainanese I supposed? They are famous for Pork Chops

There is a good "Western" restaurant, Hainanese style at Sloane Court Hotel along Balmoral Rd..anyway even amongst European countries there must be regional variations...French, German, Italian etc

eyetoeye said:

Does anybody know of any good and affordable restaurant where one might be able to sample real, authentic European country fare that isn't a steak or a pasta? .

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the two words shouldnt go together especially with real, and authentic thrown in...

heard of the story of the chinese emperor who paid good amounts of gold to buy a dead horse while on the search for a thousand mile horse??

and by adding affordable, the suggestions given to u will be the ones u are trying to avoid... maybe that's typical of singaporeans and thats why we have "lowly" chicken chop and fish and chips in hawker stalls??

Pie !
Chicken pie,mince pie,cornish pastry.........I like them very much,but be aware they have high calories,because the pastry is made by lard!

stingraytan said:

the two words shouldnt go together especially with real, and authentic thrown in...

heard of the story of the chinese emperor who paid good amounts of gold to buy a dead horse while on the search for a thousand mile horse??

and by adding affordable, the suggestions given to u will be the ones u are trying to avoid... maybe that's typical of Singaporeans and thats why we have "lowly" chicken chop and fish and chips in hawker stalls??

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Hmmm... I'm not sure what you're trying to say.

Well, i've nothing against fish and chips and chicken chop and whatnot. It's just, i've eaten them so many times i feel like trying so something new, you know? That and i'm just curious to see what it's like outside the bubble.

As an European I can say with certainty that Chicken Chops does not exists in any European cuisine (at least not with that name). However has to be said that most of the times Asian cuisine restaurants in the West are also the local interpretation of the Asian cuisine and often serve fusion food.

AltinD said:

Asian cuisine restaurants in the West are also the local interpretation of the Asian cuisine and often serve fusion food.

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English style Chinese food :lol:

Fortune cookies?

Food reflects our culture and the time and place. Like how you can see dofu, a food of chinese origin in malay and indian cuisine, from the times of chinese immigration to "Nanyang" in the colonial era.

I've seen "westernised" Hainanese chicken rice. Instead of cucumbers they have tomatoes too and some funny gravy.

5684 said:

English style Chinese food :lol:

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My Hakka noodles and Kung-pao chicken are prepared by Indians and served by Filipinos.

eyetoeye said:

First of all, i don't like the term "Western Food", because it's so vague. Second of all, i have this impression that "Western Food" in Singapore isn't really Western food at all. It's just our Asian interpretation of it, or maybe just a tiny portion of a broad spectrum that has been identified by some corporate committee to be suitable for the Asian palate.

Does anybody know of any good and affordable restaurant where one might be able to sample real, authentic European country fare that isn't a steak or a pasta? Something a farmer's wife might throw together from stuff she gets from her garden and the odd rabbit or pheasant her husband brings back from the hunt.

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I agree, I come from Europe and I'm not use to what you call "Western Food" in Singapore. Just look somewhat british to me.
From what I've heard, the "French Stall" restaurant on Serangoon is quite good and affordable. At least from the outside it looks nice and simple with its open non-conditionned area.

AltinD said:

My Hakka noodles and Kung-pao chicken are prepared by Indians and served by Filipinos.

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:lol:
Chicken curry Chinese style!
Curry is not Chinese food but in UK most Chinese restaurants make curry ^ ^
Because curry is one of the best and popular food in UK , can't without it!

I guess we can indeed call the term "Western Food" as a branch of Singapore's local food. I don't consider it to be "western" at all, I feel it is as much part of our Singapore culture as Chicken Rice. One cannot compare tastes because irregardless of where the "western food" came from, it is still gastronomically wonderful for what it is.

Anyway, Han's, the most established and documented of these "western food" said that these "western" dishes were devised as a way to suit local tastes and were in no way an attempt to replicate what was offered overseas.

And redstone, I went to Chatterbox at Mandarin and they served cherry tomatoes instead of cucumber. It still tasted as Singaporean as one could get.

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