Saturday, July 17, 2010

Too much food!

Its been a while since I have posted food photos, so here is much of what I at the past week.

http://picasaweb.google.com/coltop/MoreFoodPhotos?authkey=Gv1sRgCMrivIDV6fqQAg&feat=directlink

How to Eat in Singapore
1. Find a bunch of condo buildings, ususally on the outskirts of town (mentioned previously)
2. It may take a while of searching, but in some complexes, there is a large open air building jam packed with little food vendors (seriously, jail cells are larger than these vendor spaces). One person i asked said that an english translation of what they are called might be "Old Market". If you only see 5-10 vendors, keep moving, its not what I'm talking about.
3. If you can't do steps 1 and 2, find a local and ask them where one is (national language is english, so this is not too hard of a task). This is my recommended method. I get shuttled around to these places, so I'm a bit spoiled.
4. Walk around and find a vendor that serves something that looks acceptable. For beginners, stay away from anything that has eyes or the word "intestine" in the title. Start with something easy like "Chicken Rice" (A local favorite). BTW, if there are photos of people at a vendor, those are probably famous people, and it usually means that the particular vendor is good.
5. DON'T ORDER YET!!!
6. Go find a table nearby and read the number on the top
7. Order your food and tell them your table number
8. Walk back to your table
9. Prepare your cash (you did bring cash didn't you? Well you better get some)
10. Your food will be brought to your table and you pay the server (there is no tipping in Singapore)
11. Eat and Leave (this is not the kind of place you ask for a take out box)

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