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MALAY CUISINE 2

SOUTHERN INDIAN CUISINE Southern Indian food is a superhot blend of spices in a coconut milk base. Rice is the staple, along with thin breads such as prata and dosai, which arc good for curling into shovels to scoop up drippy curries. Vegetarian dishes arc abundant, a result of Hindu-mandated vegetarianism, and use lots of chickpeas and lentils in curry and chile gravies. Vindaloo, meat or poultry in a tangy and spicy sauce, is also well known.

Banana leaf restaurants, surcly the most interesting way to experience southern Indian food in Singapore, serve up meals on banana leaves cut like place mats. It's very informal. Spoons and forks are provided, but if you want to act local and use your hands, remember to use your right hand only (sec "Etiquette & Customs," in singapore & malaysia websection 2), and don't forget to wash up before and after at the tap.

One tip for eating very spicy foods is to mix a larger proportion of rice to gravy. Don't drink in between bites, but eat through the burn. Your brow may sweat but your mouth will build a tolerance as you eat, and the flavors will come through more fully.
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