Cover Add Rempapa's multi-ethnic kueh box to your National Day festivities available for dine in, takeaway, or delivery (Photo: Rempapa)
Add Rempapa's multi-ethnic kueh box to your National Day festivities available for dine in, takeaway, or delivery (Photo: Rempapa)
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In a country where food is the centrepiece of the festivities, Singapore’s dining establishments have launched special treats to sweeten the festivities
Singapore’s 59th birthday is fast approaching, and the island’s top chefs are welcoming this special day with an array of sweet, savoury and spicy treats to please all gourmands. Of course, many of them are paying tribute to our country’s heritage with elevated renditions of classics like cendol and satay, while some are reintroducing their own creations with a unique Singaporean twist.
Join in on the fun and indulge on these snacks that will have you wishing National Day was every weekend. Here are some delicious treats to get you started.
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1. Rempapa
Above Rempapa's multi-ethnic kueh box pays an ode to Singapore's cultural diversity (Photo: Rempapa)
Rempapa's multi-ethnic kueh box pays an ode to Singapore's cultural diversity (Photo: Rempapa)
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Singaporean restaurant Rempapa pays homage to Singapore’s local ethnicities with five curated kuehs, served in a multi-ethnic kueh box. Get started on the Chinese gao teng kueh (nine-layer kueh) perfumed with fresh pandan and coconut, before tucking into the arsang semut, a Malay delicacy known for its characteristic honeycomb texture and flavour.
Chef-owner Damian D’Silva elevates the putu bambu, rice cakes steamed in bamboo, by dousing it with house-made gula melaka. And if that isn’t enough for you, D’Silva adds a Eurasian touch to the festivities with the addition of putugal, made with grated tapioca and coconut milk. The kueh is identifiable by its mix of blue and white tapioca sandwiched together with ripened banana, all coated in fresh grated coconut.
Last but not least is the pulut tai tai, or pulut tekan, which got its name from the process of applying pressure to glutinous rice to form the kueh. This Peranakan kueh is marbled blue with butterfly pea flower dye, and served with kaya.
Available from now until August 11 for dine in at Rempapa, takeaway, or delivery.
2. Tiong Bahru Bakery
Above The satay chicken pie that encases succulent chicken breast with a thick peanut sauce in a buttery shortcrust pastry (Photo: Tiong Bahru Bakery)
Above Tiong Bahru's signature focaccia bread given a Singaporean twist with a spread of chilli crab sauce (Photo: Tiong Bahru Bakery)
The satay chicken pie that encases succulent chicken breast with a thick peanut sauce in a buttery shortcrust pastry (Photo: Tiong Bahru Bakery)
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The chefs from stalwart bakery Tiong Bahru Bakery have taken Singapore’s favourite local flavours and incorporated them into their offerings to celebrate the island’s birthday. The signature sourdough focaccia, for instance, is reimagined as a chilli crab focaccia with a generous spread of chilli crab sauce on top. Their signature pies also get a makeover with the black pepper crab pie, and it packs a punch with its aromatic filling of black pepper crab meat enhanced with chilli padi and curry leaves.
Love your satay? Then you’ll be glad to know that this popular local favourite is transformed into the satay chicken pie, comprising a buttery shortcrust pastry filled with chicken thigh and nutty peanut sauce. End the meal on a sweet note with the pandan and gula melaka tart, a delicious treat of moist coconut sponge, pandan pastry cream and gula melaka chantilly.
Available from August 8 to 18 at all Tiong Bahru Bakery outlets in Singapore.
Tiong Bahru Bakery
Address: 56 Eng Hoon Street, 01-70, S(160056), +65 6220 3430
3. Baristart Coffee
Baristart Coffee’s all around favourite cream puff is getting its own National Day flair this year. Throughout the month of August, look forward to getting a taste of the coco chendol cream puff made with Baristart Coffee’s signature premium Hokkaido BIEI Jersey Milk. This special milk provides the extra richness and creaminess that Baristart Coffee’s cream puffs are famed for.
There are two layers of custard to bite into. The first is perfumed with notes of coconut and complemented by pandan konnyaku jelly, and the second layer is a light pandan mousse. These are encased in a crisp choux pastry that creates the moreish bite—even more so with the addition of gula melaka syrup.
Available from August 1 to 31 at both Tras Street and Wisma Atria outlets.
Baristart Coffee
Address: 65 Tras Street, S(079004), +65 8299 7365
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4. Lady M
Above Lady M's kaya mille crêpes cake available in all outlers and online (Photo: Lady M)
Lady M's kaya mille crêpes cake available in all outlers and online (Photo: Lady M)
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Enhance your National Day celebrations with Lady M’s east-meets-west creation of kaya mille crêpes cake. Bite through pillowy, hand-crafted layers of crêpe held together by kaya-infused pastry cream made with pandan and coconut cream. The cake is topped off with a sprinkle of coconut flakes for good measure.
Available from now until September 15 at all Lady M outlets. Or, order online through https://ladym.com.sg/kaya-mille-crepes.html.
Lady M
Address: 181 Orchard Road #01-27 & #02-07 Orchard Central, S(238896), +65 6509 3672
5. Din Tai Fung
Think of Din Tai Fung and its signature xiao long baos easily come to mind. With National Day just around the corner, the chefs have given this classic a local spin with the exclusive chilli crab and pork xiao long bao. These mini parcels of goodness—which are folded according to the restaurant’s golden ratio of 18 folds—are stuffed with a combination of minced chilli crab and pork, and made all the more decadent with a fiery crab-based broth for that signature chilli crab kick.
Available from now to August 31 at all Din Tai Fung restaurants.
Din Tai Fung (Paragon)
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290 Orchard Road, #B1-03 Paragon Shopping Centre, Singapore 238859
6. Da Paolo Gastronomia
Above The fluffy pandan bun is filled with gula melaka soaked shredded coconut (Photo: Instagram / @dapaolosg)
The fluffy pandan bun is filled with gula melaka soaked shredded coconut (Photo: Instagram / @dapaolosg)
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Da Paolo Gastronomia is putting the first dessert on your table, the gula melaka pandan coconut bun under its selection of exclusive National Day treats. Inspired by staple flavours in Singaporean desserts, the chefs filled the fluffy pandan bun inspired by the pandan cake with coconut shavings soaked in sweet gula melaka. It’s topped with, you guessed it, even more coconut shavings.
Available from now to August 31 in all Da Paolo Gastronomia outlets, or online through gastronomia-foodtoorder.dapaolo.com.sg
Da Paolo Gastronomia
Address: 1 Kim Seng Promenade, #01-163 Great World, S(237994), +65 6735 8382
7. Mister Donut and Ya Kun Kaya Toast
Above The Ya Kun pon de ring that features a mochi donut infused with traditional sock-brewed coffee (Photo: Instagram / @misterdonut.sg)
The Ya Kun pon de ring that features a mochi donut infused with traditional sock-brewed coffee (Photo: Instagram / @misterdonut.sg)
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Mister Donut and Ya Kun Kaya Toast have joined forces to create a treat that combines the Japanese donut chain’s famous offerings with beloved local breakfast flavours. The Ya Kun kaya cream donut is up first offering a fluffy donut bun filled with rich pandan whipped cream flavoured with Ya Kun’s leading signature kaya. Next, the Ya Kun pon de ring is a collaboration between Mister Donut’s famous pon de ring (mochi donut) and Ya Kun's traditional sock-brewed kopi. The flavour and textures are blended together by infusing the mochi donut dough with Ya Kun's coffee and topping it off with a glaze of coffee-flavoured chocolate.
Available from now to August 31 at all Mister Donut outlets.
Mister Donut
Address: 313 Orchard Road, #B3 - 46, 313@Somerset, S(238895), +65 6022 0377
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