singaporean food & ingredients

Looking to try Singaporean cuisine in the UK from the comfort of your home? Our range of ingredients and products from Singapore will help you to recreate classic dishes and bring a taste of Singapore to your kitchen. 


Singaporean cuisine is peppered with influences from various countries and cultures, such as Chinese, Indonesian, South Indian and Malaysian. It combines both local culinary culture and its outside influence to create profound flavours. 


Food plays an important part of Singaporean culture, which is evident because of their main greeting, “Makan”, meaning “have you eaten?”. The food itself is seen as crucial to its national identity and a unifying cultural thread. 


Take a look at our selection of ingredients, snacks and drinks from Singapore to discover the great tastes for yourself! 


what is singaporean cuisine like?


Dishes from Singapore often revolve around noodles, rice, seafood or different kinds of meat. The cuisine favours spicy food; even if the dish is only mild, you can expect to find a dip made from soaked chillies to accompany your meal. This love of spicy food can be traced back a Malaysian and Indian influence.


popular singaporean dishes


Singaporean cuisine offers a depth and diversity of flavours that are easily enjoyed by those trying the food for the first time, and those already familiar with the cuisine.


Popular Singaporean dishes include:

  • Chilli Crab - stir-fried crab with chilli and tomato sauce.
  • Hainanese Chicken - steamed chicken and rice.
  • Nasi Lemak - rice served with deep-fried fish/chicken wings.
  • Otah-Otak - grilled/steamed fish cake.
  • Bak Kut Teh - pork rib soup.


If you want to create your own Singaporean inspired dinner, then take a look at the range of ingredients from Singapore we have here at Oriental Mart.