"Singapore" paste
Luke A. Guest
Does anyone know where to get the paste that Chinese takeaways put in
Singapore fried rice?
Thanks,
Luke.
DC.
in message
news:pan.2005.02.22.10.07.11.987626@n_o_p_o_r_k_a_n_d_h_a_m.abyss2.demon.co.uk...
I'm not sure but i think it's either chilli powder or curry powder.
Singapore fried rice or noodles like we get in the take-aways here does not
exist in Singapore. That's because the majority of Chinese rests. & TA here
in the UK are run by HK Chinese & they invented this dish by adding chilli
or curry powder into fried rice & noodles & calling it Singapore fried
rice/noodles. Try looking for curry powder labelled as Malaysian or
Singapore curry powder & add this into your fried rice/noodles. Or you may
try googling for a recipe for Nasi Goreng which is Indonesian/Malaysian for
fried rice or Mee Goreng for fried noodles. These will have the 'spicy'
element in them & use this to make Singapore fried rice/noodles. hope this
helps.
DC.
Pete Fenelon
> I'm not sure but i think it's either chilli powder or curry powder.
> Singapore fried rice or noodles like we get in the take-aways here does not
> exist in Singapore.
I've seen Ken Hom doing "singapore chow mein" and I think he just used
five-spice and madras curry powder! Nothing fancy at all.
pete
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Luke A. Guest
> "Luke A. Guest" <laguest@n_o_p_o_r_k_a_n_d_h_a_m.abyss2.demon.co.uk> wrote
> in message
> news:pan.2005.02.22.10.07.11.987626@n_o_p_o_r_k_a_n_d_h_a_m.abyss2.demon.co.uk...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Does anyone know where to get the paste that Chinese takeaways put in
>> Singapore fried rice?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Luke.
>
> I'm not sure but i think it's either chilli powder or curry powder.
> Singapore fried rice or noodles like we get in the take-aways here does not
> exist in Singapore. That's because the majority of Chinese rests. & TA here
Yeah, I did a search and found that mentioned.
> in the UK are run by HK Chinese & they invented this dish by adding chilli
> or curry powder into fried rice & noodles & calling it Singapore fried
And this too. The thing is, I used to work in a Chinese take away and
vaguely remember the guy showing me a jar of paste that was used for
Singapore, this also follows with the taste. Singapore fried rice doesn't
taste like chilli power or five spice.
> rice/noodles. Try looking for curry powder labelled as Malaysian or
> Singapore curry powder & add this into your fried rice/noodles. Or you may
> try googling for a recipe for Nasi Goreng which is Indonesian/Malaysian for
> fried rice or Mee Goreng for fried noodles. These will have the 'spicy'
> element in them & use this to make Singapore fried rice/noodles. hope this
I'll have a look ;-)
Thanks,
Luke.
DC.
news:fp4gvc...@fenelon.com...
> DC. <n...@home.com> wrote:
> > I'm not sure but i think it's either chilli powder or curry powder.
> > Singapore fried rice or noodles like we get in the take-aways here does
not
> > exist in Singapore.
>
> I've seen Ken Hom doing "singapore chow mein" and I think he just used
> five-spice and madras curry powder! Nothing fancy at all.
>
> pete
Yes that sounds about right, a curry powder of some sort but i'm not too
sure about the 5spice as that's normally reserved for 'deep marinating' in
Chinese dishes, i.e. meat etc. but i guess if you want to balance & control
the flavours curry powder... then a bit of 5spice might bring back the
flavours a little or else you might just end up with Indian fried rice!! ; )
Come to think of it... if you can get hold of white pepper powder & a bit of
chilli powder, you'll end up with something similar but w/o the yellow from
the curry powder. I remember eating this from a Singaporean Chinese
take-away once. It was spicy as hell but pale in colour but i'm not sure if
the rest of the HK Chinese TAs do the same. hope this helps.
DC.
Mike Roebuck
<laguest@n_o_p_o_r_k_a_n_d_h_a_m.abyss2.demon.co.uk> wrote:
>On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:57:14 +0000, DC. wrote:
>
>> "Luke A. Guest" <laguest@n_o_p_o_r_k_a_n_d_h_a_m.abyss2.demon.co.uk> wrote
>> in message
>> news:pan.2005.02.22.10.07.11.987626@n_o_p_o_r_k_a_n_d_h_a_m.abyss2.demon.co.uk...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Does anyone know where to get the paste that Chinese takeaways put in
>>> Singapore fried rice?
>>>
There's a large Asian supermarket called "Maumoniat" towards the
bottom of Dewsbury Road in Leeds I *think* you might find something in
there.
Otherwise take a look at the two Chinese supermarkets in and close to
Chinatown in Leeds. You might be lucky.
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Regards
Mike
mikedotroebuckatgmxdotnet