The Food Canon

Editor's note: This post is an April Fool's satire. Do have a laugh. 

Some of the best Singaporean Street Food may well be found outside the sunny island. Here, we reveal some of the hottest finds in the winter of Toronto. 
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I have been living in Toronto on my Sabbatical since the end of last year.

Traversing through the little streets and corners of this fascinating multi-cultural city, I am pleasantly surprised to discover some authentic Singaporean street food.

I am not talking about "Singapore Fried Noodles” (what is that?) or some hodge-podge pan-Asian dishes. I am encountering authentic Bak Chor Mee, Hokkien Mee, Hainanese Chicken Rice, Ngor Hiang and the likes.

Who can resist a piece of great steak? Especially when it is:

• of excellent quality, well-marbled tender and juicy USDA Prime ribeye cut (not even choice or select)
• nicely crusted on the exterior and wondefully flavored from Mallard reactions to browning
• warmed and juicy pink on the inside

Editor's note: This post is an April Fool's satire. Do have a laugh. 

The Hakka Yong Tau Foo Inception

"Aut HYTF. Din tonite?"

A fellow Malaysian whom I knew since my NUS days sent me this cryptic SMS a week ago.

Authentic Hakka Yong Tau Fu in Singapore?

There have been many claims to HYTF here but I have been disappointed again and again. 

I thought my friend had been working in Singapore for so long that he has forgotten what HYTF is really like.

So, my reply was: "Really?"

"Really really. Recently opened. Try. "

Have you seen the movie, Inception?

This is my mother's Mother of all Recipes: Auntie Ruby's Fried Eggs.

The secret is out. This is one dish which demands good culinary skills. Succeed with it, and you will know that you have arrived as a chef.

So what do you need to make perfect fried eggs?

Firstly, good eggs. And I mean, really good ones. And the best ones comes from 60-day grain fed chicken, no less. It has to be free range ones and laid within 24 hours. Get it from your local egg seller. Say it quickly in one breath: "Free range 60-day grain fed chicken eggs laid within 24 hours please." If she says "huh?", move on.