Katong Walking Food Tour
Description
Katong is a foodie's paradise tugged away in the Eastern side of Singapore. It is well known for serving Peranakan (or Nonya) cuisine, a unique blend of Chinese ingredients with spices and cooking techniques of the Malays. Discover the tastes of Singapore as you walk past heritage shophouses and eateries in this ever-charming Katong area.
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Katong, home of the Peranakans. Singaporean cuisine is diverse and with heavy influences from several ethnic groups, as a result of its history as a seaport with a large immigrant population. The Peranakan (or Nonya) cuisine is a blend of Chinese ingredients with spices and cooking techniques of the Malays, giving it a unique aroma, texture and taste. Katong Laksa and Nonya Bak Zhang are two quintessential Paranakan dishes. In Katong, you will also find a dizzying array of mouth-watering local hawker favorites, from Chicken Rice to Popiah, Curry Puffs, Roti Prata, Teochew Kueh and many many more. Your culinary choices are endless. Start your culinary excursion with us at Katong ! Your local English speaking guide will bring you on a very "Shiok" and uniquely Singaporean food journey in Katong. You may also pick up one or two Singlish (abbreviation for Singapore English) words, a delightful slang consisting of English, Malay, Hokkien, Teochew and Cantonese. Let's go "Makan" !
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
- Comfortable shoes and raincoat are recommended
Reviews(2)
We had stayed in the Katong neighborhood once before and loved it. Made for walking and it seems like a hundred restaurants. We wanted to try the Peranakan cuisine a fusion of Chinese and Malay. Natalee said she would feed us until we fell over. She gave us much info on the food, the culture, and Singapore.We stopped just short of falling over, but try everything some you like some probably not so much but you will have a good handle on this cuisine when you are done. Does envolve a lot of walking, let's you eat more.
Upon landing in Singapore, we headed to the historic Katong district for a wonderful experience learning about this historic area and sampling an amazing array of foods all within a few blocks! Katong is a bit out of the center but really historic and where the real Singapore lives. There were only two of us in the group so we received amazing attention from our lovely guide (Eisler?) who was prepared with napkins, water, utensils, plates and lots of helpful tips. . As a chef himself, our guide knew so much about the source and preparation of all that we sampled. Go hungry as you will be stuffed! Well worth the time and $.
Thank you so much for your review ! Original Food Tours hopes to see you again quickly ! The Original Food Tours Team.
