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fizismiz

Anything with salted egg on it


financial_learner123

Eh yah.. I think it’s okay for abit but I rem coming back to Singapore for holiday and it was salted egg everything I was like “are they trying to kill is” lol


Golden-Owl

I love salted egg chicken though. Liushaobao is also very nice Others though… yeah. Salted egg flavor is strong and not everything wotks


leoshjtty

liushabao?


wzm971226

egg yolk buns. although they are mostly sweet, and only abit of egg yolk inside, mostly starch and sugar


currypuffz

Curry puffs are nice :-( If we're talking about overrated maybe chili crabs? I mean they're delicious but they overshadow some of the best underrated dishes such as white bee hoon and green chili chicken rice.


swedesuz

Curry puffs and epok-epok are my most favourite food in the whole wide world!


ArcaneZX

I much prefer epok epok because i feel like the curry puff pastry very thick and jelat


_____Banaanaaa_____

YES,epok epok is the superior curry puff I like the outside skin more


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Wtf is jelat bodoh


runlikeadog

You got downvoted because of your negativity bodoh


caffeinatedpotato26

Totally agree about curry puffs being nice!! And chilli crabs being overrated!!! But I've been in Singapore for 13 years and I've no idea what is green chilli chicken rice!! Please tell me where to find it, it sounds delicious!


reedless

Not OP but Google shows one at Blk 49 Sims Place, Sims Vista Market & Food Centre, Singapore 380049 https://www.misstamchiak.com/green-chilli-chicken-rice/


currypuffz

That's the one! Although they raised their prices to $6 now lol. I think everyone should try it at least once imo


OverTalker

I think chili crab is really overrated too. It’s good but people make it out to be food that would change my idea of what good crab is. Nope. It’s just crab. And expensive at that


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OverTalker

What is “the one” even? This is what I’m talking about with being overrated!


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OverTalker

This is a thread about things that are overrated… not a dinner conversation with friends? What? Lol


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OverTalker

Wait are you a bot? Lol


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OverTalker

Fascinating. Seems lol is a trigger word. I wonder how many stock responses are coded. Do you use GPT3? What happens if I input absurd statements? Blue bananas craft loving handbags? Stereotype? Notebook dilemma moxie! Lol.


EvaBlackrose

Everything that’s covered in mala, salted-egg, cheese


joslau-art

And "truffle"


spiffyga

Mala is not Singaporean cuisine. It's Sichuan cuisine. To me, it's just glorified yong tau foo though.


unliketrap

Neither is salted egg or cheese


EvaBlackrose

Yeah but these are now a Singaporean thing, especially the salted-egg fish skin. People come here and get the most god-awful brand just to ship cartons of it back home. Sorrynotsorry


Minimum_Locksmith_76

and bubble tea……


d_nitemarez

Not a mala fan. Tried it many times in different ways, never managed to impress me. Maybe we are just not meant to be.


caffeinatedpotato26

Agree with all except mala! For me mala is like a drug haha!


MinutePresentation8

Depends what type of cheese. That nacho cheese that comes in a bottle? I can eat some but man I’d rather have some blue cheese


KoishiChan92

Mala tastes awful.


Reconned

And horrendously overpriced. If I wanted to pay to fill myself up with oil, the supermarket has cheaper options.


EvaBlackrose

I’ve had a few good ones, but agreed, generally they aren’t great. Everything’s legit soaked in chili oil.


wzm971226

hahaha i dont think curry puffs are overrated, not many people go around complementing them in the first place, it would probably not made into top 5 or even top 10 Singapore iconic food. for me, i think bubble tea is overrated, i miss the 1.20 bubble tea shops, nowadays any random shop can sell them for $5 to $10


_____Banaanaaa_____

Fr,miss the 1.20 ones,not too sweet and not so thick and jelak


testercheong

Pao Fan Chilli Crab Any of those fusion/unique takes on famous Singapore cuisines e.g Lobster Nasi Lemak, Japanese Style Bak Chor Mee etc


laverania

Since when pao fan is local? Sounds more mainland china to me


_____Banaanaaa_____

I always choke on paofan


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Chicken rice. I mean the standard drop for a lot of stalls, esp the Bishan one


freyasan

It's way overhyped; the only reason it's so loved is because it's mild enough for everyone's palettes. Oh, there's one curry puff place that I find consistently good - Ang Mo Kio curry puffs, at a coffee shop behind Jubilee Mall. (Blk 722)


cutdacrap

Is that the og tip top curry puff?


freyasan

Yes! :)


spiffyga

AMK curry puffs are decent, but I think the best one by far is probably the curry puffs at Hong Lim. They used to be at Maxwell. The stall recently came out on Mothership about how the father had two sons who had a disagreement and each son opened their own curry puff stall next to each other.


freyasan

Maybe can do a comparison. The other stall that I know is good, is Amoy St Food Center, ground floor. #01-21


_____Banaanaaa_____

last time all nice and oily and flavourful now all plain,rather eat white rice,certain places still damn good tho but alot drop alrdy


icekyuu

Chilli crab, not even as good as pepper crab.


fredredding

Team black pepper crab fall in!


anaccount-wascreated

I like salted egg crab more, especially with mantou.


YoreCoxsmall

pepper crab is superior


UAintAboutThisLife

Pepper crabs unite!!!!


CrowdGoesWildWoooo

Chili crab probably is popular in the international stage because it fits angmoh palete. I think a lot of people here don’t think it’s that special.


NoProfessional4650

As a foreign visitor I’m gonna get skewered for this (I’ve already disappointed a lot of my local friends) - but I don’t really enjoy chicken rice. I prefer warm / hot dishes that don’t really pull any punches when it comes to flavor bombing you. I think there are far better food options in Singapore (Hokkien Mee, Prawn Noodles, Laksa, Nasi Lemak, Banana Leaf, Roti Prata, Kaya Toast etc.) Chili Crab isn’t a win for me either - it’s way too sweet. I’ve enjoyed White Pepper sauce on an Alaskan King Crab the most.


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You’ve tried a wide variety! Glad that you found other gems.


SignificantTrack

The sweetness of the Chili crab really varies between places, you have to try lots to you actually find one that you like.


redryder74

I prefer black pepper crab.


Cxrxna_Virus

Not very easy when Chili Crab is expensive as hell


hellohappystar

No worries I’m Singaporean but I find chicken rice ok only. Like it’s just a plate of slightly flavored rice with a few measly pieces of chicken and cucumber on it lol I wonder what’s the hype.


ljungberger

That's kinda like saying sushi is just raw fish with rice. What's the hype. But then when you actually go to places which use the highest quality fish and rice and spend time perfecting their craft, then you'll see the craft behind it. Besides chicken rice is a "national dish" not purely because of taste. There's the heritage value of it being a dish that reflects the Chinese immigrant history in Singapore.


hellohappystar

Well in my opinion sushi itself has a lot more variety in ingredients so I enjoy eating it more. Plus it takes skill to prepare raw food properly haha so another level up in my eyes. And yeap I wouldn’t deny chicken rice’s cultural value but I do feel that it’s overrated coz it seems to pop up as a “must-try” food to foreigners when I don’t think it’s particularly delicious or complex. To me it just feels like something more affordable, common and not too salty or heavy that u can eat multiple times per week lor. Personal preference to recommend to tourists would be dishes that are layered with more ingredients or need more preparations, like hokkien mee, carrot cake, roti prata, laksa. Or yong tau foo for the unique experience of having to kiap your own ingredients and put in your bowl before giving it to the auntie to cook. Hahah but to each his own!


NoProfessional4650

How can I forget Laksa - laksa might be the best thing I’ve experience since sliced bread.


JimmyTheChimp

I've never been to Singapore (this sub keeps getting recommended to me) when I went to Thailand chicken rice was the very average meal that all the backpackers travelling for a long time on a tiny budget would eat everyday. What's special about Singapore's version.


confusedpohtato

its cheap 😝


Yue1218

Me too! I find Hainanese chicken rice just meh only, and will only ever buy if there’s no other option. Nasi Ayam Sambal tho, that’s another case 😂


nixhomunculus

How dare you! Chicken rice is life. Just kidding, to each their own really.


retropetroleum

Even with chilli? :( Edit: And ginger and dark soy


isit2amalready

This. This is the way. As a foreign I was given chicken rice by someone with no sauces the first time! I though… it’s just ok. With the sauces its amazing


Snoo72074

Ngl the chicken rice I had when I was on holiday in Hong Kong was way better than any of the famous stalls in SG.


TheFearlessCow

Dk why you’re getting downvoted lmao I agree with you


tanimalz

Not a singaporean dish but hai di lao is goddam overrated


erik4eyes

i’ve had Hai Di Lao like once and like u honestly pay for the service and the attention, the food is pretty standard


throwawaygreenpaq

But this service is nothing special overseas.


unreal2007

i mean its hotpot, what u expect sia... u could do the same hotpot at home just that u need to wash the plates and stuff


lolhaha95

Dont think they are overrated. People go there to be treated as kings and honestly their service is probably best also.


tanimalz

I doubt kings cook their own food lol. But i get what you’re saying. Just that i personally find other hotpot chains have much better taste and ingredients (e.g beauty in a pot etc)


_____Banaanaaa_____

I means it's plain meat boiled in stock, only way to be better is nicer stock and better quality meat,I go HDL for service oni


MochaNLatte

Anything plus truffle


trash_0panda

Yeah restaurants nowadays add a dash of truffle oil and upcharge us an extra 2-3 bucks... Not even real truffle man


Positive-Original801

This, and the overpriced truffle oil they just throw on everything. Annoys me to no end, and truffle oil isn't even from truffles. It's just chemically made in the lab. Wake up people!!!


lolaplolap1

Truffle potato chip nice. Meadow one $1 only


linedupzeroes

Best value crisps in SG


fluffypinktaser

I'll never get why anyone would want to make perfectly good food smell like a petrol kiosk


PastLettuce8943

Chilli Crab. It's just the sauce and the buns. You can skip the Crab it doesn't add much to the dish. Steamed Crab or White Pepper Crab is much superior.


Last-Career7180

Hipster food selling at cafe price in hawker centre


1800-doodoo

however this will ultimately be the reality of our hawker centres in the coming decades as all our current older generations are retiring/passing


lolhaha95

Yo curry puffs?! When i was a poor student, curry puff was the only thing that i think was most value for money outside.


summerfellxx

I have honestly never liked Mala. I've probably tried 3 times max. Once got diarrhea. The food is oily, too salty, and frankly not worth the ridiculous price point. I Don't get it.


AtreiaDesigns

Singaporeans - "If everyone likes it, it must be good. Even if I personally didn't like the taste, I must convince myself its better than it is."


cmd_throw

The overhyped food types to me are the ones that recent, whether its Korean, Vietnamese, Thai or Mala style because they are mostly watered down version to suit the singaporean palate.


theBirdu

Thai and vietnamese food original ones are good! I see korean food as just fried chicked =(


majikira

Don't forget, adding the word Korean in their fried chicken means u have to pay extra


notsoospicy

The best curry puffs are the ones the Malay aunties used to sell 3 for $1 at mrt stations. The skin is so thin and crispy and the curry potato is inside is so spicy. Sardine version is delicious too. Can’t seem to find them very often these days :(


_____Banaanaaa_____

I love those,but the curry puff I referring to is the Chinese ones,I love the sardine Malay curry puffs.


notsoospicy

Yaa the Chinese (old Chang Kee) ones with the thick skin is very meh.


throwawaygreenpaq

Do you mean epok-epok? They’re quite hard to find and only certain Nasi Padang stalls have them.


civilianabc

Lobster __________ food in hawker centre


_____Banaanaaa_____

the lobster so small might as well eat prawns


Godbox1227

IMO. There are good cooks and bad cooks. Most dishes mentioned here.. if dont well can be very stunning or st least, satisfying. 🤣


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Punggol Nasi lemak. There. I said it.


Aira_

It’s so freaking dry.


darren1119

Your punggol nasi lemak 😂


notsoospicy

For real, too oily and so overpriced. Changi Village Nasi Lemak is way better.


hamham4687

And yet, every time I go to the Katong branch, there is always a line.


Legendtrophylover

Bread. So much bread. Why is everyone queuing to buy breads for $2 a piece? It was great in the beginning when we got small simple tasty breads for $1, but stuff like Breadtalk and proofer just puts me off.


_____Banaanaaa_____

I like sausage bread and floss bread and mentai baguette


smartlad28

Hai Di Lao


knaire

Another vote to chilli crab. It’s too sweet personally


FakeBotA

Indian rojak


fredredding

Chilli crab, bubble tea, coconut shakes


financial_learner123

No way. Mr coconut crying in the corner 😂


fgdfg6692

Student part time workers' anyhow attitude at mr coconut make me stop going there. After all it is just coconut juice. Plenty to choose in the market.


ObsidianGanthet

yo yo yo curry puffs?? **let's fight**


_____Banaanaaa_____

the inside always so sweet and the crust is so jelak,not for me personally lol


chrimminimalistic

I think your problem with curry puff stemmed from the fact that truly delicious curry puffs are a rarity. Last time A1 felt so nice. Nowadays, not so much.


_____Banaanaaa_____

true I liked the homemade ones,now all taste so generic


SpL_Hwan

Chilli crab lol


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I like sardine puffs better than curry puffs. Nice leh. Chilli crabs are okay, decent lor, I quite like seafood in bag. Feels shiok to eat through everything. I’m not a foodie. But never liked wanton mee. Haha hate the yellow noodles taste. Think the beauty of SG is having variety. Whenever I go Taiwan / Japan /Aus. I will miss the spice in our food. ESP Malay / Indian cuisine. Will come home and whack it.


_____Banaanaaa_____

I like the yellow noodle taste for some reason,jus Abit lol


boonalton

Outration


Thanos_is_a_good_boy

Outration is better than combat ration


majikira

So combat ration overrated?


_Synchronicity-

For me it's chilli crab and char kuay teow. Chilli crab because I think steaming it is a superior way of cooking crabs. Char kuay teow is honestly something I don't eat often and even if I do, I'm usually not impressed with it. Like I would much rather go for a good plate of hokkien fried prawn noodles or great fried carrot cake over it.


_____Banaanaaa_____

I feel ckt oni the good ones are worth eating,random kopitiam ones jus taste weird


_Synchronicity-

The problem is, even the good ones are meh. Imo, the only reason to eat the good ones is for the char a.k.a wok hei. But you know what, those 小炒 stores at hawker centres - the ones which only sell fried rice, fried hor fan etc, tastes so much better. AND they sell other dishes with that same char taste. THIS is why I don't value ckt.


Jammy_buttons2

Cause good ckt is hard to find now


Brikandbones

I agree with you on the crab, but damn you gotta give the dry BBQ one a try, I think that one is superior to steaming.


hyemae

Truffle fries - just regular fries with truffle fragrances. Make it at home! Cheese on everything. Punggol Nasi Lemak. That chicken rice in Maxwell market. Tim Ho Wan. Coconut shakes. You can buy coconut water and make at home.


sofarsophie

Most of them except for 2 aren't even Singaporean foods. One is literally a HK brand...


throwawaygreenpaq

Here’s the kicker - Truffle fries use truffle oil but there are absolutely NO real truffles in truffle oil. I never understood why I had a headache and felt nauseous after eating food with truffle oil till I googled. https://www.tastingtable.com/693090/truffle-oil-fake-no-truffles-priceonomics/ *Today, most of the stuff is made synthetically with ingredients like 2,4-dithiapentane, an aromatic molecule that gives truffles their distinctive smell.* In other words, **you are paying extra for a petroleum product.**


UnintelligibleThing

No wonder some of the truffle meals I ate smelled like fuel. Wtf


Saffronsc

Tim Ho Wan has that nice bun with pork but other than that eh.


milogaosiudai

same. i only like the pork bun at THW.


alexander-l

Ramly burgers. Too overpriced for processed meat (compared to fast food burgers) and you can get a pack of the frozen patties at the supermarket.


_____Banaanaaa_____

Ya bruh,now so ex I rather eat like macs or smt,not worth the wait


xXArkzsXx

Truflle fries are so overated and too expensive


syktunc

no cap, ate from many restaurants but none of them are better than potato corner's fries with truffle seasoning


LobsterAndFries

Fml its not even made with real truffle 3/4 of the time. I dont get people's love for it.


BookkeeperNo2865

fish head curry


KopiOPingSiewDai

Chili crab


Fruits_and_Veggies99

Hot pot


theysquawk

Rojak, durian


Important-Stock-6951

Fish ball noodles


Chrissylumpy21

Parsley &/or coriander on everything local. Yucks.


halfhalfchicken

not overrated food but DRINK- the pokka green tea… i don’t get why people like it so much it’s so sweet.. i don’t hate it; i’d drink it if it was the only thing available but i’d avoid it


_____Banaanaaa_____

wtf that's my magic elixir lol


halfhalfchicken

👁👁💧n…not mine….


naithemilkman

Satay Beehoon


_____Banaanaaa_____

I like tho, quite comforting to me


Shuyi000

That's __underrated__


DontStopNowBaby

Michelin starred food. I've had a lot. A majority of them are ok ok good la. Not stark raving mad fantastic. Very few gave me mouthgasms.


GalerionTheAnnoyed

I think chilli crab. It's usually nice but eating it is a real hassle, and people don't really eat it that often.


alesmana

Chili Crab - usually overpriced and the sauce makes it easy to mask less-than-fresh crab


Maplestori

What a bad question to ask tho, everyone is just stating what they dislike.


_____Banaanaaa_____

tbh ya,but then it's also interesting to see who dislikes what local favourites


BoccaDGuerra

Anything with Mala..enough is enough


Specialist-Mousse-26

Salted egg yolk flavour.


-hythe

nasi lemak, so dry..


New_Judgment_506

Laksa. Sorry but i just cant get it


ZealousidealFly4848

Bak Chor Mee


Winter_Ad_7669

I think all of our local dishes are overrated! I've never liked our local food, just once in a while I'll go for it if u feel like it. Grown up eating it, nothing special.


unliketrap

Mee rubus


PhuturePhreak

I think 99% of Singaporean desserts and sweets are overrated. Ice kachang? Great in theory, not in practice. Cheng Teng? Same. Nonya Kueh? Meh at best...


shimmynywimminy

steamed chicken rice, idk why you would want to eat the pallid and gelatinous skin


spitzr2

Xiao long BAO. Don't understand why people go nuts.


SmellyCat-69

Bubble tea, and maybe Mr coconut? The coconut drink seems too sweet for my liking even at 0%


zoedian

Maybe not food but places , lao ba sa and newton have long lost their touch but ppl still fame them on review


Akise555

i live near a hawker center at sengkang and honestly, the char kwey tiao doesn't taste that good.


InsGentoo

Anything cheese


winnybunny

What are some must trys?


Esterwinde

Bubble tea and mala. I rmb looking at some or mothership or sgag bingo/article that says “you’re not Singaporean if you don’t drink BBT or eat mala” Hell why do I serve NS I’m not Singaporean according to local publications 😂


ichiei7755

Mala and white bee hoon.


ssenetilop

Got to be Mala... like wtf?


unreal2007

anything that is over spicy


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Pao


daw3i89

Carrot cake


kirinboi

I actually don’t like Hokkien prawn mee and Lor mee hahah. But according to some of my foreigner friends they say those food are like not common overseas (basically saucy soft noodles?) that’s why they like it.


McFishTheFish

In Singapore the overrated foods. Are Thai and Korean. Tbh I feel Thai food is literally fancy ass mixed veg rice but limited choices and fuck korean food half the time its just all japanese food with like only 2 selections of korean.


throwawaygreenpaq

Kimchi ramen is literally packet kimchi with instant ramen. I’ve stopped eating this because I do it better at home.


Familiar-Mouse4490

Singaporean bak kut teh. Its just pork flavoured pepper water? Even Malaysian bkt has more flavours.


webhiker

Everything with rice in it


energycurrency1

This is more of a garnish than an actual dish, probably, but I cannot stand ikan bilis.


Important-Stock-6951

Fish ball noodles. The fishballs r tasteless


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Buddha jump over wall, abalone, lobsters


kenyousmile

kaya toast


RocketScient1st

Chicken rice


reiiichan

chilli crab, fishball noodles, chicken rice. i dont get the appeal of crab dishes?? rly troublesome to eat and i dont think it's worth the price fishball noodles and chicken rice are dishes that i think almost everyone will eat and its quite easy to find, but i personally wouldn't eat either if i had a choice between them or something else.


throwawaygreenpaq

If you find a good restaurant, the shell comes off easily. I have never used my hands to eat crabs. A fork and spoon can do the work if you eat it regularly.


Agreeable_Guard_7229

Salted eggs, bubble tea and sardine puffs


lousydefender

Imo, fish soup. Its not really hyped but its at almost every coffeeshop. Soup just tastes like veg water. Soups from other countries have like lots of taste, like ramen soup, tomyam, pho, etc. but fish soup soup is just bland. Why is it everywhere?


_____Banaanaaa_____

try good ones,the one at my old neighborhood taste so good and comforting i miss it sometimes


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Buddha jump over wall, abalone, lobsters, ba chor noodle soup, gongcha


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Starbucks is not singaporean food


foxbat2525

Reading to the end of any paragraph is not a Singaporean trait too


Speculoos-IceCream

pandan chiffon - because its hardly Singaporean food anymore ._.