Must try Singapore cuisine recommended by a local

Combination: Kaya Toast + Soft-boiled egg + Hot beverage

Location: Ya Kun Kaya Toast , Toast Box , local coffee shop and hawker centres. 

Kaya Toast 

Kaya is a jam, that is made from pandan, coconut milk, egg etc, spread on the toast to give it a sweetening taste. As a local, we would usually order a set of Kaya toast with soft - boiled egg and drinks (preferably a hot milo or hot coffee or hot tea). Best to have during breakfast to kick start our day.  If you do enjoy the taste of Kaya, you may purchase the Kaya jam at the franchise outlets that you visit unless you had your Kaya toast at the local hawker centre or coffee shop.

Soft-boiled egg

In many places, there would be a minimum number of 2 soft-boiled eggs served per serving. The perfect way to enjoy your soft-boiled egg is to add a slight drop of soy sauce and sprinkle some pepper on it before mixing the egg. The soy sauce and pepper are usually packed in a basket for convenience. 

Combination: Prata + Teh Tarik / Milo Tarik 

Location: Casuarina Curry Restaurant

Roti Prata / Egg Prata 

Roti prata is a traditional Indian pancake best served with either sugar or curry. There are 3 types of prata eater in Singapore, those who have their prata with just curry / sugar and those who prefer a combination of both. Don't forget to take a look at the kitchen as you will be able to witness the chefs flipping those prata on the grill with their exceptionally amazing skills.

Teh Tarik / Milo Tarik

Teh is an hokkien word for tea with condensed milk and milo is made from cocoa powder which can be purchased at the local supermarket and give it as a gift. "Tarik" means pull in the malay lanaguage. The ultimate reason why Teh Tarik / Milo Tarik is different from the usual hot teh and hot milo is that the drinks are poured on 2 containers which can be seen on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hodOAEzsNWs 

*On a side note, there are many different names for the different hot beverage drank by Singaporean. The names derived from a mix of language which are mainly from hokkien (one of the chinese dialects) , malay etc. You may look up at http://www.lotusrelocation.com/art-ordering-drink-singapore-coffee-shops/ to have a general idea of the names. 

Combination: BBQ Chicken wings + Sambal Stingray + Satay 

Location: Chomp Chomp Food Centre, Maxwell Food Centre, Old Airport Road Food Centre, Chinatown Complex Food Centre

BBQ Chicken wings

The most ideal place to enjoy the best of BBQ chicken wings would definitely be the local hawker centre where you can see the hawkers bbq the sticks of chicken till the skin are slightly charred. Squeeze the lime into the chilli sauce and dip the chicken wings into it. However, it is optional to have the lime squeeze into the chilli sauce.

Sambal Stingray 

Sambal which is made from a mixture of various type of chilli is definitely an ideal sauce for seafood. If you are not a fan of having stingray, there are usually other seafood that is cooked with it such as sambal fish. Some places have kept the tradtion of having the sambal seafood wrapped over a banana leaf which gives the seafood a refreshing and sweet taste. 

Satay 

Satay are sticks of grilled seasoned meat that are served with a sauce made with peanut, coconut milk etc. It is definitely a must to dip the satay with the sauce and there are vaiious different option of meat to choose, mainly chicken, beef and pork.