When In Singapore

I had the pleasure of working in Singapore for eight years and I'm telling you this, the food there is amazing! When I was in university I met some friends who were from Singapore. At that time I've heard of Singapore but have always thought it was a beach with huts. You know what I mean? But when I got there I was amazed at the technology and the buildings were just like what you'll see in big cities like Toronto. Of course, Singapore has it's own charming shop houses as well and they are really beautiful.

Since it's Chinese New Year time right now, if you are planning or if you are already in Singapore. You must try this place. It's been around for 79 years and the food there is really delicious!

Spring Court Restaurant. It's now located near Chinatown. Check out the website.
www.springcourt.com.sg

My favourite and unique dish is the "Yu Sheng" or Lucky Raw Fish Salad. I've been to other established Chinese restaurants in Singapore and had the same dish but this place has the best in my opinion. It is a tradition for families and friends to eat this appetizer for good luck. The dish comes as shown here and what you do is mix the ingredients together with everyone at the table. While you are doing that you would say auspicious things to bring luck to everyone who participates. Things like good health, wealth, good luck with your business etc. It's quite unique to me because I've never known this Chinese tradition until I was in Singapore. Our family never did it, we never knew it existed! So go and experience this when you are in Singapore.

Since I'm talking about Spring Court, I might as well tell you that the Chilli Crab here is also the best in town. I love it. Even though I'm allergic to seafood, I take my antihistamine and go for it. I won't have a lot in case I really break out in a rash but it's so worth it! I love food so a rash is not going to stop me. :p

You must be thinking how I got these pictures! Well, I actually know the owner of the restaurant and a quick email got me these cool pictures to put on my blog. Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to tell you something that I don't like here so these pictures were just helping me make my story come to life. Man, I can just taste the Chilli Crab just by looking at this picture. Wish we had this here in Toronto, but we don't. Singapore is so far away, I don't even know when I'll visit there again. I miss the sunny weather, especially now when it's freezing in Toronto.

Anyways, if you come across my blog and you are in Singapore, you lucky so and so, you should visit Spring Court. It's really a great place, especially now that they are in a new premise with really nice decor. I saw the place before the owner decided to purchase it and it was huge. I saw some photos from the website and it looks great.

Try it!