Brave Bites: Exotic Singapore Food Tour in Chinatown
Downtown Core Singapore, Singapore
Activity
Official tickets via GetYourGuide
Embark on an exotic food tour of Chinatown and discover the bold flavours of the city’s hawker heritage. Try local favourites like black chicken soup, oyster cake and steamed chicken feet.
Highlights
- Savor the bold flavors of Singapore's hawker heritage in Chinatown
- Try local favorites like turtle soup, black chicken soup, and rojak
- Discover the stories behind Singapore’s heritage broths and flavors
- Learn about traditional ideas of “food as medicine” and nose-to-tail eating
- Explore the fearless hawker culture and its rich, surprising flavors
Description
Embark on an adventurous food trail that takes you beyond the usual chicken rice, laksa, and satay into the bolder side of Singapore’s hawker heritage. Set around Chinatown’s iconic food centers, this experience introduces you to distinctive local favourites such as turtle soup, black chicken soup, frog leg porridge, chicken feet, oyster cake, and rojak. Along the way, discover the stories behind Singapore’s heritage broths, traditional ideas of “food as medicine,” nose-to-tail eating, preserved flavours, unusual textures, and fearless hawker culture. This is not just a tasting tour, but a cultural journey into the flavours that older generations grew up with rich, surprising, deeply local, and full of character.Includes
Tasting of 7-8 exotic local dishes Guided tour of Chinatown's food centres Cultural insights into Singapore's hawker heritageExcludes
Transportation to and from tourImportant Information
- This tour involves tasting exotic and unusual dishes unique and local to Singapore. Be prepared for bold flavours and unique textures. The tour explores traditional ideas of 'food as medicine' based on traditional chinese medicine concepts.