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12 August 2026
Not a Jam: Jackfruit Payasam
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Food
Got some jackfruit to spare? Turn it into a delicious, creamy dessert that can be served hot or cold.
Video
12 August 2026
A Layered Stewed Sweetness: Jackfruit Payasam Made Local
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Food
Cookbook author and former restaurateur Dhershini Winodan tells us how she has adapted jackfruit payasam, a common Malayalee dessert, by using local elements like gula melaka. She also talks about growing up in the Telecoms quarters in Yio Chu Kang and how the Malayalee community in Singapore has changed over time.
Podcast
7 August 2026
New Books on Singapore History (October 2026)
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Collection Highlights
Check out the new books in National Library Singapore.
Article
5 August 2026
The Crisped, the Baked, the Spiralled: Curry Puffs and Their History
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Food
Award-winning writer Christopher Tan talks about how the Indian samosa led to the curry puffs we know today, as well as the different types of curry puffs – baked, spiralled, made with mutton fat, and with fillings like otak-otak and taro.
Podcast
5 August 2026
The Curious Case of Curry Puffs
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Food
Before expensive imported butter became widely available, curry puffs were typically made with animal fat.
Video
29 July 2026
Interpreting the Turk: Everyday Encounters and Urban Memory in Colonial Singapore
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Culture
History
During the 19th and 20th centuries, Turkish imagery appeared in a variety of popular media in Singapore, reflecting the fascination with the Ottoman Empire and Turkish world, as well as the island’s status as a cosmopolitan port city.
Article
29 July 2026
Abacus Seeds: A Hakka Classic
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Food
Hakka dishes like thunder tea rice, yong tau foo and salt-baked chicken are familiar to most, but what about abacus seeds?
Video
29 July 2026
Putting Together a Family Recipe of Abacus Seeds
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Food
When chef, filmmaker and writer Sarah Huang Benjamin wanted to make Hakka abacus seeds for Chinese New Year, her relatives were of little help. The exact recipe was something the older generation had not passed on. Armed with her childhood memories of helping to make the dish, Sarah spent hours doing research and conducting countless experiments before she came up with something she was happy with.
Podcast
24 July 2026
From "Pok Jui" to Jui Residences: The Story of the National Aerated Water Company
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History
Places and Buildings
In the 1950s, the National Aerated Water Company produced over 40,000 bottles of Sinalco a day. All that remains today is the shell of the company’s factory on Serangoon Road.
Article
24 July 2026
Gambling Farms, Horse-drawn Omnibuses and Stately Homes
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History
People
Weekend gambling trips to Johor by horse-drawn omnibus were once commonplace. Blogger Jerome Lim uncovers surprising details that challenge what we know about Singapore’s past.
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