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2 September 2026
Fiery Fables: Fish Head Curry
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Food
Fish head curry is one of Singapore’s most iconic dishes—but it didn’t exactly come from India.
Video
2 September 2026
Cooking Fish Head Curry
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Food
Fish head curry is a popular (and expensive) restaurant dish today, but this wasn’t always the case. Spice queen Devagi Sanmugam remembers when only poor people ate it. She delves into how the dish came about, spells out why fish head curry uses different spices from meat curries, and explains how a clay pot makes all the difference.
Podcast
26 August 2026
Long Live Hokkien Mee
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Food
A hawker centre favourite, Hokkien mee is making a comeback in Singapore, according to Dr Leslie Tay, author of the blog ieatishootipost. He also talks about the original guys who first made the dish in Singapore, what it takes to make a good plate of Hokkien mee and what is needed to ensure that hawker food continues to thrive in Singapore.
Podcast
26 August 2026
Hokkien Mee Memories
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Food
Accounts of its origins vary, yet this style of Hokkien mee remains unique to Singapore.
Video
20 August 2026
Marching Through History: 100 Years of the Singapore Police Force Band
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Arts
History
The desire of the municipal authorities to have a band perform at publicly funded outreach events was the original impetus for what would become the Singapore Police Force Band.
Article
19 August 2026
Kaya: More Than a Spread on Toast
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Food
The sweet custard known as kaya actually belongs to a family of egg-based coconut milk confections called serikaya in Malay.
Video
19 August 2026
Serikaya: Family of Kaya-based Confections
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Food
What is commonly referred to as "kaya" belongs to a wider Malay repertoire of egg-based coconut confections known as serikaya. Award-winning writer and food historian Khir Johari tells the origins and meaning of serikaya, its common misconceptions and the different food he can concoct from the classic combination of eggs, sugar and coconut milk.
Podcast
18 August 2026
Jefri Zain Is Singapore's James Bond
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Arts
Culture
A 1966 Malay spy thriller becomes a cinematic portrait of a newly independent nation.
Article
18 August 2026
The Long Surrender: The Experience of Japanese Soldiers Interned in Rempang After the War
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History
War
After Japan’s surrender, many Japanese soldiers were shipped off to an island in Riau to await repatriation. There, they had to contend with harsh living conditions, malaria and food shortages.
Article
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.
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