Char Kway Teow
One of Singapore’s signature dishes, char kway teow is an absolute must-try.

Step into any hawker centre and you’re likely to find a stall or two selling the popular fried flat noodle dish.

Its distinct slightly-sweet caramelised fragrance is often a crowd-puller; such is the attraction of a dish once known for its humble beginnings as a simple meal for labourers, comprising just flat rice noodles fried with dark sauce and pork lard.

Now you’ll find a myriad of other ingredients like cockles, prawns, bean sprouts and eggs added to the fried noodles, together with a generous helping of sweet dark sauce, giving the dish its famed appeal and characteristic brown-black colour.

Some may find the slight sweetness off-putting; in which it’s possible to request to have less sweet sauce included, as Singapore-style char kway teow tends to be relatively sweet.