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There is a well-patronized restaurant in Singapore that offers only three specialties. This is one of them. All the ingredients may be prepared ahead of time, leaving only the quick cooking to be done just before serving.

Learn this incredible recipe for cooking delicious Prawn Sambal [Sambal Udang Asam].

Malaysia and Singapore vie with each other for the best crab dishes, and often import live crabs from Sri Lanka, a fact they proudly advertise outside the restaurants.

Bright yellow with turmeric and subtly flavored with whole spices, this rich rice cooked in coconut milk is usually served when entertaining. This recipe does not work in a rice cooker.

Learn the best recipe for making Coconut Rice. This recipe does not work in a rice cooker.

Another recipe for fried rice, a dish as flexible as you want it to be, mostly depending on what you find in the refrigerator, so long as one of the finds is cold cooked rice. From there on, the possibilities are endless.

A poplar dish that definitely tells of the Chinese influence in South-east Asia. Fresh rice noodles are sold at Chinese shops as sa hor fun and Vietnamese shops as banh pho. Sometimes, they are sold already cut into strips.

Learn the best way to cook incredibly tasty Rice Noodles in Spicy Gravy (Mee Siam). Mee Siam is a dish reminiscent of the famous laksa , but the noodles and gravy are served separately.

There are many recipes for fried noodles, varying from region to region. I chose one that illustrates the mixture of cultures found in south-east Asia.

A bowl of noodles swimming in a rich, spicy, coconut milk soup featuring whole prawns, slices of fried bean curd, snapping fresh bean sprouts . . . this would have to be Singapore’s signature dish.

A delicious appetizer of spiced fish enclosed in banana leaves and cooked over coals, often sold at street stalls in Indonesia and Malaysia.

There are many recipes for peanut sauce, but this is my favorite. If you have some crisp-fried shallots, sprinkle a couple of tablespoons on the sauce just before serving.

This popular salad of lightly cooked and raw vegetables served with Peanut Sauce is ideal for vegetarians if the shrimp paste is omitted. Adjust the quantities of vegetables as needed.

These little skewers of barbecued meat may be made using various kinds of meat and different kinds of marinade, but the marinade is always spicy and the sauce is always pea nutty winning combination.

Learn the incredible receipt for making Spicy Chicken Soup which is otherwise know as Soto Ayam.

Learn the award winning Recipe for cooking super quality Vietnamese Dipping Sauce .There are many dipping sauces served with Vietnamese food. This is a favorite, and is always used with spring rolls.