Hi James, I am a Singaporean. I would like to kindly share some tips with you after looking through your video. 1. At 2:34, I see that you have ordered Chicken Rice and you have placed the cutlery on the food tray. Please kindly refrain from putting your cutlery on the food tray as the food tray is not very clean and you risk getting food poisoning since the cutlery will come into contact with your mouth. If you are taking cutlery, there are 3 options you can consider. The 1st option is multi-tasking, carrying the food tray with the food and in one of your hands hold the cutlery as well and bring to the table. The 2nd option is asking Nicole to help take the cutlery for you. The 3rd option is to carry the food tray with the food to your table and make another trip back to the stall to take the cutlery (this might work if you are sitting very near to the stall). 2. At 2:39, I see that Nicole is using just a fork to eat the chicken rice. While it might sound odd and weird for most westerners, it is very common in Singapore to eat chicken rice or other rice dishes with a fork and a spoon together at the same time. In this case, the fork only has 2 functions, to push rice into the spoon, as well as to poke and hold down the chicken meat. The spoon is the primary cutlery for food consumption. The spoon has 3 functions, it acts as a knife to cut the chicken meat down to smaller pieces (held down by the fork), it brings the chicken meat and rice from the plate to your mouth and it is also used for scooping the soup from the bowl to your mouth. 3. At 4:43, I believe you mentioned poached eggs. I would like to kindly correct you on that point. Rather than poached eggs, such eggs are called half-boiled eggs because the eggs were not cracked and cooked in simmering water over a stove. How these half-boiled eggs are prepared are as follows. Step 1: A few raw eggs are taken from the egg tray and placed into a plastic container. Step 2: Boiling hot water (100 deg C / 212 deg F) is poured over the raw eggs, ensuring that they are fully submerged in boiling hot water. Step 3: The raw eggs are then left to cook for about 10 minutes. Step 4: After 10 minutes, the eggs are ready for consumption. In some places, they may crack the eggs for you but other places, you might be instructed by the stall owner to do Step 3 on your own and crack the eggs by yourself. If you are worried about Salmonella contamination from consuming the half-boiled eggs, please be assured that Singapore eggs undergo strict tests by Singapore Food Agency (SFA), are free from Salmonella and are safe to be eaten raw or runny like the half-boiled eggs. If the eggs do contain Salmonella, they are rejected and public recalls are carried out if eggs containing Salmonella are released into the market. Imported and domestic egg supplies are heavily scrutinized by SFA and farms face suspension if Salmonella is detected.

@james_monks

26 күн бұрын

Thanks for all the advice - we will remember this for next time! 😀

@foodmore

24 күн бұрын

@@thecoodlemoodle I appreciate his effort to write... it helps travellers understand bettter... im a singaporean and i read his entire post. DOnt discount what others do just because you may not do it.

@foodmore

24 күн бұрын

@@thecoodlemoodle Like I said, it may not work for u but it might work for others. Anyway good day to you.

@JSimHZ

22 күн бұрын

​@@foodmoreThank you for acknowledging my efforts!! It means a lot to me😊

@JSimHZ

22 күн бұрын

​​@@james_monksFeel free to approach any local Singaporean on how to use a fork and a spoon at the same time when eating rice and/or noodle dishes. Most Singaporeans would have grown up learning how to use a fork and a spoon to eat their meals (can even be from breakfast to dinner).

Fun Fact: The coffee (4:54) that you drank with the Kaya toast and half-boiled eggs actually contains Condensed Milk and some Hot Dilution Water. So if you are wondering why the coffee tastes quite sweet, condensed milk is the reason. If you intended to have condensed milk in your coffee, then sure, continue ordering the coffee as you always did. Just tell the uncle 'Kopi one cup'. If you didn't want any milk in your coffee, you will need to tell the uncle 'Kopi "O" one cup'. The "O" means 'black' because the liquid coffee is actually blackish brown in colour. If you like milk in your coffee but don't like the intense sweetness of condensed milk, you can order coffee with Evaporated Milk and Sugar. Locals call this 'Kopi C'. Some sources say the 'C' refers to the Carnation brand of Evaporated Milk that was once used. Evaporated Milk is very close to fresh milk.

Drink strength and thickness levels in your coffee can also be adjusted to your personal preference. It depends on how much Hot Dilution Water is involved. Default (no need to say anything to the uncle) - a fixed amount of Hot Dilution Water is added to the coffee to dilute it. If you like your coffee to be less strong (more Hot Dilution Water added), add the term 'Poh' (pronounced as 'Pole'). Literally means 'Thin'. Examples include 'Kopi Siew Dai Poh', 'Kopi O Siew Dai Poh' and 'Kopi C Siew Dai Poh'. If you like your coffee to be stronger (less Hot Dilution Water added), add the term 'Gao' (pronounced as 'Ga Oh'). Literally means 'Thick'. Examples include 'Kopi Gah Dai Gao', 'Kopi O Gah Dai Gao' and 'Kopi C Gah Dai Gao' If you like your coffee to be full-on strength (no Hot Dilution Water added), add the term 'Ti Loh' (pronounced as 'Tee Low'). Literally means 'Pour All the Way'. Examples include 'Kopi Ti Loh' 'Kopi O Kosong Ti Loh' and 'Kopi C Kosong Ti Loh'.

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@james_monks

19 күн бұрын

Thankyou!

Sweetness and sugar level in your coffee can be adjusted to your personal preference. For Tea, simply replace the 'Kopi' with 'Teh' (pronounced as 'Tey'). If you like your coffee to be less sweet, add the term 'Siew Dai' (pronounced as 'See You Tie'). Examples include 'Kopi Siew Dai', 'Kopi O Siew Dai' and 'Kopi C Siew Dai'. If you like your coffee to be sweeter, add the term 'Gah Dai' (pronounced as 'Car Tie'). Examples include 'Kopi Gah Dai', 'Kopi O Gah Dai' and 'Kopi C Gah Dai'. If you like your coffee to be unsweetened (no sugar added), add the term 'Kosong' (pronounced as 'Koh Song'). Examples include 'Kopi O Kosong' and 'Kopi C Kosong'.

The Jewel waterfall only starts at 1030am i think... too early and too late, it gets shut off... BTW appreciate your video editing, cinematic look, and colour grading. Reminds me of my old hobby.... :)

@james_monks

23 күн бұрын

Thanks really appreciate it ❤

loved the video. May I ask in which hotel you stayed at? thanks!

@james_monks

6 күн бұрын

@@isabelledebruycker1010 Thanks! We stayed in a place called ‘Hotel Gin Bugis’ - it was very close to Little India :)

@isabelledebruycker1010

6 күн бұрын

@@james_monks thank you

Good Coffee .. NICE Video

@james_monks

19 күн бұрын

Thanks!