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AsiaOne
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- AsiaOne
Where Chow Yun Fat was spotted at while in Singapore for Star Awards 2025, Entertainment News
Veteran Hong Kong star Chow Yun Fat was in Singapore last weekend to grace Star Awards 2025, and here are some of the places he was seen at. Legendary Bak Kut Teh In several Xiaohongshu posts last Saturday (July 5), netizens spotted the 70-year-old visiting Legendary Bak Kut Teh with his Singaporean wife Jasmine Tan and their entourage. Dressed fully in black with a mask and cap, Yun Fat, affectionately known as Fat-gor (brother Fat), was seen getting off a black SUV along South Bridge Road and making his way into the eatery. Inside the eatery, he and Tan were ushered to a table in front of a photo wall of celebrities who had dined there before. @mengchoo0 Chow yun fat in Singapore #周润发#新加坡#红星大奖2025 ♬ 原聲 - 賭神-周潤發 Legendary Bak Kut Teh's owner also posted an Instagram Story after his visit and included a selfie that Fat-gor had taken with her, where she thanked him for visiting. Ya Kun Kaya Toast That's not all to Fat-gor's food adventure in Singapore as he also visited Ya Kun Kaya Toast, believed to be the outlet at China Street. In an Instagram post yesterday, the brand posted selfies that he had taken with staff members there. In the caption, they wrote: "Star power meets kopi power! Spotted the legendary Chow Yun Fat enjoying a taste of tradition at Ya Kun recently." The avid jogger was also spotted at Sentosa's Palawan beach on a morning run. In a TikTok post on Monday, a netizen posted selfies that he and others took with Fat-gor while exercising. He wrote in the caption: "I was lucky to meet Yun Fat, he is cool, handsome and very approachable." @terence_lee 有幸遇见小马哥。发哥依旧潇洒、依旧帅气，非常亲民。🏃🏻♀️🏃🏃🏻♂️ #chowyunfat #周润发 #小马哥 #赌神 #晨跑 #sentosa #sentosaisland #sentosaislandsingapore #圣淘沙 ♬ original sound - mm2 Entertainment Singapore [[nid:719950]] No part of this article can be reproduced without permission from AsiaOne.
Buzz Feed
28-06-2025
- Buzz Feed
What To Eat For Breakfast, Lunch, And Dinner In Singapore
Okay, so you've landed in Singapore, and your tastebuds are ready for an adventure. But with so much amazing food around, where do you even START?! Don't sweat it, fam, we've got your back. Here's your ultimate guide to eating your way through Singapore, from sunrise to sunset! Breakfast: Kickstart Your Day the Singaporean Way! 1. Kaya Toast Set Forget your basic avocado toast, honey. In Singapore, we do breakfast right! Your must-try is a classic Kaya Toast Set. Imagine perfectly toasted bread slathered with a sweet, coconutty kaya jam (it's like a dreamy custard!), served with soft-boiled eggs you dip your toast into. Don't knock it till you try it! Pair it with a strong, local coffee (kopi) or tea (teh) for that authentic kick. You can find this gem at almost any kopitiam (coffee shop) or even places like Ya Kun Kaya Toast or Toast Box. It's cheap, it's cheerful, and it's a total game-changer. 2. Prata Roti Prata is Singapore's beloved, flaky flatbread, often served with a side of savoury curry. The dough is expertly stretched and flipped, creating irresistible crispy layers on the outside and a soft, chewy interior. Whether plain (kosong), with egg (telur), or even sweet variations, it's a versatile and iconic dish for any meal! Lunch: Hawker Centre Hopping – A Foodie Wonderland! 3. Chicken Rice Alright, buckle up buttercup, because lunch in Singapore means diving headfirst into a hawker centre. This is where the magic happens, and your biggest dilemma will be choosing just ONE thing. Feeling like something hearty? Grab a plate of Chicken Rice. The fragrant rice cooked in chicken broth, succulent steamed or roasted chicken, and that killer chili sauce? Chef's kiss! 4. Hokkien Mee You're craving some noodles? Hokkien Mee with its smoky, prawny goodness will blow your mind. 5. Singapore Laksa If you're a spice fiend, Singapore Laksa (a rich, coconutty noodle soup) is calling your name. Seriously, just walk around, follow your nose, and pick a stall with a queue – that's usually a good sign! Maxwell Food Centre or Lau Pa Sat are great starting points. Dinner: Level Up Your Eats – From Street Food to Seafood Feasts! 6. Chilli Crab As the sun sets, Singapore transforms into a twinkling foodie paradise. For dinner, you can go a little fancier or stick to those incredible hawker vibes. A quintessential Singaporean dinner experience has to involve Chilli Crab. It's messy, it's saucy, and it's absolutely legendary. Get ready to crack some shells and slurp up that sweet, savory, and spicy sauce with some fluffy mantou (fried buns). Jumbo Seafood or Long Beach are popular spots for this. 7. Satay If you're still in the mood for something more casual but equally delicious, hit up another hawker centre for some Satay (grilled skewers with peanut sauce). You can mix chicken, beef and mutton in any quantity to your liking. 8. Bak Kut Teh Rainy days call for a steaming bowl of Bak Kut Teh (pork rib soup). Your stomach will thank you later! Boiled with lots of white pepper and herbs, this hearty meal will definitely warm your insides. Order braised pork belly on the side to complete the meal! So there you have it! Your edible itinerary for a day in Singapore. Get out there, be brave, and eat ALL the things. You won't regret it!
The Spinoff
27-06-2025
- General
- The Spinoff
The Weekend: The best food I ate in Singapore was toast
Madeleine Chapman reflects on the week that was. It's almost too predictable that I would travel to Singapore for the first time, spend a week eating incredible Malaysian, Chinese and Indian cuisine and only want to write about the buttered toast. But if nothing else, my surprisingly extensive food writing portfolio has revealed my palate to be that of a healthy, developing three-year-old. So let me talk about this toast. I never thought I'd pay for toast (bread, of course, but not toast) until I kept reading recommendations for Ya Kun Kaya Toast, the Singapore breakfast chain that began as a hawker cart 80 years ago. Supposedly this place could make toast better than anywhere else in Singapore, maybe even the world. I went in with low expectations because how much better can a piece of plain buttered toast be compared to the one you make at home? I may have a basic palate but I avoid places that offer things I think I'd enjoy more at home – I love that cereal cafes exist, I'll never eat at one. Well colour me humbled because the Ya Kun Kaya Toast was by far the best buttered toast I've ever had, and for all the wrong reasons. Have you ever tried to describe why toast is delicious? It's quite hard, but here's my attempt to explain why this particular toast was so good. The bread was thin. A piece of thin toast is really underrated. It wasn't hot. Sounds bad but this toast was just warm, and somehow stayed just warm, which meant… The butter had texture. Buttering hot toast means the butter disappears and you're left experiencing just one texture (the slightly soggy, crunchy bread). If you butter like an aunty, you'll get the soggy bread and some extra butter on top. But because the toast wasn't too hot, the butter sat inside like a piece of cheese, resulting in the soft butter texture alongside the dry crunch of the toast. Delightful. The kaya. Kaya is a coconut jam, sweet and subtle. Ya Kun includes it in the toast but very, very sparingly. I'd say the kaya-butter ratio was 1:4. Rather than tasting like coconut, the buttered toast instead tasted just a little bit sweeter, like it had a sprinkle of sugar added (I think they do add an extra sprinkle actually). The portion was small. I could eat a truly shocking amount of white toast with butter and yet the single serving (four pieces of bread with crusts cut off) felt just right. The classic 'kit' came with veeery soft boiled eggs – barely seasoned, just my style – which worked surprisingly well as a dip, and a cup of tea or coffee (I got tea). A perfect light breakfast. I also got some buttered crackers, another island aunty staple, but they weren't needed. I went back two more times at different times of the day, and the toast remained the best I've eaten. I am bringing a jar of Ya Kun Kaya back with me but I suspect it won't be near as nice when I'm in my own kitchen. I love it when people take something that everyone can, and does, do, and finds a way to make it perfect. Ya Kun Kaya makes the perfect toast. The stories Spinoff readers spent the most time with this week Feedback of the week 'Hatch, Match and Despatch is right up there as a memorable institutional name; in my book it ranks alongside a pre-earthquakes Chch women's clothing shop called Get Frocked.' 'Ursula Le Guin: 'The Earth is beautiful, and bright, and kindly, but that is not all. The Earth is also terrible, and dark, and cruel. The rabbit shrieks dying in the green meadows. The mountains clench their great hands full of hidden fire. There are sharks in the sea, and there is cruelty in men's eyes … They exist. But they are not your Masters. They never were.''
