Singaporean cuisine

Singaporean cuisine is the food culture of Singapore, shaped by Chinese, Malay, Indian, Peranakan, and other communities through migration, trade, and local adaptation.

Hawker centre: A dense public food court where independent vendors prepare affordable meals at individual stalls. Hawker centres are the everyday setting where many Singaporean dishes are cooked and eaten.
Hainanese chicken rice: A dish of poached or roasted chicken served with seasoned rice, sauces, and broth. Its adaptation by Chinese migrants became one of Singapore’s best-known national dishes.
Straits Chinese: An overseas Chinese community historically established in the British Straits Settlements of Southeast Asia. Straits Chinese communities helped form the Peranakan food culture found in Singapore.
Singapore hawker culture: The shared practices, skills, and social life associated with Singapore’s hawker centres and street-food vendors. Hawker culture gives everyday local food a recognized place in Singapore’s national heritage.
Malaysian cuisine: The diverse food traditions of Malaysia’s communities and regions. Shared dishes and ingredients make the culinary boundary between Singapore and Malaysia porous.
Peranakan cuisine: A Southeast Asian food tradition blending Chinese techniques and ingredients with Malay and Indonesian influences. It shows how Singapore’s communities created cuisines through cultural exchange.
Chilli crab: A Singaporean seafood dish of crab cooked in a sweet, savory, and mildly spicy tomato-based sauce. This local restaurant creation turned crab into a defining Singaporean dish.
Chinese diaspora: The movement and settlement of Chinese communities beyond China across many regions and historical periods. Migrants from different Chinese regions brought cooking traditions that changed locally in Singapore.
Hawker culture in Singapore, community dining and culinary practices in a multicultural urban context: A UNESCO-listed element of Singapore’s intangible cultural heritage centered on hawker centres and their food practices. Its 2020 inscription recognized the social role of hawker food beyond individual dishes.
Indonesian cuisine: The varied food traditions of Indonesia’s many islands and communities. Regional Indonesian influences overlap with Singaporean dishes, while local versions have their own histories.

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