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Rendang is a dish commonly described as fried meat [2] (meat fry) or dry curry [3], widely popular across Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines.It refers to both a cooking method of frying and the dish resulted in the said cooking method [4] [5].
The languages of Singapore are English, Chinese, Malay and Tamil, with the lingua franca between Singaporeans being English, the de facto main language. Among themselves, Singaporeans often speak Singlish, an English creole arising from centuries of contact between Singapore's internationalised society and its legacy of being a British colony.
Official language in: the People's Republic of China; Republic of Singapore; Republic of China; and the Wa State, Republic of the Union of Myanmar; Recognised Minority Language in: Malaysia, the Philippines, Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace, and the United States; Chinese (Classical) – 古文 or 文言
Names of common local dishes in Singapore hawker centres are usually referred to in local dialect or language. However, as there are no English words for certain food items, the dialect terms used for them have slowly evolved into part of the Singlish vocabulary. Ordering in Singlish is widely understood by the hawkers.
The English name Singapore comes from the Malay name Singapura which is believed to have been derived from Sanskrit meaning "Lion City". [2] [3] Singa comes from the Sanskrit word siṃha (सिंह), which means "lion", and pūra means "city" in Sanskrit and is a common suffix in many Indian place names. [4]
Malay cuisine (Malay: Masakan Melayu; Jawi: ماسقن ملايو ) is the traditional food of the ethnic Malays of Southeast Asia, residing in modern-day Malaysia, Indonesia (parts of Sumatra and Kalimantan), Singapore, Brunei, Southern Thailand and the Philippines (mostly southern) as well as Cocos Islands, Christmas Island, Sri Lanka and South Africa.
Perkedel are vegetable fritters from Indonesian cuisine. [1] Most common perkedel are made from mashed potatoes, [2] [3] yet there are other popular variations, such as perkedel jagung (peeled maize perkedel) and perkedel tahu (tofu perkedel) and perkedel ikan (minced fish perkedel).
Nasi Katok, Beef rendang, nasi lemak, and pajeri nanas are popular foods in Brunei. [2] Among the few dishes peculiar to Brunei is ambuyat , a sticky ball of flavourless sago starch, which is wrapped around a bamboo fork and dipped into a spicy and sour gravy.