The Coolest Chinese Food In Singapore

No, we’re not talking about “being hip” neither are we referring to Traditional Chinese medicine’s concept of yin and yang. We literally mean cool as in low chilled temperatures. The Chinese may prefer their food piping hot but that doesn’t mean they don’t enjoy a toothsome cold dish once in a while. Cold Chinese dishes are also not just side show appetisers because you can find them as main dishes as well. Just in time for the coming hot and humid summer months, Makansutra lists down some of these chilled Chinese foods and where best to find them.

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Smoked Fish

Pu Dong Kitchen
#B1-02 Balmoral Plaza, 271 Bukit Timah Road

This dish is a staple of Shanghainese restaurants. The name is misleading because the fish, usually grass carp, is not actually smoked but deep fried. Wine, soy sauce, five spice powder, lots of sugar, cinnamon, star anise, ginger and spring onion are then added and the whole dish is chilled overnight. The resulting meat smells fragrant and has a pleasant savoury sweet taste.
Smoked Fish

Pu Dong Kitchen
#B1-02 Balmoral Plaza, 271 Bukit Timah Road

This dish is a staple of Shanghainese restaurants. The name is misleading because the fish, usually grass carp, is not actually smoked but deep fried. Wine, soy sauce, five spice powder, lots of sugar, cinnamon, star anise, ginger and spring onion are then added and the whole dish is chilled overnight. The resulting meat smells fragrant and has a pleasant savoury sweet taste.