I’ve been a huge Peranakan food fan from when I had my first meal years ago. In Singapore I went to Daisy’s Dream Kitchen, an amazing Peranakan restaurant. More details: http://migrationology.com/2016/01/singapore-food/
Daisy’s Dream Kitchen is a small family run restaurant in the Clementi area of Singapore. The restaurant not only serves amazing food, but it also has a unique story. Daisy, who is the principle cook and owner, loved to cook for her family and friends. Her family loved her cooking and it was her dream to eventually open a restaurant. But she started off at a food court, and sold just a few minimum Peranakan dishes. Eventually they opened a full restaurant called Daisy’s Dream Kitchen. The passion of service and hospitality, paired with delicious food, is what made it such a good experiences to eat there.
Let’s just quickly talk about Peranakan food. Peranakans are Straits born Chinese – so Chinese descendants born someone along the straits of Malacca in Malaysia, Singapore, and a few in southern Thailand. They are known for adapting and sometimes intermarrying with the local Malay population, and so the food reflects a unique blend of both Chinese and Malay, and it’s an amazing combination.
When Ying and I ate at Daisy’s Dream Kitchen, they brought us out a selection of some of their most popular signature dishes, and we had an absolute feast of a meal including stink beans with anchovies, a fried fish with sambal, ngo hiang, a meatball soup, and the dish that I had for the very first time, buah keluak – and one of the restaurant specialities. The nut that’s the main part of this dish, is buried for about 11 days, they cooked, and then prepared. I think the nut was emptied out and mixed with some minced meat, and then cooked in a curry. It was so unique and so delicious – it kind of tasted like chocolate cake and rye bread within a curry.
Daisy’s Dream Kitchen is a great place to eat Peranakan food in Singapore.
I had met Ray, the son of Daisy while I was in Bangkok, and they invited me to eat at their family restaurant. I didn’t pay for our food, as the family was very kind, but this is not a sponsored video.
Daisy’s Dream Kitchen
Address: Block 517 West Coast Road #01-571 S120517, Singapore 120517
Open hours: 11 am – 2:30 pm and 6 pm – 10 pm on Tuesday to Sunday (closed on Mondays)
Prices: Most dishes range from $10 – 15 SGD
How to get there: I took the MRT to Clementi station and it was about a 15 minute walk from there. Or alternatively take a taxi or bus from the station.
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"The most remarkable meatball". That's too funny. Good one Mark…
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Why do you always lean to the right after you have taken a bite
Mark is the reason why I put on so much weight on???
Mark, don't ever lose that smile. It wakes up the world and makes everything better.
Gross munching sound ? gee thanks I'm full ?
GREAT video Mark! THANK YOU!
The way he ate that shrimp is so amazing…makes me want to taste it.
Does anyone know the name of the nut, that Mark said tasted like chocolate cake ?
Mark eat anything and have you thinking its good, then if it's something he don't care for he dump a bunch of chilies on it. Lmao, gotta love him. I watch his videos everyday. He should be on T V. He make me run home from dialysis and cook the spiciest stuff I could think of. I had lost my best friend last April and I had stop eating and had become unhealthy cause I couldn't eat and I kept getting sick not realizing it. God sent me Mark and I have been eating and cooking and gained my weight back and I am very healthy now. Thank You God for Mark and his family and friends, So pleasant to watch him and thanks for bringing food back to my life. Little things matter good people. AKA I love Spicey.
The name of the menu seems like indonesian food.
I have seen many videos where you eat so much food but you never become fat! Don't you never have health problems or bathroom problems when you eat all those strange hardcore food?
Why do enjoy watching you eat so much
Me, totally me???I just can't get enough of these amazing videos, plus I love seeing the unique places around the world and just history and food from around our beautiful world
Will visit the restaurant one day. I love nonya perankan food. I want to learn how to cook them
i love Peranakan food… yummy
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Who else lives in Clementi but doesnt know this place existed
Thank u
l love Peranakan food. Malacca (Melaka) in southern part of Malaysia has perakaan food, too.
Mark you do the very best food videos . Many thanks . I'm going back to South East Asia soon .
Everyone of those dishes looked awesome!
Smh i live in clementi why didn't i know about this
Love the smacking!
Me too I get so hungry when I watch Mark Wiens eat I think I gained about 20 pounds LOL I'm telling you but I love his videos he needs to make some new ones I think I watch each and every one of them I learn how to cook the hot chili sauce from him pretty cool huh well anyway have a good one keep it up Mark say hi to Micah and ink your wife's name came out wrong sorry God bless you mark come on with the more videos and recipes
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Never had Singapore food. I want some Singapore. Live in Richmond, VA, must find a Singapore restaurant when I visit New York City. Thanks Mark, happy eating and I like your facial expressions.
Is there any food you don't like? Lol serious question.