Pork Chops in Cinnamon Gravy

As with many mothers, mine considered Friday evening a casual night for cooking or dining out. In my mother’s case, that meant that she would try a “Western” dish.

We relied on our old classics like chicken pie, chicken stew or pork chops. These pork chops reflect the colonial influence in Singapore, perhaps an outcome of British soldiers teaching Hainanese chefs to cook. Even today, I would inevitably order Hainanese pork chops when dining at the Singapore Cricket Club, an erstwhil