The Recipes in this Book

These recipes were selected to span a spectrum, from familiar favourites to less common dishes, from simple fare to more lavish special-occasion items, from home cooking to hawker classics. Emblematic specialties from different dialect groups have been included, and traditional touches and methods have been favoured over shortcut ones. Most importantly, the recipes have been presented with enough detail to allow even novice cooks to attempt them, so that these heritage flavours can be passed on.