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Back in March, MasterChef Australia contestant Marion Grasby was spotted along the streets of Singapore feasting on local delights.
She recently posted a video on her YouTube channel that showed her tasting some of our iconic dishes.
Breakfast
For breakfast, the Thai-Australian chef met up with the manager of Christina's Cafe, Jacqui Chan.
On Chan's recommendation, they ordered a kaya toast set from Chin Mee Chin Confectionery.
Yum.
"So much ritual," Grasby commented as Chan demonstrated how to eat soft-boiled eggs.
Grasby's first bite had some of us cringing as she took a spoonful of egg white alone.
Chan educated her on the Singaporean way — slurping it off the plate.
"It's extra fun this way."
Grasby was also taught how to dip the bread into the eggs for extra flavour.
Double yum.
She said it felt "kinda naughty".
Lunch
For lunch, Grasby had street food expert Raymond Leong introduce her to the culinary treasures of Tiong Bahru Food Centre.
They ordered chwee kueh, char siu pau and lor mee.
At Tiong Bahru Food Centre.
Grasby swooned over the umami flavour of chwee kueh and said the lor mee was "right up (her) alley".
Dinner
Dinner was another mouthwatering affair with Grasby's friend and chef-patron of Burnt Ends, Dave Pynt.
Making themselves comfortable at Kee Eng Kee Seafood, the pair's table was laden with hor fun, bean sprouts with salted fish, coffee pork ribs and claypot pork liver.
"It's a standard in Singapore to have everything."
The main stars of the show were the chilli crab and black pepper crab.
They said bye to the crabs before cooking them.
Is this really all that locals eat?
While many Singaporeans were excited to spot the culinary celeb on our shores, some felt that Grasby was merely "scratching the surface" of what makes Singapore food so unique.
via YouTube Marion's Kitchen
Viewers noted that all the dishes featured were Chinese food, which was not wholly representative of our diverse food scene.
via YouTube Marion's Kitchen
They wished that food from other cultures got some love too.
via YouTube Marion's Kitchen
Grasby later indicated that more videos featuring Malay and Indian food were in the works.
All images via Marion's Kitchen