Katong
Going to Katong means going back to Old Singapore where you can still view some of the old Shop Houses that are preserved so that we Singapore will not lose out on our heritage. The preservation of the buildings are by law such that the owners even when they are renovating the preserved buildings have to maintain their original characteristics and looks.
Not only that, Katong promises a huge variety of good food, the most famous is named after it, the Katong Laksa, which is made of curry, thick rice noodles, cockles and rice cakes. You eat only with a spoon, no chopsticks provided. Frankly speaking too much good food to be mentioned, just off Katong Shopping Center, there are entire rows of shophouses specializing in all sorts of goodies.
Looking at the map, the location of Katong is actually near Bedok region. Towards the East side of Singapore.
Katong Table of Contents
- Info On Katong
- Katong Food
- The Katong Experience
- Sights Around Katong
- Katong Malay Village
- History of Famous Food Places in Katong
- Readings on Singapore
- Singapore on Ebay
- Singapore on CafePress
- Singapore Zazzle
- Talk about your Experiences in Katong Especially Food
- Photos on Singapore
- Business and Web Links
Info On Katong
Katong is a residential area in the east of Singapore near the seafront. Formerly located by the sea, land was reclaimed all the way to East Coast Park to provide more land for housing and recreational purposes due to shortage of land in the late 1960s after Singapore gained independence.
Katong was the location of many villas and mansions of the wealthy elite in the late 19th to the mid 20th centuries, who made their fortunes in the Far East and built seaside resorts, villas and manors along the beachfront of Katong, beginning from Katong Park to the end of the East Coast.
Katong's rich cultural mix has contributed to its unique cuisine. Katong is well known for its restaurants serving Peranakan (Straits Chinese) cuisine, particularly a spicy Malay noodle soup called Peranakan laksa. Katong Laksa originated from Joo Chiat area. The hawker was nick-named 'Jangok" by the peranakan, because he had a few strands of hair at his chin. He was an itinerant hawker and lived in Tembling Road/Joo Chiat Terrace. Later he moved his business into the eating house at East Coast Road/Ceylon Road. Because the Katong people loved his laksa, it has come to be known as the Katong laksa throughout the world in Hong Kong and New York.
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Katong Food
A list of Food you Must try in Katong
Tau Kau Pau
Sing Ho Chicken Rice
Boon Tong Kee Chicken Rice
and much more
The Katong Experience
If you follow the above shop houses, go along it away from the direction of Katong Shopping Centre, you will find a paradise of great food outlets. These are small shops selling the famous Katong Laksa, Tau Kwa Pau, Chicken Rice and the traditional Singapore eateries. But recently that area has been so well known as a food paradise that bigger establishments have come in and with them you can find 24 hours Hong Kong Style Cafes, Japanese Restaurants, Italy and whatsoever. All these are packed into rows and rows of traditional shophouses along the stretch of road. I can't really recommend, there are too many and one's man's meat is another's poison. Also for me having been there so regularly, there isn't really an element of surprise. But for those new visitors, do try them all out. Sure, most of them do not have the luxurious presentation and elaborate cutlery but if you are going by taste, this is the place to visit. Foreigners especially those trying out the Katong Laksa where there are quite a few stalls there, to ask the stall owners to hold back the chilli. I was told by my foreign friends that they are too spicy, for me frankly they are too plain, I need quite a big spoonful of extra chilli!
Sights Around Katong
Katong Malay Village
History of Famous Food Places in Katong
Readings on Singapore
Singapore on CafePress
Singapore Zazzle
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