Singapore Noodles don't exist in Singapore. Here's why. | Singapore Explained

Singapore Noodles might be a popular dish in places like the US, the UK, and Australia, but it's nowhere to be found in Singapore. So how come Singapore Noodles don't exist in Singapore?
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[@gymnastalexliang]

I remember when I had two British friends on holiday in Singapore - they had to Whatsapp me and ask me, "we are in Singapore now but we are looking everywhere for Singapore noodles and can't find it? Can you help?" I directed them to an Indian store which was famous for Indian Mee Goreng but told them to order Indian Beehoon goreng instead as that was the closest thing I could think of in Singapore that was an approximation of what they had in mind.

[@MansMan42069]

To be fair, when we say "indian rojak", we don't mean rojak that comes from india. Rather, it's the kind of rojak that is made by mamak stalls.

[@fahmidamiah]

This is interesting. Me and hubby are from the UK. We used to go to a restaurant in Manchester called Tampopo which did pan-Asian food. Singapore Noodles was on their menu, and it was my husband’s favourite haha (so I can’t wait to tell him about this!). They made it with glass noodles.

[@cashon9]

Tampopo is an actual Japanese restaurant chain from Japan so I'm not sure why they even have Singapore noodles

[@fahmidamiah]

@@cashon9 This is a different Tampopo in the UK

[@joycegoh8628]

It’s like we have Hong Kong noodles in Zichar here…. I don’t recall there is HK noodles in HK…

[@okaydoubleu]

Yah! I love Hong Kong Mee but have never seen it in HK. 😅

[@eggtzeee]

I’ve had Singapore noodles before in London and never really thought twice as to how it originated! Really enjoyed this fun video. Also, great cameo and input by KF Seetoh!

[@gilazz]

In India, I always see Singapore fried rice and Singapore noodles in the menu.

[@willyhuang4026]

Hahaha...SG Noodle, same as pineapples fried rice which is not a Thai cuisine that found in every Thai restaurant in sg.

[@Johnne009]

It Is a Thai dish from central thai

[@tommyfield8449]

​@@corellianjedi2483i mean just like chinese american food which some don't originate from china.

[@jsurfin1]

@@tommyfield8449 Chop suey for example.

[@sirinatp.3619]

Chinese rice noodle = Rice noodle with curry aka Khanom Cheen Khanom Tokyo = soft crepe roll American fried rice Singaporean cookies These items only exist in Thailand 🇹🇭

[@kellmeister2k]

In Malaysia I used to laugh at Nasi Goreng USA, which was fried rice with a chopped up hotdog.

[@damienlynch6505]

Good video. I always thought the noodles itself were similar to hokkien mee, but just slightly less thick. Not as thin as bee hoon. At least in australia.

[@wyattearp88]

Remember when u go to bbq chalet , the usual common dish is fried been hoon and curry chicken. The chef from HK that created "Singapore noodles" is being trigger by this idea , by combining frying the noodles and adding curry powder as a seasoning thus creating this popular dish

[@tofumonster8913]

Hong Kong restaurants add curry powder, capsicum etc to the meehoon and a plate of chilli oil is often served together.

[@shanicestella2226]

In Indonesia ,,there is a shaved ice called Es Shanghai But ironically doesn't exist in Shanghai

[@P53eud0nym05]

The “indian” food we get in hawker stalls are more unique to SG & MY & what we term mamak cuisine. Go to india & you will never find maggi goreng, roti john, tulang, indian rojak, etc 😂

[@MorendraNodi]

haha so true. but then again some of the common items like dosa, vada, sambar - these can be found in India also. But the biriyani we have is more with South Indian influence than north. In northern india or even in West Bengal, the biriyani is very different in preparation and taste.

[@MansMan42069]

Yeah what we call "indian" isn't referring to the country but the ethnicity (mamak).

[@P53eud0nym05]

@@MorendraNodi Yeah but your typical mamak stall selling maggi goreng would probably not have dosa. Vadai maybe.

[@MorendraNodi]

@@P53eud0nym05 I mean there are some in Bukit Panjang who do both but yes most typically they dont.

[@Akideoni]

I can imagine the closest is 新洲米粉。much like Hawaiian pizza, actually started in Japan.

[@larrydestiny2184]

it's basically fried bee hoon, 星洲炒米

[@CapDingo1975]

Forwarding to my mum!

[@P53eud0nym05]

So called SG noodle is similar to what we call HK noodle in tze char stalls.

[@Sushiriceoreo]

Well…the best singapore bihun ive had is in Penang and not in singapore😢

[@shanwen88]

Basically it just means Asian stir-fried noodles or Chinese stir-fried noodles

[@samesamebutnotsame1172]

Those economic BeeHoon with curry sauce?

[@palmtree_]

And there's singapore fried rice too. Same trick, put Curry Powder

[@zdl1965]

Guess what, we have Hong Kong noodles in local zhuchao restaurants, which does not exist in Hong Kong!

[@eamush]

In malaysia we have: - mee bandung - nasi goreng pattaya - murtabak singapore - nasi goreng USA I bet my sweet ass they don't exist in those countries/ places.

[@tommyfield8449]

Correct brother.

[@tristramfuller]

In the case of Mee Bandung, it's misleading because of the fact that a word was missing (not sure why) from the name. It was supposed to be Mee Bandung Maur, which originated from Maur Johor. Nasi goreng Pattaya originated from Nilai.

[@johannapfelburg6286]

I'm interested what is murtabak Singapore. I mean we have it but I just wanna know what it contains that makes it "Singapore"

[@alfyryan6949]

​@@johannapfelburg6286 I'm assuming there was a local version already when the Singapore one was brought up by people moving further north, but that's just my speculation. I've not tried the dish before

[@Luthaniel83]

I saw a lot of Singaporean & Malaysian noodles/fried rice in Australia. They all sucked really bad...

[@angelcaq]

Looks like mee siam

[@NewmaticKe]

No such thing in SG

[@hc8714]

because its a hongkong invention. A simple google answer made into a 5 min video...

[@emalejack]

Hello you mean now you only know?? 😂😂😂btw 星洲米份 taste much better than our black version.....