Day 1 : ARRIVE SINGAPORE
Arrive at Changi airport in the evening where you will be met at
taken directly to your hotel. Have a good nights rest before the
start of tomorrow's adventure.
Day 2 :IN SINGAPORE
Start the morning with a guided walk through the bustling, aroma
filled streets of Singapore's Chinatown. Observe unique, exotic
produce and merchants hawking their ware. Learn about unusual
herbs and traditional remedies when the owner of the famous Soup
Restaurant will enlighten participants with his knowledge. Enjoy
your first cooking demonstration of the adventure and hear about
the history of the Samsui women. After your satisfying lunch
Violet Oon, Singapore's mistress of spice, will educate you on the
use of select Asian herbs and spices in home cooking. For dinner
you will be escorted around one of the largest open air Hawker
food courts where the group will be able to eat dishes from the
next day's menu.
Day 3 :SINGPAORE
Begin the morning with a guided tour of the Fort Canning Spice
Garden, review the herbs and spices learned yesterday and then
start your day of cooking. Cover seven popular Singapore dishes
including making of a rempah, or Indonesian spice paste. Relax
with a late lunch and enjoy your afternoon being free and easy;
try a traditional massage or chose to go for a light dinner,
coffee and dessert at the Mandarin Singapore, famous for its
chicken rice.
Day 4 :SINGAPORE ZOO
Head to the world famous Singapore Zoo for breakfast with Ah Meng,
resident Orang Utan and crowd favourite. Continue on to a Soya
bean factory and tour Little India with expert cook Ms. Devagi.
Top this off with some spicy fish head curry served on traditional
banana leaf. Afterwards go in a group to several different
supermarkets, seeing the array of exotic items available. That
evening will be spent dining in fine style at Doc Cheng's after a
Singapore sling at the world famous Raffles Hotel. End the night
with an informative and lively talk by Peter Knipp, organiser of
World Gourmet Summit.
Day 5 :SINGPAORE MARKET
Your early start will take you to a 'wet market' where you will
see house wives and food operators gather the days supply. Stop
for a light breakfast of Indian Roti Prata and Tea, then get your
elbows ready for a day of Thai and Indian cooking. From Basil stir
fry, to red and green curry pastes to Indian Nan and Tandoori you
will be ready for a hearty lunch. The afternoon is again free and
easy, or take up the massage option. If you have a penchant for
sweets join the at-sunrice team and watch a chef demo on tropical
pastry at the Four Season hotel.
