Rojak

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The key to this unique Asian salad lies in its dark, sticky sauce—made up of fermented prawn paste, sugar, lime and chilli paste—which explains its sweet yet savoury taste. With a name that means ‘eclectic mix’ in colloquial Malay, rojak is made up of a variety of ingredients and textures. It has fresh cucumber, pineapple, tofu puff and you tiao (dough fritters) tossed in prawn paste and tamarind sauce, and garnished with chopped peanuts.

This dish is typically sold by Chinese hawkers at food centres. Some hotels also offer this at buffets where visitors can have a hand at creating their own version of rojak by mixing the sauce in a large bowl, before tossing in all the other ingredients. From S$3 per serving.

Your Hello! Singapore Food guide - A bowl of Rojak

Toa Payoh Rojak
Address: Old Airport Road Food Centre, 51 Old Airport Road #01-108
Tel: +65 6958 9380
Nearest MRT: Dakota Station

Lau Hong Ser Rojak
Address: Dunman Road Food Centre, 271 Onan Road #02-14
Tel: +65 6346 6519
Nearest MRT: Dakota Station