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Gail Lopez-Henriquez's avatar

Even if I wasn't interested in Singapore food, the writing alone would be entrancing

Maggie Rosen's avatar

So beautifully written and makes me hungry at 5am.

But perhaps you mean "schmaltz" (rendered chicken/goose fat) rather than "schmutz"(dirt)? Or perhaps not..

TW Lim's avatar

And thank you! You’r I’m glad you enjoyed it.

TW Lim's avatar

Also, sorry about the munchies!

TW Lim's avatar

I think schmutz is a highly informal term, but it’s definitely something other than schmaltz!

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Dec 16, 2025
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TW Lim's avatar

It's worse when the food is bad - the curry rice and cai fan places seem to have started just heaping rice on your plate, and the quality of the rice is awful, broken and smelling of the sack. Here at least things were genuinely tasty, even if portions were larger than I think appropriate.