Folklore

Folklore chef Damian D'Silva is widely regarded as a champion of heritage Peranakan and Eurasian food, and his staunchly old-school dishes such as hati babi bungkus (pig's hearts wrapped in minced pork and caul) and singgang (shredded wolf herring cooked in spices) aren't found elsewhere in Singapore. D'Silva continues to make these specialties the old-fashioned way; that is, braising stocks for bases, hand-picking wolf herring flesh off the bones, and pounding ingredients for spice mixes using a mortar and pestle.

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