The Singapore Noodles Podcast

By Pamelia

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Episodes: 79

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The Singapore Noodles podcast features host Pamelia Chia, founder of Singapore Noodles, engaging in open, honest conversations with people who are keeping Singaporean food heritage alive in their own ways. Join us to learn about how we can take an active role in preserving and embracing our Singaporean food heritage and culture.

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Episode Date
If we want to preserve Singapore’s hawker culture, we need to be willing to pay for it.
Mar 27, 2023
Ivan Brehm: On how keeping tradition static is a surefire way to kill it.
Oct 16, 2022
Jimmy Teo: On why cooking is the best thing you & I can do to keep hawker heritage alive.
Oct 02, 2022
75: On 'Singaporean chicken curry' and moving beyond singularity | Vasunthara Ramasamy, Culinary Teacher & Masterchef Singapore
Apr 11, 2022
74: Making sustainability and reducing food wastage mainstream | Preston Wong, CEO and lead innovator of Treatsure
Mar 28, 2022
73: Supporting farmers and discovering the diversity of Southeast Asian produce | Evelyn Yap, Chef & Founder of Happivore
Mar 19, 2022
72: The book publisher who goes to the wet market | Edmund Wee, Publisher & CEO of Epigram Books
Mar 06, 2022
71: The ungroundedness and homesickness of overseas Singaporeans | Christopher Ng, blogger of Christopher’s Asian Delicacies
Feb 19, 2022
70: The diversity, beauty, and healthfulness of the Malay diet | Khir Johari, researcher and author of The Food of Singapore Malays
Feb 08, 2022
69: Building the bridge between traditional food culture and Gen Zs | Christy Chua and Tan Aik, founder & editorial director and editor-in-chief of The Slow Press
Feb 03, 2022
68: An impassioned argument for home-cooking | Christopher Tan, writer, author of The Way of Kueh, and culinary instructor
Jan 26, 2022
67: Embracing sustainability in a local food context | Desmond Shen, chef and founder of Tiffin Bicycle Club and Alter Native
Jan 20, 2022
66: What Singapore’s prison cooking culture reveals about the human spirit | Sheere Ng, author of When Cooking Was A Crime and co-founder of In Plain Words
Jan 13, 2022
65: Rediscovering the vanishing art of fermentation | Rebecca Koh of Midnight Fermentary and Midnight Food Co.
Jan 05, 2022
64: Answering your questions, and looking ahead to 2022
Dec 30, 2021
63: The kuehs that bring a family together | Gladys Foo, founder of Kuehdys Foo
Dec 20, 2021
62: The past, present, and future of hawker food | Shen Tan, hawker, chef, and founder of OG Lemak & Ownself Make Chef
Dec 14, 2021
61: Modernizing heritage food to remind us of our roots | Marcus Leow, head of product development at Naked Finn
Dec 03, 2021
60: What we can learn from India’s approach to vegetables | Sowmiya Venkatesan, founder of Kechil Kitchen
Nov 22, 2021
59: In memory of a Nonya mother and a fading generation of professional housewives | Sharon Wee, author of Growing Up in a Nonya Kitchen
Nov 15, 2021
58: Modernizing the spice-blending trade | Anthony Leow, Founder of Anthony the Spicemaker
Nov 08, 2021
57: On finding joy and feeding your soul | Mandy Yin, founder of Sambal Shiok and author of Sambal Shiok
Nov 02, 2021
56: Creating more seats at the table of Singaporean food culture | Rovik Jeremiah Robert, founder of The Hidden Good, and co-host of the SGExplained podcast
Oct 25, 2021
55: Losing the sense of smell and rediscovering the joys of cooking | Chang Pick Yin of @pickyin
Oct 20, 2021
54: Transforming vegetables through culinary creativity and ingenuity | Gan Chin Lin of @tumblinbumblincrumblincookie
Oct 11, 2021
53: Rethinking consumption and making better food choices | Woo Qiyun, Founder of The Weird and Wild
Oct 02, 2021
52: Making cooking accessible without compromising on flavour | Lace Zhang, Author of Around the Dining Table and Three Dishes One Soup
Sep 27, 2021
51: A deep dive into mooncakes and Chinese pastry | Yeo Min, founder of Pastories
Sep 20, 2021
50: Showcasing the beauty of Little India | Yugnes Susela, founder of The Elephant Room
Sep 12, 2021
49: Understanding nuance in Singaporean food | Sook Yoon Yang, founder of Café Rumah
Sep 03, 2021
48: Dispelling the myth of the lazy native | Syazwan Majid, founder of Wan’s Ubin Journal
Aug 27, 2021
47: Navigating the white gaze and erasure of Asian food culture | Surekha & Alia, Co-Founders of Periuk
Aug 19, 2021
46: Harnessing social media to share about Peranakan culture | Krisada Virabhak, Founder of All Things Peranakan
Aug 14, 2021
45: Indian food in Singapore, and what makes it distinct from food in India | Dhruv Shanker, Founder of Mad Onion Slicer and the Boring Food Workshops
Aug 06, 2021
44: The problem with ‘food influencers’ | Chriss Prowler @prowlergram, Founder of Follow the Farang
Aug 03, 2021
43: The thin line between the evolution and bastardization of dishes | Loh Yi Jun, food writer, content creator, and founder of the Take a Bao podcast
Jul 25, 2021
42: Coming to grips with the ‘rojak’ nature of Singapore’s people and its food | Sarah Benjamin Huang, content creator, food host, and director of Ethnographica
Jul 16, 2021
41: The Bangladeshi food stall with a mission | Lim Boon Kian, founder of Bangla Lim
Jul 08, 2021
40: Why kopi and kopitiams deserve celebration and recognition | Robert Chohan, founder of Kopi House UK
Jul 02, 2021
39: Jamu, a part of Singaporean food culture | Dana Safia, founder of JAMU by Dana Safia
Jun 29, 2021
38: Why we left the hawker trade | Hung Zhen Long & Jason Chua, owners of Beng Who Cooks
Jun 21, 2021
37: Seasonings roundtable, the Hari Raya Puasa edition | Hafizah Jainal, Firdaus Sani, Azfar Maswan, Hairil Sukaime, Nor Hadayah, Delfina Utomo, Taahira Booya & Mama Zi
Jun 13, 2021
36: Embracing fermentation in our homes & why it matters | Tan Ding Jie, founder of Starter Culture SG
Jun 05, 2021
35: What an Ayurvedic approach to food teaches us about health and wellness | Vasanthi Pillay, founder and president of the Ayurveda Association of Singapore
May 29, 2021
34: Transforming weakness to strength | Ken Koh, director and third-generation successor of Nanyang Sauce
May 22, 2021
33: Keeping Hari Raya Puasa traditions alive | Shamsydar Ani, Masterchef Singapore finalist & cookbook writer
May 14, 2021
32: Reconciling our heritage with a desire to do better for the environment | Khee Shi Hui of Tabaogirl
May 07, 2021
31: Roasted delights, a dying trade | Chong Jin Yuan, hawker chef-owner of Te Bak Kia Roasted
Apr 30, 2021
30: Casting a spotlight on indigenous produce using art | Syarifah Nadhirah, co-founder of Paperweight Studio and author of Recalling Forgotten Tastes
Apr 26, 2021
29: The Cantonese approach to food | Sam Wong, chef and founder of Lucky House Cantonese Private Kitchen
Apr 16, 2021
28: Air tangan & cooking from the heart | Nor Hadayah Mohamad, MasterChef Singapore Season 2 contestant
Apr 09, 2021
27: A deep dive on rasam, a functional food | Aruna Shanmuga Vadivel (The Everyday Singaporean Series)
Mar 28, 2021
26: A deep dive on urap, a Javanese vegetable dish | Hairil Sukaime (The Everyday Singaporean Series)
Mar 21, 2021
25: The brokenness of our food system and what we can do about it in Singapore | Toh Hui Ran (The Everyday Singaporean)
Mar 13, 2021
24: How foreign domestic workers (FDWs) keep Singaporean food heritage vibrant and alive | Leong Man Wei (The Everyday Singaporean)
Mar 06, 2021
23: Holding onto our cultural identities while living overseas | Tony Tan, writer of Hong Kong Food City and culinary teacher
Feb 27, 2021
22: Life as a Hawker Daughter | Felicia Tan (The Everyday Singaporean Series)
Feb 20, 2021
21: Preserving humble and everyday Peranakan cooking | Lloyd Matthew Tan, Author of Daily Nonya Dishes
Feb 13, 2021
20: Ulam, the superfood of Southeast Asia | Dr Eric Olmedo, Principal Research Fellow at the Institute of Ethnic Studies in Malaysia
Feb 07, 2021
19: What we can learn from the foreign domestic workers in our homes | Benjamin Lim (The Everyday Singaporean Series)
Jan 31, 2021
18: What the act of gardening teaches us about cooking | Joanna Chuah, Founder of WWEdibles
Jan 23, 2021
17: Challenges and joys in learning from Singapore's elderly | Patricia Chen, Founder of Sekel Kitchen
Jan 17, 2021
16: Why food reviewers need to stop romanticizing hawker culture | Gregory Leow, Youtuber and Hawker Editor of Hungrygowhere
Jan 10, 2021
15: Putting street food and our hawkers on a pedestal | KF Seetoh, founder of Makansutra
Jan 03, 2021
14: Reflecting on 2020 and looking ahead to 2021
Dec 30, 2020
13: The case for embracing your culture - clothes, food and all | Zaithoon and Taahira Booya, the mother-daughter duo behind Spice Zi Kitchen
Dec 21, 2020
12: In praise of Singaporeanness | Denise Fletcher, author of How to Cook Everything Singaporean and executive chef at Quentin’s Bar & Restaurant
Dec 14, 2020
11: A discussion on the Violet Oon ‘Peranakan nasi ambeng’ dispute | Azimin Saini, editor of Lifestyle Asia & founder of Tempeh Culture
Dec 07, 2020
10: Pulau Semakau, more than a landfill | Firdaus Sani, founder of Orang Laut Sg
Nov 30, 2020
9: Why we cannot blame chefs for shying away from local cuisine | Alastiar Tan, chef at Restaurant Labyrinth
Nov 22, 2020
8: Why Filipino food is not what we think it is | Bryan Koh, cookbook writer & co-owner of Chalk Farm & Milk Moons
Nov 16, 2020
7: What the traditional Indian diet has to teach us about healthful eating | Devagi Sanmugam, consultant chef, cookbook author & cooking instructor
Nov 08, 2020
6: Frugality, sustainability and reducing meat consumption | Ethel Hoon, chef at Klösterle & Hoon’s Chinese
Nov 02, 2020
5: Drawing on heritage to make vegetables exciting | Shane Stanbridge and C-Y Chia, founders of S+M Vegan and Lion Dance Café
Oct 25, 2020
4: Boldly challenging wet market conventions | Jeffrey Tan, founder of Dishthefish
Oct 18, 2020
3: Why you should visit your local spice (wo)man at the wet market | Jeya Seelan, founder of Jeya Spices
Oct 11, 2020
2: Inspiring a new generation of Singaporeans to care about heritage food | Shiny Phua, designer and founder of Ah Mah’s Legacy
Oct 05, 2020
1: Celebrating diversity in Singapore & why it matters | Damian D’Silva, Chef of Kin at Straits Clan
Sep 21, 2020
The Singapore Noodles Podcast: Trailer
Sep 06, 2020