I saw a program on FoodTV (Sara's Secrets) with guest Violet Oon preparing
recipes from her new cookbook "Singapore Family Cookbook." I'm trying to
locate a copy of this cookbook but can't find it anywhere. I've checked
Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Jessica's Biscuit, and Books for Cooks with no
luck. Has anyone seen this book?

Courtney Schatz

Jon and Courtney wrote:

> I saw a program on FoodTV (Sara's Secrets) with guest Violet Oon preparing
> recipes from her new cookbook "Singapore Family Cookbook." I'm trying to
> locate a copy of this cookbook but can't find it anywhere. I've checked
> Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Jessica's Biscuit, and Books for Cooks with no
> luck. Has anyone seen this book?

Hit #1 on google

http://www.selectbooks.com.sg/titles/28027.htm

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On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 23:04:28 -0500, Jon and Courtney
> wrote:
> I saw a program on FoodTV (Sara's Secrets) with guest Violet Oon preparing
> recipes from her new cookbook "Singapore Family Cookbook." I'm trying to
> locate a copy of this cookbook but can't find it anywhere. I've checked
> Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Jessica's Biscuit, and Books for Cooks with no
> luck. Has anyone seen this book?

I Googled for it, and came up with this site:

http://www.selectbooks.com.sg/titles/28027.htm

No experience with this online company, though. HTH...

Ariane

Thanks to Reg and Ariane for their replies. Unfortunately it would cost
U.S.$26 to ship the book from Singapore (which is more than the cost of the
book) so I'll need to keep looking.

Courtney

"Ariane Jenkins" > wrote in message
...
> On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 23:04:28 -0500, Jon and Courtney
> > wrote:
> > I saw a program on FoodTV (Sara's Secrets) with guest Violet Oon
preparing
> > recipes from her new cookbook "Singapore Family Cookbook." I'm trying
to
> > locate a copy of this cookbook but can't find it anywhere. I've checked
> > Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Jessica's Biscuit, and Books for Cooks with no
> > luck. Has anyone seen this book?
>
> I Googled for it, and came up with this site:
>
> http://www.selectbooks.com.sg/titles/28027.htm
>
> No experience with this online company, though. HTH...
>
> Ariane
>

On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 08:57:26 -0500,
Jon and Courtney > wrote:
> Thanks to Reg and Ariane for their replies. Unfortunately it would cost
> U.S.$26 to ship the book from Singapore (which is more than the cost of the
> book) so I'll need to keep looking.

Ouch. FWIW, their FAQ says that you can e-mail them and
request the price of surface (vs. airmail) which will be cheaper, but
a lot slower. Good luck on your search, it sounds like a neat cookbook.

Ariane

"Jon and Courtney" > wrote in message
...
> I saw a program on FoodTV (Sara's Secrets) with guest Violet Oon preparing
> recipes from her new cookbook "Singapore Family Cookbook." I'm trying to
> locate a copy of this cookbook but can't find it anywhere. I've checked
> Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Jessica's Biscuit, and Books for Cooks with no
> luck. Has anyone seen this book?
>
> Courtney Schatz
>
>

I've never seen Violet Oon's books available outside Singapore (I was lucky
to be able to buy some there). I don't know if you've already tried, but
perhaps the people at FoodTV could give you information.

FWIW, I don't think the cookbook is new. I found references to it as far
back as 1999. But maybe it will be published for the first time in the US?

rona
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Jon and Courtney wrote:

> Thanks to Reg and Ariane for their replies. Unfortunately it would cost
> U.S.$26 to ship the book from Singapore (which is more than the cost of the
> book) so I'll need to keep looking.
>
> Courtney
>
> "Ariane Jenkins" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>On Wed, 7 Jan 2004 23:04:28 -0500, Jon and Courtney
> wrote:
>>
>>>I saw a program on FoodTV (Sara's Secrets) with guest Violet Oon
>
> preparing
>
>>>recipes from her new cookbook "Singapore Family Cookbook." I'm trying
>
> to
>
>>>locate a copy of this cookbook but can't find it anywhere. I've checked
>>>Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Jessica's Biscuit, and Books for Cooks with no
>>>luck. Has anyone seen this book?
>>
>>I Googled for it, and came up with this site:
>>
>>http://www.selectbooks.com.sg/titles/28027.htm
>>
>>No experience with this online company, though. HTH...
>>
>>Ariane
>>
>
>
>

Hmmm, sounds like time to see if you know anyone that knows someone in
the Pacific fleet that may make a port call at Singapore - or a business
person heading there for a trip. Did the Navy bit once about 20 years
ago, works fine.


jim

Rona Yuthasastrakosol wrote:

> I've never seen Violet Oon's books available outside Singapore (I was lucky
> to be able to buy some there).


How was the food in Singapore? Would you recommend it to someone
taking a food oriented tour of the region?

Thanks.

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"Reg" > wrote in message
om...
>
>
> How was the food in Singapore? Would you recommend it to someone
> taking a food oriented tour of the region?
>

Yes to the food tour!!!!! Singapore is my favourite food country in the
world--even beating out Thailand (and I'm half Thai). I was only in
Singapore for 4 days but I think I gained about 10 pounds. All I really did
there was eat and buy fabric (very well-priced sari fabric can be found
there). The sightseeing there sort of sucks and there's no real beach to
speak of so eating is all there is!

One of the great things about Singapore is the variety of food you can get
there. Little India is full of Indian food stalls and restaurants, while
you can get excellent Chinese food all over the city (including Chinatown,
of course). Then there's the Nonya/Peranakan food, all the other Asian
food, European-style food, etc., etc.

If you do go, I highly, highly recommend Tien Tien at the Maxwell Street
hawker stalls. They have Hainanese chicken and rice that is excellent, and
you can't visit Singapore without having Hainanese chicken and rice.
Another stall at the food court has freshly fried you taio (sp? Chinese
long donuts) for just pennies (or at least it was pennies in 1999). I also
had the best gulab jamun and jilebi I'd ever had from a place in Little
India. It was so good I called my mother from Singapore to tell her about
it.

I was planning a trip there last April but we would have been there while
SARS was in full swing. I was so very disappointed since our trip would
have coincided with the Singapore Food Festival :-(. I'm planning a trip
there next Christmas, though :-). I dream of the food there, often, and am
longing to return!

For more Singapore food information, www.makantime.com is an excellent
resource, though it can be difficult to get through all the recommendations.
www.makansutra.com is also an excellent place for food information, and the
people on the board (Lor Sor is the link for the discussion boards) really
know their stuff. You can also get some good information from e-Gullet. A
former FoodTV personality highly recommends SIN HUAT Eating House in
Geylang. From what I've seen of the guy's show, he knows his food (and he
like Tien Tien, too:-)). For an excellent (am I using that word too much?)
Sg. food thread on e-G try
http://forums.egullet.com/index.php?act=ST&f=21&t=27699 or
http://forums.egullet.com/index.php?showtopic=26224&hl= for more of an idea
on what else you can eat there.

I'd live in Singapore just for the food...I've seriously considered it
(really, I have).

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Rona Yuthasastrakosol wrote:


> I'd live in Singapore just for the food...I've seriously considered it
> (really, I have).

Thanks for the great post Rona. I can't wait to visit the place.

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"Reg" > wrote in message
. com...
>
> Thanks for the great post Rona. I can't wait to visit the place.
>

After you go, would you mind posting a report of your trip? I'd love to do
some vicarious eating!

rona

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"Reg" > wrote in message
. com...
>
> Thanks for the great post Rona. I can't wait to visit the place.
>

You're welcome! After you go, would you mind posting a report of your trip?
I'd love to do some vicarious eating!

rona

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On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 22:06:36 GMT, Reg > wrote:
>
> How was the food in Singapore? Would you recommend it to someone
> taking a food oriented tour of the region?

I'm not Rona, but I wouldn't pass up at least a quick trip to
Singapore for the food. Alas, we didn't make it there on this past
summer's trip to Malaysia. BTW, I wouldn't pass up Malaysia for great
eats, either. My Malaysian relatives claim the food is much better
than Singapore and cheaper, but that's what you'd expect them to say!
Seriously, just about everything I ate during a three week stay
(Kuala Lumpua, Cameron Highlands, Ipoh, Melacca, Penang, Langkawi) was
excellent. Best meal, however, was in Ipoh, which isn't really much
of a tourist town. I think it'd be hard to go wrong choosing a decent
food court and seeing what the locals are eating.

Have fun on your trip, and I too, would love to see a trip
report when you're through!

Ariane

On Sat, 10 Jan 2004 17:37:41 -0600, "Rona Yuthasastrakosol"
> wrote:
<little snip>
>Singapore is my favourite food country in the
>world--even beating out Thailand (and I'm half Thai).
<very big snip>

Rona, thanks for this. I sent a copy to my son, who leaves today for
his fourth business trip to Singapore. He usually eats either street
vendor food or wherever his Singapore associates take him. After going
through your information, he says he'll try to get to the Sin Huat
Eating House this trip.

He asked if I'd like anything from Singapore, so I asked him to bring
me some street food!

David

"David Wright" > wrote in message
...

>
> Rona, thanks for this. I sent a copy to my son, who leaves today for
> his fourth business trip to Singapore. He usually eats either street
> vendor food or wherever his Singapore associates take him. After going
> through your information, he says he'll try to get to the Sin Huat
> Eating House this trip.
>
> He asked if I'd like anything from Singapore, so I asked him to bring
> me some street food!
>
> David

:-(! You're making me so jealous!!! You have no idea how often I think
about going to Singapore to eat. I just love it there!

If you like Indian sweets, jilebi and gulab jamun would keep very nicely, I
think. I wish I could remember where that stall in Little India was. Sigh!

Glad I could help!
rona

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On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 18:38:50 -0600, "Rona Yuthasastrakosol"
> wrote:

>"David Wright" > wrote in message
.. .

>> He asked if I'd like anything from Singapore, so I asked him to bring
>> me some street food!
>>
>> David
>
>:-(! You're making me so jealous!!! You have no idea how often I think
>about going to Singapore to eat. I just love it there!
>
>If you like Indian sweets, jilebi and gulab jamun would keep very nicely, I
>think. I wish I could remember where that stall in Little India was. Sigh!

I'm not much on sweets, and my son knows that, but here's an excerpt
from an e-mail I got from him this morning ...

>I have asked a local grocer to get me two cases of laksa flavored
>noodle bowls, and one of them will have your name on it. Decadent
>Americans, importing their instant food from around the world!

What a guy!

>Glad I could help!

Me, too ... Thanks again, rona!

David

"Rona Yuthasastrakosol" > wrote in message
...
: "David Wright" > wrote in
message
: ...
:
: >
: > Rona, thanks for this. I sent a copy to my son, who leaves
today for
: > his fourth business trip to Singapore. He usually eats either
street
: > vendor food or wherever his Singapore associates take him.
After going
: > through your information, he says he'll try to get to the Sin
Huat
: > Eating House this trip.
: >
: > He asked if I'd like anything from Singapore, so I asked him
to bring
: > me some street food!
: >
: > David
:
: :-(! You're making me so jealous!!! You have no idea how
often I think
: about going to Singapore to eat. I just love it there!
:
: If you like Indian sweets, jilebi and gulab jamun would keep
very nicely, I
: think. I wish I could remember where that stall in Little
India was. Sigh!
:
: Glad I could help!
: rona
===========

I *adore* gulab jamun!! There's a little Indian restaurant
semi-nearby that serves it. Mmmmmmmmmm. And I just love the
rosewater syrup that's ladled over it.

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"Reg" > wrote in message
. com...
> Rona Yuthasastrakosol wrote:
>
>
> > I'd live in Singapore just for the food...I've seriously considered it
> > (really, I have).
>
> Thanks for the great post Rona. I can't wait to visit the place.

>
Aside from the chicken dish, - the fish: oh, my the fish is the best. Make
sure you drive out (by taxi) to the restaurants along the beach for the fish
dishes and scenery. But most of all, what I thing I really like about
eating outside in Singapore in their little courts and stalls is that
Singapore has NO flies! and they are continuously washing down their
stalls, their floors, etc.

PS, if you are into oriental art, shopping for art supplies is great, too.

Dee

Dee