Teochew Festival Happening in Virtual Format, Available Online
Teochew Festival 2021 returns from 5th to 14th November 2021 in an all new format, in an effort to work with the guidelines as set by the Ministry of Health and Singapore Tourism Board, as well as to let friends from Singapore and overseas to attend the virtual Festival in the comfort of their home.
Featuring the various pillars of Teochew culture through its virtual performing arts, cuisine, beauty pageant, history and handicraft zones, the virtual festival also features a virtual food street where attendees are able to purchase the different types of Teochew inspired goodies and specialties from participating merchants.
One of the highlights includes renowned Teochew Cuisine Heritage Champion Chef Eric Low who is curating a series of online Cuisine Webinars and Culinary Masterclasses for the festival, featuring three cuisine webinars which will focus on Masterstock or Lu Shui (the art of soy braising) ; Salted and Pickled; and the all-time favourite snack – traditional Teochew Kueh and its evolution. The Culinary Masterclasses will feature forgotten recipes as well as popular traditional Teochew dishes like Salt and Sweet Glutinous Rice, Teochew Steam Fish and making traditional Muar Chee with modern home appliances.
Another highlight to look out for? The Virtual Food Street. Attendees are spoilt for choice as 25 food merchants would be available for them to order various food products and ready to eat dishes through the festival portal. The organising committee has also reached out to local Teochew hawkers and famous Teochew Restaurants to bring a wide variety of Teochew dishes to you.
The list of merchants available are as follows:
● Chui Huay Lim Teochew Cuisine
● Swatow Seafood
● Chin Le Restaurant
● Glamour Catering
● Cheng Ho Thian Restaurant
● Da Niu Teochew Seafood Restaurant
● Diandin Leluk Thai Restaurant
● Sin Chao Gardens
● Paradise Teochew Restaurant
● Thym Moh Chan
● Jalan Kukoh Teochew Fishball Noodle
● Thong Thai Thai Style Teochew Kway Teow Soup
● Original Changi Ten Mile Fried Carrot Cake
● 134 Carrot Cake
● Lush Epicurean By Chef Eric Low
● Li Xin The Fishball Folks
● Kueh Ho Jiak
● Chun Seng Bak Chor Mee
● Dunman Duck Rice
● Ah Mah Chwee Kueh
● Ri Tai Fu Teochew Pig’s Organ Soup
● Sin Chew Satay Bee Hoon Cuttlefish Kang Kong
● Chua Peng Seng Teochew Kueh
● He Zhong Carot Cake
● First Street Teochew Fish Soup
In adition, Culinary Ambasador Chef Eric Low has also developed a range of limited edition of Teochew inspired steamed buns, dimsum and comfort dishes for this year’s Teochew Festival. Order snacks and food items like the Black Olive Flavoured Chicken Buns, Preserved Radish (Chye Por) Meat Buns, and sweet versions of Dried Tangerine Red Bean filings, and Shallot Oil flavoured Yam Paste Buns. He will also be designing ready-to-eat comfort food like Yam Rice with Dried Shrimps, Festive Glutinous Rice, tender Soy Braised Pork Belly, Pu Ning Chicken for busy families who are looking for quick comfort meal solutions.
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To purchase all these delish items showcased by all our participating merchants, visit
http://festival.teochew.sg to register for your free access. Navigate around the virtual village to enjoy the Food Street and many other programes like Teochew clases, traditional Teochew Operas. The Teochew Festival 2021 will run from 5 November to 14 November 2021.
