Let’s have a lingering, loving look at Fat Fuku’s “Pork Belly Buah Keluak Nasi Biryani”.
Yes, it is a mouthful of a name but every word is necessary in conveying what this dish is - a literal melting pot of different races and cultures found in Singapore.
The pork belly that represents the Chinese as it is a meat the majority favours, is braised in a gravy of “buah keluak”, the black nut synonymous with Peranakan cooking till-fall-apart-tender. And although it smells just like a typical Indian Nasi Biryani, the fluffy rice of Annette’s version comes with an extra ingredient - a coating of the same said #buahkeluak.
Continuing the theme are the two condiments of ”achar” (pickled vegetables) and “sambal belacan” (fermented shrimp paste pounded with fresh chillies). Both of which have variations found across a couple of cuisines belonging to the main races in our country.