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The 7 exclusive dishes only available during Time Out's Balik Kampong Heritage Dinner

Four of the city's best local chefs are preparing a seven-course tasting menu that celebrates Singapore's heritage and culinary diversity

Nicole-Marie Ng
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Nicole-Marie Ng
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Time Out Singapore is proud to present our inaugural Dining Series event, the Balik Kampong Heritage Dinner. Taking place on July 26 and 27 at Folklore, the dinner ($150 per person) sees four of the city's best local chefs team up to prepare a seven-course dinner that highlights Peranakan, Eurasian, Malay and Chinese food culture. Here's a peek of the dishes the chefs have up their sleeves.

But that' not all, each main course comes paired with a bespoke cocktail crafted by award-winning bar Native, plus there's also plenty of beer from Pilsner Urquell to go around.

Tickets are selling fast so book yours today!

Beef rendang parmentier
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Beef rendang parmentier

By chef Damian D'Silva, Folklore

Spicy beef rendang that's been stewed for hours layered between potatoes and yam.

Charcoal-grilled otak-otak
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Charcoal-grilled otak-otak

By chef Han Li Guang, Labyrinth

Whole local sea perch covered in otak rempah and wrapped in banana leaves before it hits the charcoal grill. Served with a sweet and tangy broth topped with fish fat for texture and ulam raja flower petals.

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Hakka abacus seeds in foie gras sauce
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Hakka abacus seeds in foie gras sauce

By chef Pang Kok Keong, Antoinette

Charcoal abacus seeds cooked with dried shrimp, cured pork and morel mushrooms before it's finished in a foie gras and white wine sauce.

Lamb gulai
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Lamb gulai

By chef Haikal Johari, Alma by Juan Amador

A lamb curry highlighting four parts of the lamb: shoulder, belly, loin and sweetbreads. The sweetbreads are battered and fried, the loin and belly are grilled and the shoulder is made into a crisp.

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Nasi tekan with assorted curries
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Nasi tekan with assorted curries

By chef Damian D'Silva, Folklore

Nasi tekan (traditional Peranakan compressed coconut milk rice) plated with ikan garam assam (fish in a sour and spicy curry), sambal belimbing (a tropical fruit in the same family as starfruit) with prawns, and kangkong masak lemak (water spinach cooked in coconut milk).

Egg custard
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Egg custard

By chef Damian D'Silva, Folklore

A smooth and creamy egg custard drizzled with gula Melaka and toasted desiccated coconut.

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Pandan cake
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Pandan cake

By chef Pang Kok Keong, Antoinette

Pandan sponge, foam, ice cream and cake paired with salted gula Melaka cream and a coconut crumble.

Tickets are selling fast – get yours today!

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