UK model “a little underwhelmed” by chicken rice, but loved nyonya kueh

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Many commenters invited her to come to Malaysia and taste their food offerings there.

SINGAPORE: Chicken rice is practically an institution in Singapore, but a model and influencer from the United Kingdom confessed to being “a little underwhelmed,” when she tried it. However, having discovered nyonya kueh, it was pretty much love at first taste.

Ms Driscoll, who is half-Bangladeshi and who has modeled for brands such as Converse and Schwarzkopf, was in Singapore for a short “kind of a business trip” earlier this month, where she ended up in an Anime Convention at Gardens by the Bay, was surprised by a family toilet, and got to roam around Jewel Changi.First up was the nyonya kueh served at the hotel for teatime where they stayed. And since Ms Driscoll described herself as a “big texture person,” she really enjoyed it.

As for chicken rice, she and a friend headed to Maxwell Food Centre. They joined a long queue for “rice and chicken, the famous Singaporean dish, but this is supposed to be the best one.”

 

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