The Hing Hwa Food & Cultural Festival in Singapore

There is another cultural festival in front of Ngee Ann City right now, with this one focused on the Putian community. It was more open and spacious than the recent Teochew Festival, although maybe that's also because it opened midweek. Anyway, I used my paper vouchers to try an array of things, most of which were soup-based like the tofu balls above. They were light yet savory, with the guo bian hu in particular even carrying a mildly fermented aroma, which was kinda nice.

I wasn't as big of a fan of the pancakes though (just a bunch of dough), nor the olive skewers (definitely a firmer taste than what I was expecting). The pork puff pastry and fried seaweed were probably the most surprising, with the former being sweet rather than tasting of meat, while the latter made for a fun nibble. I didn't get to try the oyster cakes though given that it had the longest line.