Hainanese steamboat

English:

Hainanese

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Singlish:

steamboat

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  1. a style of steamboat invented by Hainansese immigrants to Singapore, using a clear chicken stock and often featuring plenty of seafood
  2. We were there to eat mookata one night and after eating, a friend commented that there was another yummy hainanese steamboat place at Golden Mile Tower ... it is one of those eating place where a lot of Hainanese goes to because the flavour of the food there can provide that Hainanese nostalgia. [sic]

    — 2013 February 21, Maureen. Miss Tam Chiak, "Golden Mile Thien Kee Steamboat – Traditional Hainanese Chicken Rice and Steamboat". https://www.misstamchiak.com/golden-mile-thien-kee-steamboat/


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