Chimbridge Singlish Dictionary

definitions

noun

1. a ground spice mixture, especially in Malay and Peranakan cuisine

Suprisingly, the beef rendang — cubes of Wagyu braised until meltingly tender in a lovely pineapple-spiked rempah (spice mix) — was the highlight of our meal.

— 2016 May 28, Annette Tan. Today, "Surprisingly elegant". p.19

Singapore's matrirach of Peranakan food Violet Oon not only demonstrated how to make a mean rempah, she showed us what a fair, encouraging yet demanding critic is like.

— 2014 January 23, Serene Lim. Today, "Where Violet Oon goes for her choice hawker eats". p.56