#prawn paste

Me and mum love the Youtiao Rojak (S$3.50) from Dough Culture (小麥家). The youtiao (油条) or fried dough sticks are fried till crunchy then drizzled with sweet and tangy sauce made from fermented prawn paste, sugar, lime and/or chilli paste. For takeaway, the sauce is packed separately so you can still enjoy the crispy texture of the youtiao in the comfort of home or office.

Rojak (罗惹) means an “eclectic mix” in colloquial Malay. It is a local salad of mixed vegetables, fruits, and dough fritters that is covered in a sticky black sauce and garnished with chopped peanuts and finely-cut fragrant ginger flowers for a piquant taste. But the Youtiao Rojak (S$3) from Dough Culture (小麥家) uses only youtiao (油条) or fried dough stick with sweet and tangy sauce made from fermented prawn paste, sugar, lime and/or chilli paste. Sprinkled with crushed peanuts 🥜 and sesame seeds to give it the nutty fragrant. I added a wedge of pineapple 🍍 to give volume and texture to the mix.

My ramen dinner wasn’t filling so I picked up a bowl of Youtiao Rojak (S$3) from Dough Culture (小麥家). The slice of pineapple I got it separately from the fruit stall. Cut up the pineapple into small bite size portions and add into the bowl, pouring the prawn paste based rojak sauce all over it. I am happy with my savoury sweet & crispy youtiao (fried dough fritter) with tangy sweet juicy pineapple for the after-meal snack.

Sis and friend came home with this big box of Rojak which is a salad dish of Javanese origin. The dish is commonly found in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. This fruits and vegetables salad is coated with a thick gooey dressing made from prawn paste, sugar, tamarind water, chilli etc… Common ingredients used for rojak are cucumber, pineapple, jicama, tau pok (puffy fried bean curd) and you tiao (Chinese dough fritter) topped with crushed peanuts and thinly sliced torch ginger flower bud.

Packed home a bowl of Youtiao Rojak (S$3) from Dough Culture (小麥家) at the basement of Sun Plaza. Despite the price increase, the container is only half full and they are also stingy with the prawn paste dressing. :( Since I had a slice of pineapple sitting in the fridge, might as well slice it up and add to the dish. The tangy sweet pineapples and crispy youtiao coated in savoury sweet sauce made for a yummy before dinner snack.

After dinner, we walked to Dough Culture (小麥家) to queue for their Youtiao Rojak which had gone up by S$0.50 to S$3 now. At the same time picked up three pieces of 3-in-1 Sweet Cake (S$1.30) for snack later on.

With dinner settled, we went to buy a takeaway bowl of Youtiao Rojak (S$2.50) at Dough Culture (小麥家). My family love the crispy dough stick pieces coated with gooey sweet and tangy dressing, covered in sesame seeds and crushed peanuts.