Bibliography of Singapore Food & Drinks This being a website on Singapore food history, I find it only appropriate to catalogue a bibliography of books on Singapore food and drinks.  Not only will this include any books published on Singapore food, cooking and drinks, it will also include any books with a substantial section on Singapore food.  The list as I expect will be extensive, and will require research as well as the recommendations of fellow surfers of this site.  Therefore do send me an email (ailing.devadas AT gmail.com) if you know of any books or materials that are not included in this bibliography.  With that, I will also add that this list is never complete as there will be new finds of old books and new books being published, so do check back regularly to get an update!

Amy, Susan; Narain, Kiran; Jacobs, George (The Vegetarian Society Singapore), New Asian Traditions : Vegetarian Cookbook.  Singapore : SNP, 2005.

Brissenden, Rosemary.  Joys and Subtleties : South East Asian Cooking.  New York : Pantheon Books, 1971.

Bruce, Allan.  Good Food Guide to Singapore.  Singapore : D Moore for Asia Pacific Press, 1971.

Allix, P.  Menus for Malaya.  Singapore : Malaya Pub House, 1953.

Amore, Allison.  The Cookbook : Real Restaurant Recipes : Top Secret. Singapore : EPB Publishers, 1997.

Canton, H.A.  Chemical Analysis of the Foods of Singapore.  Singapore : Government Printer, 1940.

Central Singapore Community Development Council.  Eat Out! - the Guide to Great Food in Central Singapore.  Singapore: Central Singapore Community Development Council, 2001.

Chan Chen Hei.  The Art of Taste : Secrets of the Cantonese Kitchen.  Singapore:  Times Edition, 2003.

Chan, Esther.  Chinese Cookery Secrets - Zhongguo peng ren mi jue, Singapore : Tiger Press, 1953.

Chan, Margaret.  Margaret Chan's Foodstops.  Singapore : Landmark Books, 1992.

Chan Sow Lin.  Chinese Restaurant Dishes : including Hong Kong, Shanghai and Peking Dishes and Delicious Continental Dishes.  Kuala Lumpur : The Standard Engravers & Art Printers, 1962, 4th ed.  (1st ed - 1959, 2nd ed. 1960, 3rd ed. 1960)

Chan Sow Lin.  Chan Sow Lin's Favourite Recipes.  Singapore : Rex Book Store Pte Ltd, 1981.

England Navy Far East Fleet.  Manual of Naval Cookery Far East Fleet, Singapore: 1966.

Gadfly (pseud. i.e. Ethel M McGill).  Slump Cookery Book by Gadfly.  Singapore : Methodist Publishing House, 1922.

Gomes, Mary.  Eurasian Cookbook.  Singapore : Horizon Books, 2001.

Handy, Ellice.  My Favourite Recipes.  Singapore : MPH Publications Sdn. Bhd, 1974, 4th ed. (1st ed- 1952, 1st reprint - 1954, 2nd ed - 1960, 9th reprint - 1971, 3rd ed - 1972)

Hanna, Willard A.  Singapore : Food.  Hanover, N.H : American Universities Field Staff, 1974.

Her World.  Her World Easy Cooking.  Singapore : Times Periodicals, 1985.

Hing S. (Susie).  In a Malayan Kitchen.  Singapore : Printed by Mun Seong Press, (195?)

Ho, Lucy.  Authentic Chinese Cooking.  New York : Dover Publications, 1973 (Formerly titled, "Chinese Cookery Secrets", "an unabridged and corrected republication of the work originally published in Singapore in 1952".)

Holttum R E & Waite D S.  The YWCA International Cookery Book of Malaya.  Singapore : Malayan Committee of the Young Women's Christian Association, (known editions 1939, 1931, 1933).

Hooi, James.  The Guide to Singapore Hawker Food.  Singapore : Hospitality Host, 1985.

Hutton, Wendy.  Singapore Food.  Singapore : Times Book International, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1992.

Hubbard, J Mrs.  The Malayan Cookbook.  Singapore : Rickard, 1930.

Jaabar, Ibrahim.  Hawker delight : A guide to Malaysia and Singapore hawker food.  Kuala Lumpur : S. Abdul Majeed, 1991.

Joo Chiat Citizens' Consultative Committe.  Joo Chiat's Home Cooking.  Singapore : Joo Chiat Community Club, 2002.

Kao, Lois Teresa.  Cookery Book on Local Food.  Singapore : Straits Printers, 1946.

Khong, Irene.  Straits Cuisine Simplied.  Singapore :  Irene Khong, 2002.

Kinsey, W E.  The mem's own cookery book : 420 tried and economical recipes for Malaya.3rd ed.  Singapore : Kelly and Walsh, 1929.

Koh, Lucy.  Chuan Tong Niang Re Cai -  Traditional Nyonya Recipe.  Singapore : Nuo Wen Wen Hua Shi Ye, 2004

Lane, Lilian.  Malayan Cookery Recipes Tested in Malayan Schools.  Singapore :Eastern Universities Press for University of London Press, 1964

Le Mare, D. W.  Malayan Fish..and how to cook them.  Singapore : Dept of Publicity and Information, 19xx.

Lee, Chin Koon.  Mrs Lee's Cookbook : Nonya Recipes and other favourite recipes, Singapore : Eurasia Press, 1974 (Reprinted :1999)

Lee, Sing-Kong.  From garden to kitchen : grow your own fruits and vegetables.  Singapore : Times Book Internationl, 1990.

Leong Yee Soo, Singaporean Cooking.  Singapore : Eastern Universities Press, 1976, 1980.

Leong Yee Soo, Singaporean Cooking, Vol 2.  Singapore : Eastern Universities Press, 1981.

Leong, Yee Soo, The Best of Singapore Cooking, Singapore: Times Book International, 1988

Leong, Yee Soo.  Festive Cooking.  Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Cuisine, 2005.

Leong, Yee Soo.  Nyonya Specialities.  Singapore : Times Edition, 2004. 

Leong, Yee Soo.  Tea Time Delights.  Singapore : Times Edition, 2004.

Lim, Michelle.  Xin Jia Po Xiao Chi - Local Delights.  Singapore : Nuo Wen Wen Hua Shi Ye, 2002.

Lin Tsuifeng.  Cooking with the Chinese Flavour.  Heinemann, 1957.

Lin Yiming.  Ming Yi Shi Wei Tian.  Singapore : Ling zi da zong chuan bo gong si, 1998.  (Chinese essays on food and social aspects in Singapore)

Ling, Kong Foong & Periplus.  The Food of Asia : featuring authentic recipes from master chefs in Burma, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.  Singapore : Enfield: Periplus: Airlift, 2002.

Llewellyn, A.E. Mrs.  The Y.W.C.A. of Malaya and Singapore cookery book : a book of culinary information and recipes compiled in Malaya.  Kuala Lumpur : The YWCA of Malaya and Singapore, 1951. (also 1962 edition, 9th Ed. - First edition is in 1931 by Mrs R E Holttum and Mrs T W Hinch)

Makansutra.  Makan Sutra : Eating Lessons :the five star guide to no frills hawker food in Singapore.  Singapore : Makansutra, 1998.

Marine Parade Community Development Council.  Eat East : Food Guide to the Marine Parade District.  Singapore : Makansutra, 2001.

Miller, Anthony.  Good food from Singapore.  Singapore :Union Printing, 1960.

Ministry of Culture.  Xiao fan zhong xin ji ba sha chang jian shi wu ming wu jian bian (Food items commonly found in hawker centres and market places). Singapore : Ministry of Culture, 1980.

Ministry of Health.  Towards Healthy Family Meals.  Singapore, 1993 (?)

Mitchell, John.  The best of Singaporean cooking : a selection of Singapore's favourite recipes.  London : Centurion Books, 1991.

Mowe, Rosalind (ed.), Southeast Asian Specialties : A Culinary Journey, Germany : Konemann Verlagsgesellschaft, 1998

Newington, P.C.B.  Good Food.  Ipoh, Perak : Charles Grenier & Co Ltd, 1947(?)

Ng, Jackie.  Faith Family Recipes.  Singapore : Faith Methodist Church, 2004.

Ng Siong Mui.  Secrets of Nutritional Chinese Cookery, Singapore :  Landmark Books, 2000 (first published - 1988)

Ng Wei Chian (ed).  Cooking with Singapore Families.  Singapore : Archipelago Press, 2004

NTUC Women's Programme Committee.  NTUC 'good cook, food food' 1990 recipes.  Singapore: NTUC Women's Programme Committee, 1990.

Ny. A. Simorangkir.  Resepi Makanan Nikmat : Untuk Keluarga - Makanan yang Menyegarkan dan Berkhasiat.  Singapore : Southeast Asia Publishing House, 1974.

Oon, Violet.  Singapore : 101 Meals. Singapore : Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, 1986.

Oon, Violet.  A Singapore Family Cookbook, Singapore : PEN International, 1998

Oon, Violet.  Her World Peranakan Cooking, Singapore : Times Periodical, 1978

Oon, Violet.  Violet Oon Cooks : A collection of recipes from the Food Paper.  Singapore : Ultra Violet, 1992.

Passmore, Jacki.  Tastes and Malaysia and Singapore.  Kuala Lumpur : S Abdul Majeed & Co, 1991.

Quahe-Seah, Vivien.  Food For Thought.  Singapore : Ms Vivien Quahe-Seah, 199?

Raffles Hotel, Invernizzi Lucca, Gay Gerald, Liu Gretchen.  The Raffles Hotel Cookbook.  Singapore :Raffles Hotel, 1994, 2003

Robinson, Mary H.  Advanced Cookery for Singapore and Malayan Schools.  Singapore : University Education Press, 1964.

Samuel, Lucy Ratnammah.  Young Housewife's companion : a collection of some favourite Malayan recipes.  Singapore : Straits Print, 1957.

Sanmugam, Devagi.  Indian Vegetarian Cooking.  Hong Kong : Periplus, 2002.

Sanmugam, Devagi.  Homestyle Indian Cooking.  Hong Kong : Periplus, 2001.

Sanmugam, Devagi.  South Indian Cookbook, Singapore : PEN International, 2001

Sanmugan, Devagi.  North Indian Cooking.  Singapore : Periplus, 2001

Saw, Betty.  Betty Yew's Kitchen Secrets.  Singapore :  Times Book International, 1996.

Seng, Pancy.  Hai zi ai chi de cai - Cooking for Kids.  Singapore : Nuo Wen Wen Hua Shi Ye, 2004.

Seow, Boon Hor, Fatimah.  Halal Chinese Cooking.  Selangor : Preston Corp, 2001

Sin Leong, Sin Leong's Recipes.  Singapore : Sin Leong Chinese Cooking Institute, 1984.

Singapore Food Carnival Singapore Committee.  Singapore Food Carnival 1965 = Pesta Makanan Singapura 1965.  Singapore : Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, 1965.

Singapore General Hospital, Dept of Dietetics and Nutrition Services, Where is the Fat?  Cookbook.  Singapore : SNP Editions, 2005

Singapore Local Produce Working Committee.  Food supplies for Singapore.  Singapore : Government Printing Office, 1951.

Surtini, Sarwan.  Resipi pesta perut.  Singapore : Radio Corporation of Singapore, 2000.

Tan, Gek Suan.  Gateway to Peranakan Food Culture, Singapore: Asiapac, 2004

Tan, Gek Suan.  At a nyonya's table : A gem collection of Peranakan recipes.  Singapore : C B Tan, 2002.

Tan, Su-Lyn & Tay, Mark, World Food - Malaysia & Singapore, Hong Kong : Lonely Planet Publications, 2003

Tan, Sylvia.  Mad About Food, Singapore : Times Book International, 1997

Tan, Sylvia. Madder About Food :(mis)adventures in the Kitchen.  Singapore : Times Book Internationl, 1997.

Tan, Sylvia.  Singapore Heritage Food : Yesterday's recipes for today's cook, Singapore :  Landmark Books, 2004

Tan, Terry.  Cookbook of Singapore Recipes.  Singapore : Times Periodical Pte Ltd, 1982.

Tan, Terry.  Nyonya Cooking the Easy Way.  Singapore : Times Book International, 1996.

Tan, Terry.  Straits Chinese Cookbook.  Singapore: Times Book International, 1981.

Tan, Terry & Tan, Christopher.  Shiok! Exciting Tropical Asian Flavors.  Singapore : Periplus Editions, 2003.

Temasek Polytechnic.  Cooking Up A Dream.  Singapore : Temasek Polytechnic, 2002.

Teng, Hadijjah Abdullah.  Masakan Tradisi Irranun = Irannun (Bornean) traditional cooking.  Singapore : Manhattan Press, 1989.

Teo Melisa & Bosco, Dan.  New Chinese Cuisine.  Singapore : Tung Lok Restaurant, 2002.

Tham, Ah Kow.  Food and the feeding relationships of fishes in Singapore Straits.  London : H.M Stat. Office, 1950

Tham Yui Kai (ed), Cookery : Radio Singapore and Redifusion Cooking Course.  Singapore, 1967.

Tham Yui Kai.  Cookery. 2nd ed.  Singapore : (the author), 1975.

Tham Yui Kai.  The Cookbook of Tham Yui Kai.  Singapore : Singapore National Printers Ltd, 1988.

Tregonning, Kenneth Gordon.  The Singapore Cold Storage, 1903-1966.  Singapore : Cold Storage Holdings Ltd, 1967.

Wee, Marie.  Cooking with Singapore Families.  Singapore : Archipelago Press, 2004.

Wibisono, Djoko.  The Food of Singapore : authentic recipes from the Manhattan of the east. North Clarendon, VT : Periplus, 2001

Winodan, Dhershini.  Indian Food Today.  Singapore : Landmark Books, 1990.

Wong, David & Wibisono, Djoko.  Authentic Recipes from Singapore.  Periplus Editions, 2005.

Wu, David Y. H. & Tan, Chee-Beng (eds.).  Changing Chinese Foodways in Asia.  Hong Kong : The Chinese United Nation Press, 2001.

Wu, David Y. H.  Traditional Chinese concepts of food and medicine in Singapore.  Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1979.

Vista Productions, Hong Kong, Culinary Division.  The Singapore Cookbook.  Hong Kong : Vista, 1976.

Vista Productions, Hong Kong, Culinary Division.  The Singapore Party Cookbook.  Hong Kong : Vista, 1977.

Xie, Ruyi.  Nanyang Cai - Xinjiapo, Malaixiya, Yinni. Taipei : Wei quan chu ban she, 2002.

Yeo, Chris & Jue, Joyce.  The Cooking of Singapore : Great Dishes from Asia's Culinary Crossroad, Singapore : Harlow & Ratner, 1993

Zarina Ibrahim.  Zarina's Home Cooking: recipes from Singapore and Malaysia.  Singapore : Mowe, 1990.

Zarina Ibrahim.  Zarina's Easy Cooking.  Singapore, Mowe, 2002.

Zinngrebe, Rainer (Fullerton Hotel).  Beyond Fusion : A New Look at Ethnic Influences on Contemporary Cooking. Singapore: Flame of the Forest Publishing, 2001.

_________, Female Cookbook 1985, Singapore : MPH Publications, 1985.

_________, ST Electronics Healthy Recipes.   Singapore : Singapore Technologies Electronics, 2004.

_________, The Bon Viviant Cookery Book.  Singapore : Mrs D S Jackson's Publicity Ideas, 1916.

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