Singaporean keto guide
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Keto friendliness
Adapting Singaporean cuisine to keto is difficult due to the widespread use of rice, noodles, and sugar/starch-heavy sauces in most traditional dishes.
Top ingredients
Best traditional keto ingredients include grilled seafood, plain roasted or steamed chicken, and lean cuts of beef or pork.
Danger zones
The biggest carb traps are pervasive rice and noodles, all thick gravies and sweet sauces (e.g., chili crab, laksa broth, satay sauce), and starch-thickened stir-fries.
Best for
This cuisine works best for highly disciplined keto dieters skilled in rigorous ingredient scrutiny and modification, or those focused solely on plain grilled proteins.
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黄酒鸡
Steamed Chicken with Chinese Wine
Tender chicken pieces (often thigh or drumstick) steamed to perfection in a flavorful broth enriched with Chin…
3 net3 total0 fibre50 protein28 fat450 kcal
蒸水蛋
Steamed Eggs
A simple yet comforting dish of silky smooth steamed eggs, often made with broth for added flavour and a delic…
3 net3 total0 fibre20 protein18 fat250 kcal
药材虾
Herbal Prawns
Fresh prawns cooked in a fragrant, clear broth infused with various traditional Chinese herbs like dang gui an…
4 net5 total1 fibre45 protein15 fat320 kcal
胡椒猪肚汤
Pig Stomach Soup with Peppercorns
A warming and peppery clear soup, featuring tender pork stomach and lean pork ribs, simmered with white pepper…
4 net5 total1 fibre50 protein28 fat450 kcal
Shrimp Omelette (Fu Yong Dan)
A fluffy omelette loaded with succulent shrimp, often mixed with chopped spring onions and sometimes a touch o…
4 net5 total1 fibre42 protein46 fat605 kcal
肉碎蒸蛋
Steamed Eggs with Minced Pork
A comforting and simple dish featuring silky smooth steamed eggs topped with savory seasoned minced pork, ofte…
4 net4 total0 fibre45 protein32 fat480 kcal
咸蛋蒸肉饼
Steamed Pork Patty with Salted Egg
A classic comfort dish featuring a savoury minced pork patty, mixed with simple seasonings, and topped with a …
4 net5 total1 fibre45 protein28 fat450 kcal
蛋白蒸虾
Steamed Prawns with Egg White
Delicate prawns steamed with fluffy egg whites and a light, savory broth, often garnished with spring onions a…
4 net4 total0 fibre45 protein18 fat350 kcal
冬瓜排骨汤
Winter Melon Soup with Pork Ribs
A comforting and clear broth soup made with chunks of winter melon, tender pork ribs, and sometimes dried scal…
5 net8 total3 fibre40 protein32 fat480 kcal
KAsoon
Teochew Cold Crab
Teochew Chilled Crab
A classic Teochew delicacy showcasing the natural sweetness of fresh crabs, typically flower crabs or mud crab…
1 net1 total0 fibre50 protein25 fat420 kcal
KAsoon
客家盐焗鸡
Hakka Salt-Baked Chicken
A traditional Hakka dish featuring a whole chicken baked in a thick crust of coarse salt, allowing it to cook …
1.5 net2 total0.5 fibre50 protein28 fat450 kcal
KAsoon
姜丝蒸鸡
Steamed Chicken with Ginger Shreds
A comforting and simple dish featuring tender chicken pieces steamed with an abundance of fresh ginger shreds,…
2 net3 total1 fibre55 protein35 fat550 kcal
KAsoon
Steamed Seabass with Ginger and Spring Onion
Steamed Seabass with Ginger and Scallion
Whole or filleted seabass steamed to perfection with fragrant ginger, spring onions, and a light soy sauce dre…
2 net3 total1 fibre45 protein30 fat480 kcal
KAsoon
豉油皇蒸鳕鱼
Steamed Cod Fish with Light Soy Sauce
A fresh cod fillet perfectly steamed with fragrant ginger and spring onions, then drizzled with a delicate hot…
3 net4 total1 fibre45 protein35 fat500 kcal
KAsoon
田鸡炖鸡精
Steamed Frog Legs with Essence of Chicken
Tender frog legs slowly steamed or double-boiled with a concentrated essence of chicken, often enhanced with g…
3 net4 total1 fibre55 protein28 fat550 kcal
KAsoon
姜酒蒸虾
Steamed Prawns with Ginger and Chinese Wine
Fresh, succulent prawns lightly steamed with aromatic ginger slices and a splash of fragrant Chinese Shaoxing …
3 net4 total1 fibre40 protein20 fat350 kcal
KAsoon
Stir-fried Prawns with Butter and Garlic
Garlic Butter Prawns
Fresh prawns stir-fried in fragrant butter and minced garlic, a simple yet rich and flavourful dish.…
3 net4 total1 fibre35 protein48 fat580 kcal
KAsoon
咸柠檬蒸鸡 (Xián Níng Méng Zhēng Jī)
Steamed Chicken with Salted Plums and Ginger
Tender chicken pieces (often thigh or bone-in) steamed to perfection with savory preserved salted plums, fragr…
3 net4 total1 fibre50 protein30 fat480 kcal
KAsoon
醉虾
Drunken Prawns (Steamed with Chinese Wine)
Fresh prawns lightly steamed in a rich broth infused with Chinese Shaoxing wine, ginger, and sometimes wolfber…
4 net5 total1 fibre45 protein20 fat380 kcal
KAsoon
皮蛋蒸肉饼 (Pee Dan Zheng Rou Bing)
Steamed Minced Pork with Century Egg
A savory and comforting home-style dish featuring steamed minced pork patty mixed with finely diced century eg…
4 net5 total1 fibre40 protein35 fat480 kcal
KAsoon
Steamed Chicken with Black Fungus and Ginger
A comforting and flavourful home-style dish featuring tender chicken pieces steamed with rehydrated black fung…
4 net6 total2 fibre45 protein30 fat480 kcal
KAsoon
Steamed Fish with Preserved Radish (Chye Poh)
Steamed Fish with Salted Preserved Radish
A Teochew-style preparation where a whole fish is steamed with generous amounts of salty, umami preserved radi…
4 net5 total1 fibre42 protein30 fat470 kcal
KAsoon
干贝蛋白
Stir-fried Egg White with Dried Scallops
A delicate and refined dish featuring fluffy stir-fried egg whites, infused with the umami flavour of rehydrat…
4 net5 total1 fibre35 protein25 fat380 kcal
KAsoon
Stir-fried Minced Pork with Olive Vegetable
Minced Pork with Preserved Olive Vegetable Stir-fry
A savoury Teochew dish featuring minced pork stir-fried with fragrant preserved olive vegetable, creating a de…
4 net6 total2 fibre35 protein40 fat520 kcal
KAsoon
Thai Style Steamed Fish with Chilli and Lime
Thai-Style Steamed Fish
A whole fish, typically seabass or snapper, steamed in a vibrant, spicy, and sour broth with fresh lime juice,…
4 net6 total2 fibre48 protein28 fat460 kcal
KAsoon
咸菜猪肉汤
Clear Soup with Salted Vegetables and Pork
A comforting, tangy, and savory clear soup made with tender pork slices or minced pork, preserved salted musta…
4.5 net6 total1.5 fibre30 protein15 fat280 kcal
KAsoon
Clear Abalone Soup
Double-Boiled Clear Abalone Soup
A luxurious clear soup often double-boiled with whole abalone, premium dried scallops, chicken or pork bones, …
5 net7 total2 fibre25 protein20 fat300 kcal
KAsoon
蛋白海鲜清汤
Clear Seafood Soup with Egg White
A light and delicate clear broth soup brimming with fresh seafood (prawns, fish slices, squid) and silky ribbo…
5 net5 total0 fibre40 protein20 fat380 kcal
KAsoon
药材鸡汤
Herbal Chicken Soup
A comforting and nourishing soup made by slow-boiling chicken (often a whole chicken or large pieces) with a b…
5 net7 total2 fibre45 protein20 fat400 kcal
KAsoon
霸王汤
Turtle Soup
A traditional, nutrient-rich herbal soup featuring tender turtle meat slow-cooked with various Chinese herbs. …
5 net7 total2 fibre55 protein20 fat400 kcal