Lobster needs no embellishments. But pleasure is about more than satisfying needs, and sometimes we want extravagance.
Extravagant is an appropriate way to describe the rich sauce found in Singapore’s famed chili crabs. The slightly sweet, intensely savory red sauce consists of tomatoes, ginger, garlic, lime, and chilis, is at the core of one of Singapore’s most cherished dishes. What began as a home meal turned street stall item can now be found on fine dining menus around the world.
The Straits takes the iconic dish a step further and smothers fresh lobster in the succulent sauce. The soft, buttery meat takes on an elevated richness from the sauce offering a novel lobster experience certain to be enjoyed by lobster enthusiasts as well as those as-yet unconvinced by the crustacean. While lobster will always be the main attraction of any plate its placed on, the sauce is so charismatic as to warrant an accompaniment of steamed or fried buns to sop up every last drop. Those in search of an alternative interpretation of the lobster can order lobster xo noodles which add fresh egg noodles and bok choy or select a traditional surf and turf which features black angus beef ribeye.
The chili sauce innovation comes as part of The Straits' aim to serve authentic, diverse Singaporean dishes in a relaxed and sophisticated setting. With expansive windows offering expansive views of Saigon’s nightscape, the comfortable dining room and bar provide a novel setting for familiar Singapore flavors to meld with an elevated setting. It’s here, amongst the char kway teow, chicken rice, rojak, nasi goreng, horfun, mee siam and laksa, you’ll discover a way to perhaps appreciate lobster more than ever.
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