シンガポール編

dumplings|2026.4.22


「旅する餃子」シンガポール編。
赤道の風とスパイスの香りが混ざり合う港町に、中国、マレー、インド、
そしてヨーロッパ。さまざまな文化が出会い、重なり、独自の味を生み出してきた食の交差点。
さて今回は、ライオンシティの香りを餃子に包む旅。


A fusion of flavors shaped by a multiethnic city.

Singapore is a tiny nation floating at the tip of the Malay Peninsula. Since its 19th-century development as a free trade port, immigrants from China, Malaysia, and India have converged here, causing cultures and cuisines to blend.
The ultimate symbol of this fusion is Peranakan culture, born from Chinese and Malay unions. Its culinary tradition, Nonya cooking, uses bold spices and herbs to create a vivid overlap of Eastern and Western flavors. Laksa is an iconic result of this flow; its coconut milk and shrimp base offers a taste like a tropical breeze.
What if we transformed this complexity into a gyoza? By wrapping these diverse flavors in a thin skin, we aim to condense the very spirit of Singaporean fusion into a single, bite-sized experience. This “Gyoza cuisine” is an ambitious attempt to capture that harmony.


Laksa-style soup dumplings filled with tropical broth.

This recipe reimagines Singapore’s soul food, Laksa, as a Xiao Long Bao (soup dumpling). By blending a spiced coconut milk jelly into the filling, we’ve created a dumpling that bursts with rich, aromatic broth upon steaming. Experience the vibrant spirit of Southeast Asia condensed into a single, luscious bite.
Instructions: ①Sauté dried shrimp and sambal; add coconut milk, stock, lemongrass, and fish sauce. Bring to a boil, dissolve gelatin, then chill until set. ② Combine bread flour, rice flour, salt, water, and chopped cilantro to form the dough for the wrappers. ③Mix the ground pork, shrimp, ginger, tofu, and cilantro stems with the diced soup jelly for the filling. ④Wrap the filling, top with shrimp, and steam.
How does it taste? As I bite into the steamed dumpling, the sweet aroma of coconut and rich, spiced shrimp broth burst forth. A quick squeeze of lime adds a tropical acidity that brightens the palate, as if I’m savoring a steaming bowl of Laksa in a bustling Singaporean hawker center.

《料理家》 松井まり子 Mariko Matsui

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