foodNothing’s spicy sufficient in Singapore for common YouTuber Mark Wiens – so he goes round along with his private bottle of ghost peppers

Whether or not it is a hawker stall in Thailand, a diner in Spain, or a Michelin-starred restaurant in Singapore, wherever Mark Wiens goes, his bottle of ghost pepper powder follows.

“I veer in direction of spicier all the things,” muses the favored meals vlogger with over 9 million subscribers on YouTube as we chat over lunch. 

“I’ve this bottle of smoked ghost peppers and it’s totally handy for me to go incognito. I’ve been capable of be discreet to date, however I believe Asians would not be offended [if they find out about me adding chillies to their dishes]. Europeans would possibly get fairly offended,” shares Mark whereas discreetly including some onto his plate at one Michelin-starred restaurant Candlenut.

And certainly, not one of the servers appear to have taken discover of his skilful sprinkle.

From YouTuber to TV meals collection host

Spice-loving tales apart, the multi-hyphenate is right here in Singapore to advertise his meals collection on HBO Go, titled Meals Affair with Mark Wiens.

From all people’s favorite hawker fare to luxurious fine-dining delicacies, the six-episode collection will concentrate on Singapore’s obsession with meals and the tales behind the delicacies.

This meals paradise is presently dwelling to over 50 Michelin-starred eating places and greater than 60 Bib Gourmand eateries, which embody hawker stalls comparable to Tian Tian Hainanese Hen Rice and Well-known Sungei Highway Trishaw Laksa.

Whereas the aforementioned stalls will not be featured within the collection, viewers will get to study in regards to the artistry and historical past of well-loved dishes like Hainanese rooster rice and laksa via every episode’s company comprising of Mark, a fine-dining chef, culinary veteran and a hawker hero.

“What’s completely different [this time around] is that whereas filming, we have been capable of study extra in regards to the tales of the fine-dining cooks, hawkers, and likewise the meals specialists in that delicacies — how they bought into it, how they developed their ardour and even a little bit of their life story,” shares the 36-year-old who has been to Singapore “fairly just a few occasions”.

“It was most rewarding to study the tales of every restaurant proprietor and the way they’ve adopted their ardour — generally in opposition to many challenges — which is really mirrored within the style of their meals’, Mark provides.

A ‘excellent’ day in Singapore

In the event you’ve seen any one in every of Mark’s YouTube movies, you may need observed his signature inexperienced t-shirt that claims, “if it isn’t spicy, I am not consuming”. And that holds true when he shares with us his ‘excellent’ day consuming his approach via Singapore.

For breakfast, the spice-lover says he’d go straight in for some South Indian meals.

“Komala Vilas’ dosai and idly (a savoury rice cake) are excellent for breakfast”, shares the foodie, including that he’d seize some prawn vadais after.

“I actually just like the clay pot rice at Chinatown Complicated. It’s all the time superior.

“And naturally I can’t miss the fish head curry in Singapore, which is once more, an Indian-influenced dish, but it is tailored to the locals.

“I like Samy’s Curry (Restaurant). He is one in every of my favourites. I additionally admire fish head curry as a result of there are variations of it — you’ve got the extra Indian fashion ones, and likewise the Chinese language and Malay fashion ones.”

And to roundup his ‘excellent’ day of consuming, Mark says he’d go for a zi char feast.

“I like zi char with quite a lot of seafood and pepper. Black pepper crabs are my favorite,” Mark provides.

So, there you’ve got it, Mark’s (meals) itinerary if he ever has a free day to discover Singapore.

Any spice-lovers eager to hitch him?

Meals Affair with Mark Wiens premieres on Nov 18 on HBO Go.

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