Although one might come across several great restaurants in Birmingham city centre which specialise in serving western fare such as Italian, German and local cuisine, restaurants serving Asian cuisine may not be very easy to come by. However the seasoned traveller would know of the most preferred restaurants in the city which specialize in Asian fare. The Bugis Street Brasserie is one such restaurant that boasts of an impressive menu featuring culinary delights from traditional Singaporean, Malay and Chinese cuisines.

The secret behind Singaporean cuisine which has made it immensely popular around the world is the diverse meld of ethnicities that call the country their home. As members of various racial backgrounds such as Malaysians, Indonesians, Chinese and Indians inhabited the island before it was fist established by the British in the early 1800s, Singapore’s culture has been able to accommodate the needs of a multi-racial community. One of the advantages of such a local population is that it combines a medley of disparate lifestyles into a distinctively different and unique culture which is enticing to the visitor.

Culture and cuisine often go hand in hand. As such, Singaporean cuisine promises the visitor a truly scintillating variety of sumptuous dishes which is a blend of Indian, Chinese, Malay and Indonesian cooking. When traditional cooking styles merge and influence each other, the result is invariably an improved fusion of mouthwatering flavours. While most of the common spices used in Singaporean cuisine are influenced by Indian cooking, Chinese and Malay influences are also evident in some typical Singaporean dishes such as nasi padang and Hainanese chicken rice. 

Those who look forward to a dreamy dessert after a hearty meal will find Asian cuisine much to his or her liking. Servings of almond jelly, honeydew sago or some ice kachang might just be the exotic touch of sweetness that sets Singapore dining apart from its peers.