Heritage food is what he is best known for as he serves up Peranakan and Eurasian dishes that few have the knowledge, or the time, to make. We had already tried his Beef Cheek Rendang, Pork Leg with Salted Vegetables, Chap Chye and more. This Christmas, D’Silva prepared Eurasian favourites Debal, Christmas Pie and Sambal Kapitan, especially for this shoot. Who better to serve these dishes than someone who has both Peranakan and Eurasian heritage?
Chef Damian D’Silva of Folklore will be serving heritage dishes this Christmas, all inspired by his Eurasian paternal grandfather
Chef Damian D’Silva loves to tell stories and feed his guests. When Options was at his establishment, appropriately named Folklore, he was more than happy to tell us about his life as a student at St Patrick’s school, the arrival of his third grandchild and the love he has for food.
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