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The Best Fridge & Pantry Essentials – Voted By You

Whip up the most delicious and nutritious meals at home with these award-winning cooking ingredients and food must-haves.

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FRESH DAIRY 

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Best Full Cream Milk
Meiji Pasteurized Fresh Milk
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Best Low-Fat Milk
Marigold HL Milk
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Best Soya Milk
Vitasoy Soya Bean Drink
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Best Yoghurt Drink
F&N Magnolia Yoghurt Smoothie Mixed Berries with Nata De Coco 
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Best Olive Spread Butter
Naturel Olive Spread With Extra Virgin Olive Oil 
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Best Block Butter
SCS Pure Creamery Butter – Salted
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Best Spreadable Butter
Kerrygold Naturally Softer Pure Irish  Butter – Spreadable
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Best Yoghurt
Yoplait Real Fruit Strawberry

BREAKFAST ESSENTIALS

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Best Cereal
Kellogg’s Corn Flakes
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Best Cereal
(Health-conscious)
Nestlé Fitnesse Original 
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Best Cereal 
(Kids)
Post Fruity Pebbles
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Best Block Cheese
Kraft Processed Cheddar Cheese
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Best Sliced Cheese
President Savoury Sandwich With Cheddar
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Best Cheese Snacks
The Laughing Cow Cheez Dippers – Original
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Best Peanut Butter
Skippy Squeeze – Creamy Peanut Butter
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Best Jam
St. Dalfour Strawberry
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Best Hazelnut Spread
Nutella Hazelnut Spread With Cocoa
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Best Kaya
Kayamila Coconut Kaya Spread – Original
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Best Sliced Bread 
(White)
Sunshine Hokkaido Milk Toast Bread
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Best Sliced Bread 
(Wholemeal)
Gardenia Fine Grain Wholemeal Bread
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Best Wraps
Mission Wraps – Original

CANNED FOOD

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Best Tuna
Ayam Brand Chilli Tuna – Fire-Hot 5
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Best Baked Beans
Heinz Beanz Baked Beans – Original
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Best Luncheon Meat
MaLing Pork Luncheon Meat

FROZEN FOOD

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Best Ice-Cream 
(Tub)
Haagen-Dazs Belgian Chocolate

SAUCES

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Best Pasta Sauce 
(Tomato)
Prego Tomato Pasta Sauce – Traditional
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Best Pasta Sauce 
(Cream)
Leggo’s Sauce For Carbonara With Fresh Cream, Onion & Cheese Pasta Sauce
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Best Organic Pasta Sauce
Naturel Organic Pasta Sauce – Tomato With Mascarpone
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Best Tomato Sauce
Heinz Tomato Ketchup
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Best Chilli Sauce
Maggi Chilli Sauce
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Best Garlic Chilli Sauce
Sinsin Garlic Chilli Sauce
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Best Soy Sauce 
(Light)
Kikkoman Naturally Brewed Soy Sauce
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Best Soy Sauce 
(Dark)
Tai Hua Standard Dark Soy Sauce
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Best Oyster Sauce
Lee Kum Kee Premium  Oyster Sauce
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Best Ice-Cream 
(Popsicle)
Magnum Classic
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Best Frozen Snacks
Farmland Premium Shoestring Fries – Grade A
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Best Frozen Meat
Sadia Frozen Chicken Mid Joint Wings
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Best Frozen Pizza
Sunshine Charcoal BBQ Chicken Pizza

OILS

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Best Fish Sauce
Knife Authentic Thai Fish Sauce (Reduced Salt)
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Best Premix Sauce
Dancing Chef Padang Rendang Paste
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Best Cooking Oil
Knife 100% Pure Rice Bran Oil
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Best Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Naturel Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil 
(Organic)
Alce Nero Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
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Best Sesame Oil
Chee Seng 100% Pure White Sesame Oil

SUPERMARKETS

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Best Online Supermarket
RedMart.com
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Best Supermarket
NTUC FairPrice Finest

Get Creative With Cauliflower

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WARM LAMB & CAULIFLOWER RICE SALAD

Prep 15 mins (plus marinating) | Cook 15 mins | Serves 4

450 g lamb steak
1/3 cup kecap manis
1 tsp five-spice powder
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 tbsps peanut oil
½ head cauliflower, cut into florets, blanched
1 red onion, thin wedges
2 tbsps ginger, julienned
1 long red chilli, thinly sliced, plus 1 extra to serve
250 g packet microwave jasmine rice, cooked
100 g sugar snap pea, trimmed

2 green onions, thinly sliced

1.  Place lamb in a bowl. Pour over combined kecap manis, spice and garlic. Turn to coat. Marinate 30 mins.

2.  In a large non-stick frying pan, heat half the oil on high. Drain lamb and reserve marinade. Cook lamb 2 to 3 mins each side. Transfer to a plate and loosely cover with foil to rest.

3.  In a clean pan, heat remaining oil on medium. Saute cauliflower, onion, ginger and chilli 2 to 3 mins. Add reserved marinade and bring to boil. Add rice and peas, tossing 2 to 3 mins until heated through.

4. Slice lamb. Add to rice mixture. Sprinkle with onion and extra chilli.
 
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CAULIFLOWER, LEEK & CORN SOUP

Prep 10 mins | Cook 30 mins | Serves 4-6

1 cauliflower, cut into large florets
¼ cup grated parmesan
2 rashers rindless bacon, chopped, plus 1 extra, chopped
1 tbsp olive oil
1 leek, thinly sliced
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tsp thyme leaves
1 potato, peeled, in 1 cm cubes
2 cups chicken stock
2 cups milk

1 cup frozen corn kernels Chopped parsley, to serve

1. Preheat oven to 200 C. Line an oven tray with baking paper.

2. Cut a quarter of the cauliflower into 5 mm-thick slices. Arrange in a single layer on tray. Sprinkle with parmesan and season. Add bacon to one side of tray. Bake 20 to 25 mins untilcauliflower is golden and bacon is crisp.

3. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large saucepan on medium. Saute leek and extra bacon 3 to 4 mins until leek softens. Stir in garlic and thyme. Cook 1 min.

4. Add remaining cauliflower, potato, stock and milk. Bring to a simmer and cook 15 to 20 mins until vegetables are very tender.

5. Using a hand-held stick blender, puree soup until smooth. Season. Stir corn through and simmer 2 to 3 mins.

6. Serve soup topped with baked cauliflower, bacon and parsley.
 
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BROWN RICE & CAULIFLOWER RISOTTO

Prep 10 mins | Cook 40 mins | Serves 4

2 tbsps olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 cups brown rice
7 cups vegetable stock, hot
½ head cauliflower, cut into florets
1 zucchini, cubed
½ cup grated mozzarella
¼ cup finely grated parmesan

¼ cup chopped parsley, plus extra to serve

CHILLI BREADCRUMBS
1 cup fresh breadcrumbs
2 tbsps olive oil
1 long red chilli, finely chopped

1 garlic clove, finely chopped

1. In a large heavy-based saucepan, heat oil on medium. Saute  onion 3 to 4 mins until tender. Add rice, stirring 1 min to coat.

2. Add 3 cups hot stock, stirring until absorbed (about 20 mins).

3. Mix in cauliflower and zucchini. Continue to add remaining stock, 1 cup at a time, stirring, a further 10 to 15 mins.

4. CHILLI BREADCRUMBS Meanwhile, preheat oven to 200 C. Line an oven tray with baking paper. Toss all the ingredients together on tray. Season to taste and spread out evenly. Bake 8 to 10 mins until golden and crisp, stirring once.

5. Stir cheeses and parsley through risotto. Set aside, covered, 2 mins. Sprinkle with chilli crumbs and extra parsley, to serve.
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PILAF-STYLE COCONUT CAULIFLOWER

Prep 10 mins | Cook 25 mins | Serves 4 

1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, chopped
2 cm piece ginger, peeled, chopped
¼ cup korma paste
400 ml can coconut milk
350 g pumpkin, peeled, cut into 1 cm cubes
1 cup chicken stock
½ head cauliflower, cut into florets
½ cup frozen peas, thawed

250 g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved Coriander sprigs, pappadums, to serve

1.  In a large frying pan, heat oil on medium. Saute onion, garlic and ginger 3 to 4 mins until tender. Stir in korma paste and cook 1 to 

2 mins until fragrant.

2.  Add coconut milk and bring to a simmer, stirring. Mix in pumpkin and stock. Simmer 5 mins.

3.  In a food processor, pulse cauliflower until chopped to the size of rice grains. Stir through curry sauce and cook, covered, a further 

10 to 15 mins until tender.

4. Add peas and tomato. Heat gently, stirring. Serve sprinkled with coriander and accompanied with pappadums.

DRY FOOD

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Best Pasta
San Remo Spaghetti No. 5
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Best Organic Pasta
Barilla Organic Spaghetti
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Best Infant Milk Formula (Cow)
Abbott Similac Gain IQ Plus Growing-Up Milk Stage 3
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Best Infant Milk Formula (Goat)
Karihome Goat Milk Growing-Up Formula
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Best Infant Milk Formula (Organic)
Bellamy’s Organic Toddler Milk Drink Stage 3
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Best Rice 
(White)
Royal Umbrella Thai Hom Mali Rice
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Best Rice 
(Brown)
Naturel Organic 100% Hom Mali Brown Rice
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Best Rice 
(Mixed)
SongHe Mixed Fragrant Rice + Noble Red Rice
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Best Brown Rice Pasta
Naturel Organic 100% Brown Rice Fusilli
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Best Instant Noodles 
(Packet)
Maggi Big Curry Flavour 2 Minute Noodles
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Best Instant Noodles 
(Cup)
Nissin Chicken Flavour Cup Noodles
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Best Soup Stock 
(Cube)
Knorr Chicken Stock Cubes
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Soup Stock 
(Packet)
Campbell’s Real Stock – Chicken

BEVERAGES

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Best Fruit Juice 
(Orange)
Florida’s Natural 100% Premium Orange Juice – No Pulp
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Best Fruit Juice 
(Specialty)
Marigold Peel Fresh Select Yuzu Juice Drink
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Best Instant Coffee
Nescafé Gold Blend Instant Soluble Coffee
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Best Coffee 
(2-in-1)
Old Town White Coffee 2-in-1 Coffee & Creamer White Coffee Mix
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Best Coffee 
(3-in-1)
Super Essenso Microground Coffee
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Best Tea Bags
Twinings English Breakfast Tea
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Best Tea Leaves
T2 French Earl Grey Loose Leaf Flavoured Black Tea
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Best Bottled Tea
Authentic Tea House Ayataka Japanese Green Tea
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Best Coconut Water
UFC Refresh 100% Coconut Water
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Best Sparkling Water
Perrier Sparkling Natural Mineral Water
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Best Natural Mineral Water
Pureté Natural Mineral Water

READY-TO-EAT

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Best Frozen Ready-To-Eat Meals
CP Kampung Fried Rice 
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Best Chilled Pack Soup
The Soup Spoon Velvety Mushroom Straganoff

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