Chinese Rojak 
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Chinese Rojak, originally called Rudjak in Indonesian, is actually a fruit salad with other food items served with a very generous dose of prawn paste. It is a common snack for many Singaporeans.
The fruits and vegetables that are served in Chinese Rojak are pineapples, grounded peanuts and sliced cucumbers. It is visually appealing to see the hawkers at work (if you are lucky). They are able to cut equal slices of pineapple and cucumber into the mixing bowl. Generous amount of prawn paste is added to the mixing bowl and it is mixed together with the pineapples and cucumber.
Taufu Pok stuffed with bean sprouts and Yu Char Kway are placed on top of a oven to 'barbeque' for a while. Once they are crispy, they are served with the fruit salad. More prawn paste are added to the servings with similar generous amount of grounded peanuts.
For this Singapore snack, you use small bambook skewers to eat the Chinese Rojak. The crispiness of the Yu Char Kway, the crunchiness of the cucumber and the Tau Pok stuffed with bean sprouts, the tasty mixture of the pineapple juice with prawn paste and the aroma of the roasted, grounded peanuts would drive anyone crazy when faced with this Cuisine.
If you are lucky, you can also request for Century Egg to accompany your Chinese Rojak, giving a better variety of texture to your gastronomic experience.
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How to make Chinese Rojak - From VisitSingapore
