We happily embrace the Chinese saying that it is good fortune (福,or ‘fuku’ in Japanese) to be fat. And then there’s the English term ‘fat luck’, which is exactly what Fatfuku translates to. We established Fatfuku to share this love of honest, heartfelt fare, be it through recipes and stories, the support of local producers, or through private dinners where we share our family favourites. Fatfuku w
as founded by well-known Singaporean food writer Annette Tan. For the last 15 years, she has contributed recipes to magazines like 8 Days and the newspapers, and has consulted on menus at restaurants and bakeries throughout the island. She is the author of Savour Chinatown: Stories & Recipes From An Iconic Neighbourhood (published by Ate Media), which celebrates Chinatown’s rich historical and culinary legacy through the stories of the enclave’s original hawkers and restaurateurs. While it chronicles Chinatown’s history and evolution, the book also, inadvertently, recounts the history of Singapore’s early Chinese migrant community. Annette is also the editor of cookbooks like Heritage Feasts: A Collection of Singapore Family Recipes, which was named Best Cookbook –Singapore at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2011.
