Oats

Oats is a cereal grain that is believed to be originated from Asia. There are four main types of oats, mainly Irish oats, Traditional rolled oats, Quick cooking rolled oats and instant porridge oats. These vary in their shape, size and processing techniques (which includes steaming, rolling, cutting and par-boiling) in order to shorten the cooking time of the oats, respectively.

Oats are a food product for that are mainly used for porridges. Hence, there is a lack of variety of foods that are being prepared using oats. However, certain dishes still do exist. In most parts of Singapore, cereal prawns are prominent, a dish with deep fried prawns in oats. It is recognized for its crunchy, juicy contrast, along with its characteristic “corny” flavour.

cereal prawns by krista at https://www.flickr.com/photos/scaredykat/118530461 CC