Saga, the name that represents both Singapore and Sweden, holds a profound significance to me. Growing up in Singapore, one of my pastimes was picking saga seeds and preserving them in bottles. These beautiful red seeds, known as 相思豆 (xiang si dou) in Chinese, symbolize love across diverse cultures and I have with me a bottle that was lovingly handpicked by my late grandmother. Living in Sweden, I rediscovered my childhood passion for wild plants and nature.  Spending time in the nearby Swedish forests reignited my interest for nature and led me to foraging and fermenting.

Every plate from Saga is a story of the flavours I grew up with in Singapore and food from anywhere in the world that has left an impact on me.