Publication Type
News Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
6-2017
Abstract
Earlier this month, Singapore’s Hill Street Tai Wah Bak Chor Mee emerged first in the annual Top 50 World Street Food Masters list, making it the second time the hawker has been lauded internationally; it was one of two hawkers here to be awarded a Michelin Star earlier. Out of the top 50 in the World Street Food Masters list, 14 were Singapore hawkers. It says something about the high standards of our hawker fare in Singapore. Yet, Singaporeans are a spoilt lot when it comes to food, and the people we take most for granted are hawkers.
Keywords
Food, Singapore, hawker centres, food standards, cost of living, hawker food, food culture
Discipline
Asian Studies | Food Studies | Sociology of Religion
Research Areas
Humanities
Publication
Channel NewsAsia
First Page
1
Last Page
2
Publisher
Channel NewsAsia
Embargo Period
8-19-2021
Citation
CHAN, Margaret, "Why are we willing to pay S$20 for a bowl of ramen but not bak chor mee?" (2017). Research Collection School of Social Sciences. Paper 3343.
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3343
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3343
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