Saturday, November 1, 2008 ; 9:37 PM♥
FROM;
http://singaporefoodculture2.blogspot.com/:D
Jaime Quek,
22,
said that she regards hawker centres as part of Singapore culture, one that is irreplaceable. She exclaims that she misses hawker food a hundred percent, and that when she is back, she would visit the hawker centres everyday since it is not something that she gets to do back in Australia. In fact, the local food scene doesn't just appeal to Singaporeans but foreigners as well. Says Clayton Cheng, a Malaysian who has been living in Singapore since young, “I miss everything about hawker food- the heat, the dirtiness, the late hours, the cheap prices!”
Madam Connie Sum, stall owner of King’s Fish Head Noodles in Marine Parade Central, said that “Singapore is known as a food paradise and eating is part of our culture. Hence, hawker centres which provide popular local fare at affordable rates certainly make Singapore unique and stand out as a food paradise.” She goes on to say that hawker centres are an integral part of our lives, and so will not be eradicated in time to come. In fact, stall owners who are fluent in English, like Madam Sum, face increasing crowd numbers as locals and foreigners queue up for her famous fish head noodles.