the picture is from
:http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigjonnyr/1343150392/
it's a hawker centre!
how many hawker centres are there?
· Adam Road Food Centre
· Alexandra Road Hawker Centre
· Amoy Street Food Centre
· Bedok Central
· Bukit Timah Market and Food Centre
· Changi Village Food Centre
· Chinatown Complex
· Chomp Chomp Food Centre
· East Coast Park Food Centre
· East Coast Seafood Centre
· Geylang Serai Market and Food Centre
· Ghim Moh Market and Food Centre
· Glutton's Square (defunct)
· Golden Mile Food Centre
· Golden Shoe Hawker Centre
· Hong Lim Complex
· Lau Pa Sat
· Maxwell Food Centre
· Newton Food Centre
· Old Airport Cooked Food Centre
· People's Park Food Centre
· Satay Club
· Seah Im Food Centre
· Shunfu Mart
· Tanjong Pagar Plaza
· Tekka Centre
· Tiong Bahru Food Centre
· Whampoa Food Centre
so there are 28 hawker centres ;D
wow?
Information from :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker_centre
INTERVIEWS!
FROM;http://singaporefoodculture2.blogspot.com/
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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.
3 STEPS TO EAT AT A HAWKER CENTRE
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STEP 1: ‘Chope’
The first step to eating at a hawker centre is to ‘chope’ a table.
‘Chope’ is Singaporean slang for ‘Reserve’. If you ‘chope’ a table, you’re reserving the table for your use. The typical way to do this is to leave a packet of tissue on the table. Folks will understand immediately that the table is taken once they see that packet of tissue.
But please do not use your mobile phone or wallet to ‘chope’ a seat – it’s going to get stolen!
STEP2: Find a Stall
Once you’ve ‘choped’ a seat, you can proceed to find a hawker stall that is to your liking. A normal plate of food costs from $2.50 onwards.After you’ve picked a stall, simply order your dish and tell the seller your table number. If you can’t remember the table number, you can usually point in the general direction where you sit – the hawker will know and find you when serving the dish. You will only need to pay when the food is served.
STEP3: Time to Eat
Well, you’ve ordered your food from a hawker stall. The hawker will send the food to your table, and that is the point where you take out the cash to pay. Cash is needed for payment at hawker centres.
SURVEY:
http://singaporefoodculture2.blogspot.com
-77% of the people felt that hawker centres allows them to feel that they belonged there.
-30% gives rating of seven out of ten for the uniqueness of the hawker centre.
-37% voted eight or more out of ten.
-40% that were surveyed did not know that hawker centre were special to Singapore.