Discovering hawker food in Singapore, a culture worth preserving — and devouring
SINGAPORE - There's little that can prepare an outsider for the onslaught of food in Singapore.
Every stroll through this city shrouded in tropical heat is interrupted by open-air food centers, coffee shops and restaurants vying for your stomach's attention.
Seek sanctuary inside an air-conditioned mall and you'll be greeted by sprawling subterranean food halls that seem to span the distance between subway stops.
Dining out is a way of life in Singapore. One in four residents say they eat out daily, a recent Nielsen survey found. Many choose food centers, which aren't your hot dog on a stick-variety mall food courts, but keepers of a proud local cuisine and tradition cobbled by generations of the city's Chinese, Indian and Malay inhabitants.
The abundance and convenience of food in Singapore can
