Food Paradise?
I s Singapore a Food Paradise? Yes and no. In terms of the widest variety, a resounding yes! In terms of the highest quality, partly yes and in some parts - no. While we do have some top restaurants and many other good ones, the street fare and hawker is a dying breed. Now you know why Professor Tommy Koh is concerned. These days, the food and ingredients are centrally and factory-sourced. To make more profit, they sting on ingredients or could it be due to higher rental fees? You can walk into any shops in Hong Kong for wan ton noodles or milk tea and you will still get tasty food with good quality because no Hong Kongers would want to patronise it if they ain't good. They say that Singapore is a food paradise. In the old days, only those who could do some good dishes well would parade their food as hawkers - be it mee rebus, laksa or prawn noodle. Our hawker fare with its rich heritage borne of need and culture is still there but the previous generation...