Singapore Chronicles - Food

Straits Times Press

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Singapore Chronicles is a series launched in conjunction with the Institute of Policy Studies and Straits Times to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Singapore’s Independence, This 50-volume series seeks to record, explain and offer insights into what makes Singapore, Singapore, by providing analysis as well as historical accounts on a variety of uniquely Singaporean topics.

' Singapore Chronicles - Food ' discusses Singapore's various culinary influences and traces changes in cooking practices and eating habits that have produced a sophisticated and cosmopolitan city known for the variety of the dining experiences it offers. Singapore’s reputation as a food paradise reflects its position at the intersection of four culinary cultures: Chinese, Malay, Indian and European. Giving way to a range of dishes, from fish-head curry and laksa lemak to chilli crab, raw fish salad and mee goreng. Dishes such as these attest to a unique culinary heritage which lives on in both high-end restaurants and the hawker centres that dot the gastronomic map of Singapore. 

AUTHOR:  Sylvia TAN

ISBN

9789814747431

Language

English

Binding

Softcover

Trim Size

196 mm x 129 mm

Extent

100 pages

Published Date (Month, Year)

December 2016

Weight

140 g