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- Located in southeast Asia, Singapore enchants visitors for a lot of reasons, and one of them is the delicious food that can be found here.
There is a mix of great culinary traditions, with a rich street food culture along with extremely popular Michelin star restaurants.
Click on and find out more about Singaporean cuisine.
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Michelin Star - This chicken and soy sauce dish costs around $5. It can be found at the Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle stall, which received a Michelin star in 2016.
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Heightened responsibility - Vendor Chan Hong Meng received a Michelin star. He sells the chicken and soy sauce dish at the Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle stall. Meng confirmed that since then he has a lot more responsibility.
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Even the tea is a show - A street vendor makes tea at the Teh Tari stall, in a Singapore street food area.
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Sought-after delicacies - You can find dishes containing lots of meat for just $5 at the ASLI Satay Club, found within the Lau Pa Sat market.
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Talent and love of food - At the Lau Pa Sat market a man prepares meat on skewers to serve to customers.
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Tea ready to go - Teh tarik is a hot tea made with condensed milk and black tea. It costs around $1 and can be found at the Lau Pa Sat market.
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Veggie dishes - A plate of rojak, a mix of fruits and vegetables available at Balestier Road Hoover Rojak, in Singapore.
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Chef's secret - Sumosundram Moghan, 50-years-old, makes roti in his establishment. Moghan says that anybody can make it, but only he knows how to do it best.
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The finished product - A plate of roti costs approximately $1.50.
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Preparing ingredients - Hawker Stan Lim, 43-years-old prepares ingredients at Balestier Road Hoover Roja. The establishment has been awarded a Michelin star.
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Coconut milk delicacy - A plate of nasi lemak, ready to be served at Changi Famous Nasi Lemak, located in a street food area in Singapore. The dish is made with rice and coconut milk.
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Long queues - Din Mohammad Rasheed, 50-years-old, serves customers at Changi Famous Nasi Lemak, a stall located at the Changi Village Food Center, in Singapore.
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Colorful dessert - A bowl of ais kacang, ready to be served at Golden Swallow Dessert. It's a common dessert in Singapore.
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A big hit - A bowl of hokkien mee, ready to go. This dish consists of noodles and shrimp and costs around $3.70.
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Variety - Chan Lay Choo, 62-years-old, at Golden Swallow Dessert. She and her husband have worked at the same stall for nearly 40 years.
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Difficult dish - Swee Heng prepares laksa noodles, a spicy dish of soup and noodles with coconut milk. Heng says that getting this dish just right is no easy task.
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Not too interested - Alex See, 66-years-old, and his daughter Penny, 33-years-old, cook at their establishment. According to Alex, young people aren't interested in learning the art of street food.
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Typical dish - A bowl of laksa ready to go at the Roxy Laksa stall. This typical dish can made various different ways, but rice and laksa are an ever-present.
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Sought-after delicacies - Two typical Asian dishes at the Thye Hong Handmade Fishball Noodle, in Singapore.
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Common dish - A bowl of bak chor mee, pasta with meat. This dish can be found easily at street vendors in Singapore.
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Customers wait for their food - A man prepares bak chor mee - pasta with pork - at a stall, while customers wait patiently for their food.
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Award-winning dishes - Chan Hong Meng, winner of a Michelin star, prepares the famous soy sauce chicken dish.
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Decades of cooking - Wee Phong Sa, 66-years-old, prepares food to be served up. Sa has been working in the same stall since 1977.
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Popular - Lots of customers form a queue to be served at a center full of street food stalls.
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Most popular dish - Among the numerous dishes, dumplings are the most popular in Chinatown in Singapore.
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Reservations - You can see packets of napkins on the empty table. They are left there to show that the table is reserved.
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Full of customers - Lots of people eating at the Lau Pa Sat food market.
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Popular - A view from above the Lap Pa Sat food market. The market receives thousands of visitors daily.
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Singapore's vibrant street food culture
- Located in southeast Asia, Singapore enchants visitors for a lot of reasons, and one of them is the delicious food that can be found here.
There is a mix of great culinary traditions, with a rich street food culture along with extremely popular Michelin star restaurants.
Click on and find out more about Singaporean cuisine.
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Michelin Star - This chicken and soy sauce dish costs around $5. It can be found at the Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle stall, which received a Michelin star in 2016.
© Reuters
1 / 29 Fotos
Heightened responsibility - Vendor Chan Hong Meng received a Michelin star. He sells the chicken and soy sauce dish at the Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice & Noodle stall. Meng confirmed that since then he has a lot more responsibility.
© Reuters
2 / 29 Fotos
Even the tea is a show - A street vendor makes tea at the Teh Tari stall, in a Singapore street food area.
© Reuters
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Sought-after delicacies - You can find dishes containing lots of meat for just $5 at the ASLI Satay Club, found within the Lau Pa Sat market.
© Reuters
4 / 29 Fotos
Talent and love of food - At the Lau Pa Sat market a man prepares meat on skewers to serve to customers.
© Reuters
5 / 29 Fotos
Tea ready to go - Teh tarik is a hot tea made with condensed milk and black tea. It costs around $1 and can be found at the Lau Pa Sat market.
© Reuters
6 / 29 Fotos
Veggie dishes - A plate of rojak, a mix of fruits and vegetables available at Balestier Road Hoover Rojak, in Singapore.
© Reuters
7 / 29 Fotos
Chef's secret - Sumosundram Moghan, 50-years-old, makes roti in his establishment. Moghan says that anybody can make it, but only he knows how to do it best.
© Reuters
8 / 29 Fotos
The finished product - A plate of roti costs approximately $1.50.
© Reuters
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Preparing ingredients - Hawker Stan Lim, 43-years-old prepares ingredients at Balestier Road Hoover Roja. The establishment has been awarded a Michelin star.
© Reuters
10 / 29 Fotos
Coconut milk delicacy - A plate of nasi lemak, ready to be served at Changi Famous Nasi Lemak, located in a street food area in Singapore. The dish is made with rice and coconut milk.
© Reuters
11 / 29 Fotos
Long queues - Din Mohammad Rasheed, 50-years-old, serves customers at Changi Famous Nasi Lemak, a stall located at the Changi Village Food Center, in Singapore.
© Reuters
12 / 29 Fotos
Colorful dessert - A bowl of ais kacang, ready to be served at Golden Swallow Dessert. It's a common dessert in Singapore.
© Reuters
13 / 29 Fotos
A big hit - A bowl of hokkien mee, ready to go. This dish consists of noodles and shrimp and costs around $3.70.
© Reuters
14 / 29 Fotos
Variety - Chan Lay Choo, 62-years-old, at Golden Swallow Dessert. She and her husband have worked at the same stall for nearly 40 years.
© Reuters
15 / 29 Fotos
Difficult dish - Swee Heng prepares laksa noodles, a spicy dish of soup and noodles with coconut milk. Heng says that getting this dish just right is no easy task.
© Reuters
16 / 29 Fotos
Not too interested - Alex See, 66-years-old, and his daughter Penny, 33-years-old, cook at their establishment. According to Alex, young people aren't interested in learning the art of street food.
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Typical dish - A bowl of laksa ready to go at the Roxy Laksa stall. This typical dish can made various different ways, but rice and laksa are an ever-present.
© Reuters
18 / 29 Fotos
Sought-after delicacies - Two typical Asian dishes at the Thye Hong Handmade Fishball Noodle, in Singapore.
© Reuters
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Common dish - A bowl of bak chor mee, pasta with meat. This dish can be found easily at street vendors in Singapore.
© Reuters
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Customers wait for their food - A man prepares bak chor mee - pasta with pork - at a stall, while customers wait patiently for their food.
© Reuters
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Award-winning dishes - Chan Hong Meng, winner of a Michelin star, prepares the famous soy sauce chicken dish.
© Reuters
22 / 29 Fotos
Decades of cooking - Wee Phong Sa, 66-years-old, prepares food to be served up. Sa has been working in the same stall since 1977.
© Reuters
23 / 29 Fotos
Popular - Lots of customers form a queue to be served at a center full of street food stalls.
© Reuters
24 / 29 Fotos
Most popular dish - Among the numerous dishes, dumplings are the most popular in Chinatown in Singapore.
© Reuters
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Reservations - You can see packets of napkins on the empty table. They are left there to show that the table is reserved.
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Full of customers - Lots of people eating at the Lau Pa Sat food market.
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Popular - A view from above the Lap Pa Sat food market. The market receives thousands of visitors daily.
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Singapore's vibrant street food culture
The local delicacies are well-known and praised internationally
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Any food lover will know that Singapore is full of glorious local delicacies. But recently there has been a lot of debate around street food vendors, as chefs are retiring and there aren't enough young people following in the tradition.
Click on the gallery and learn more about this Singaporean attraction.
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