The Robust Side of Singapore Cuisine
There are many adventures in the culinary realm of Singapore. And for those wanting to head out in search of them, many luxury Singapore business hotels would offer up suggestions of getting your meal from the streets, from a hawker stand. Years ago, part of the cultural charm of the city was in the cart vendors. Much as the vendors of San Felipe, Mexico selling spiced up versions of coconuts and watermelons from the back of their pick-up trucks, the vendors of Singapore would push their carts around the city, selling their tasty dishes. However in an attempt to appeal to a more international, and cleanliness conscious traveler, the government required them to find permanent buildings to sell their food. Many of the previous push-cart vendors have come together in the buildings of the hawker centers, and although the nostalgia of the push cart times lingers, the food is still as incredible as ever before.
The food, as in most of Singapore is fresh, and at the hawker stands there are much better deals to be found than in the higher end restaurants. Singaporeans enjoy their food with a passion, be they of Malaysian, Indian or Chinese descent, the diversity adds to the flavor. One of the more well known and visited hawker centers is the Newton Circus Food Center. While there are many tourists at any given time, the seafood stations are among the best in the city. And while these are technically fast food joints, the food is attended to with care unlike many of the corporate chains in the United States. In Singapore, fast food does not equate to non-nutritious food. The fast food at the Circus Center consists of fresh shrimp and squid served with spouts on a bed of noodles. Or huge plates of steamed rice with grilled prawns, topped with fresh roasted garlic and lime. Although the food is inexpensive it is important to note that the seafood in the restaurants and hawker stations is priced by the pound, and Singapore, it is worth it.
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