Petak Enam in Glodok, Jakarta
With its maze of narrow alleyways and crowded shops still using abacuses to do business, there’s nothing quite like the Glodok Chinatown in all of Indonesia. The historic neighborhood showcases Jakarta’s raw, energetic culture and while there’s much to love here, the food being the top of the list, it can be overwhelming for those more used to more modern amenities.
Time hasn’t been exactly kind to Glodok but with the new
Petak Enam community space, it’s finally starting to catch up. With plenty of great food inside a comfortable, open-air area, this might be just what Glodok needs to lure us, the younger generation, away from the new shopping malls popping up all over town once in a while.
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Some civilizations chronicle their pasts with art or books. Others pass on history orally through folklore. In Singapore, the tale of how a humble fishing village in Southeast Asia evolved into a buzzing modern metropolis often comes in spoonfuls of peppery pork rib soup or bites of fried egg noodles at its hawker centers.
Across the city-state, the ubiquitous open-air food complexes are packed with closet-sized stalls, manned by hawkers businesspeople who both cook and sell fare from Hainanese-style chicken to Peranakan
laksa (lemongrass-coconut noodles). For visitors, hawker centers might just seem like jumbo food courts: Follow your nose or the longest line, then pay a few Singapore dollars for a trayful of chow to enjoy at a shared table.
February 06, 2021
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Serangoon Gardens might be a little tucked away, but it receives travellers from far and wide for its place in Singapore’s food scene as a supper giant.
Nestled next to the infamous milo towers at the 24-hour Srisun Express and R.K. Eating House is the ever-popular Chomp Chomp Food Centre. Whether you’re craving fragrant char kway teow , some spicy wanton mee , or just a plate of delicious chicken wings, Chomp Chomp’s got you covered.
1. Chomp Chomp Satay
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The only thing that makes tender, charred chunks of meat even tastier is when they’re on a skewer, that’s why satay ranks high on our list of favourite foods.
Singapore’s hawker culture has been recognized by UNESCO, but there are questions about its sustainability.
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January 13, 2021
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If there is one thing Singaporeans are known for, it is their deep-seated love for food. The sight of people staying in snaking queues for hours in hopes of securing a packet of locally fried
char kway teow (a stir-fried rice noodle dish) or a piping hot bowl of prawn noodles is not uncommon. In fact, this “foodie” culture has made its way to the international stage with UNESCO’s recent decision to recognize the country’s hawker culture as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.