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A Delicious Experience At The Hawker Centre

Guess which place I have gone to, that I will be sharing
with you all!

A place where you can see people of all ethnicities –
Chinese, Malays, Indians, etc., - all coming together in
one vibrant space!

A place where you can enjoy freshly cooked, traditional
food from every culture, and all the food is at an
affordable price! The open space, the fresh air, the
buzzing sounds of cooking and chit chats! It feels like
music to the soul!

Yes! You are right – It’s Singapore’s Hawker Centre.

Let me give a brief introduction before I dive into my
experience.
It is time for me to try a new dish. She suggested “Mala
Singapore’s hawker culture started as far back as the Noodles.” It was spicy and sour, a very unique taste. It
1800s, originating from the early migrant population has sausages and fresh vegetables. I really enjoyed the
selling quick, affordable meals on street pavements, dish.
town squares and parks wherever they could set up
their makeshift stalls.
Instead of going for frozen food and junk food, we can
Singapore was recognised as the “Intangible Cultural try these dishes, as these are freshly cooked and good
for our health.
Heritage of Humanity” by UNESCO in 2020.
I want to share my experience at Our Tampines Hub We should support hawker culture, as this is one of
Singapore’s identities and establish Singapore as a food
Hawker Centre. I went with my friend, Riya Madhan. We heaven.
chose to go to ‘Chinatown Mala Hot Pot.” The owner
of the stall was named Ms Lu Zhizhe. She was so kind
and polite. She told me that she opened the shop in “Instead of junk food, we should enjoy freshly
November 2017. The shop opens from 10 am to 10 pm. cooked hawker meals — they are tasty, healthy,
They sell traditional Chinese food. and part of what makes Singapore special.”

I asked Ms Lu Zhizhe about the hawker centres and
her stall. She said, “I would try my best to cook high- Murugan Mohit
quality and healthy food, build a good relationship with P4 Responsibility
customers and create a better future.” We thanked her Chongzheng Primary School
for answering our questions.

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