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[Singapore] Healthy food and international menu / "Hawker Center", the ever-changing national kitchen

  • Release date: Mar 27, 2019
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Singapore, a country with a national health policy

Singapore is home to many immigrants from Europe and the United States, and is one of the first places where global trends arrive. In order to satisfy the gourmet millennial generation, not only must the food taste good, but also, as in other countries, the visual impact must be important. In addition, many people are also concerned about the process of growing and cultivating ingredients, such as free range eggs, cage-free eggs, and grass-fed and grain-fed beef. The Singapore government is also working on health policy by creating a portal site and app for the public. In addition, advertisements for the government's health policy are displayed on the platforms of MRT stations, on doors to prevent people from falling and on the floor.
On the other hand, Singapore has an established culture of hawker centers, or hawker stalls, where multiple restaurants are lined up. Hawkers in Singapore are owned by three agencies: the National Environment Agency (NEA) under the Ministry of the Environment, the Housing and Development Board (HDB), and the Jurong Town Corporation (JTC), ensuring that citizens and residents can enjoy their daily meals at low prices despite the high cost of living in Singapore.

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Hawker food with more choices

However, some people say that hawker food is not healthy, and there are concerns that hawkers will disappear as people become more health conscious. However, there are some who say that the hawker diet is not healthy, and there are some who fear that the hawker will disappear as people become more health conscious. However, the relatively new hawkers are beginning to include restaurants that offer healthy soups and salads. In addition to local food, there are also restaurants that serve Japanese and Thai food, giving people more choices in addition to the traditional local food such as bak tae, fish balls, and laksa.
Hawkers have also been gradually changing with the times, and millennials and other young people seem to enjoy using both hawkers and other restaurants that offer Instagram-worthy menus, international cuisine, and healthy food.

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This article is co-authored by TNC Lifestyle Researcher (http://lifestyle.tenace.co.jp/) and Intage's Global Researcher.

Translated by DeepL, AI Translator

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