Visitors at Shanghai World Expo get a taste of Singapore cuisine
Visitors at Shanghai World Expo get a taste of Singapore cuisine
Visitors at Shanghai World Expo get a taste of Singapore cuisine
SHANGHAI : Visitors at the World Expo in Shanghai got a taste of Singapore cuisine at the Singapore Pavilion on Friday.
Curry chicken, mee sua, carrot cake, fried prawn rolls, yam paste, egg tarts and fried wantons were some of the dishes on display at the Singapore Pavilion.
Mark Ng, Area Director (Eastern China), Singapore Tourism Board, said: “We are really delighted to bring the Singapore Food Festival to the Shanghai World Expo to the Singapore Pavilion and to coincide it with the actual launch in Singapore. We are bringing one of our biggest events from Singapore to share it with everyone at the World Expo.”
Catering company Kriston said visitors can expect quite authentic hawker fare – although there were some challenges.
Stanley Jong, chef, Kriston Food & Beverage, said: “The biggest challenge is to find raw materials and bring them into Shanghai. Some of the ingredients are not allowed to be brought into the country and some can hardly be found in Shanghai. It is inevitable that some ingredients have to be substituted, but we try our best to find ingredients similar in taste to the original.”
The event was a crowd pleaser and not even the wet weather could dampen the enthusiasm.
One visitor said: “After tasting this food, I feel good about it and wish to go to Singapore to experience it again.”
Another commented: “It tastes very delicious. When I took the lid off, I could smell the aromatic flavour. It is nice. If I have the chance, I would like to visit Singapore.”
A third noted: “I come from Fujian and the flavour of this food is similar to that in my hometown. After visiting the Singapore Pavilion and tasting Singapore food, I really want to go there now.”
And from Friday till the following Sunday, 400 lucky visitors each day will get a sampler coupon which will allow to taste the food for free
