Once upon a time, Singapore’s hawkers peddled their foods on the streets. But in the 1950s, the government began to shepherd them into hawker centres; congregations of food stalls where food hygiene, stall rental, and business could be better managed. Since then, the hawker centre has been a great success, churning out food so cheap and delicious that eating out is more common than home cooking for many Singaporeans. Many have fond memories of their favourite hawker food and families create nostalgic memories in the hawker centre. In this episode, Raudhah reflects on how food is connected to her notion of home and national identity, and explores the recent developments of hawker culture in Singapore.
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– Morley, D. (2000). Home Territories: Media, Mobility and Identity. London; New York:
Routledge.
– Raffaella, N. C. (2018, January 26). ‘Hipster’ hawker centre opens in Pasir Ris. Retrieved from https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/hipster-hawker-centre-opens-in-pasir-ris
– Sek, V. (2018, July 27). Inspired After A Trip To Japan, These 3 Millennials Started Selling Japanese-Fusion Food At A Hawker Centre. Retrieved from https://vulcanpost.com/643981/plum-and-rice-japanese-fusion-singapore/
– Siau, M. E. (2018, August 19). Singapore eyes a spot for its hawker culture on UNESCO intangible cultural heritage list. TODAY Online. Retrieved from https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/singapore-eyes-spot-its-hawker-culture-unesco-intangible-cultural-heritage-list
– Singapore Day in Melbourne, 2017 video [Link]
Professor Pow Choon Piew’s Profile [Link]
Additional links about Hawker Centers
- Vibrant Hawker Centres Programme
https://www.nea.gov.sg/programmes-grants/grants-and-awards/vibrant-hawker-centres - Historical background
http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1637_2010-01-31.html - National Day Rally 2018: Singapore to nominate hawker culture for Unesco listing
https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/national-day-rally-2018-singapore-to-nominate-hawker-culture-for-unesco-listing
- Hawker culture to be nominated for Unesco heritage list: 8 famous stalls in Singapore
https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/food/hawker-culture-to-be-nominated-for-unesco-heritage-list-8-famous-stalls-in-singapore - 17 new entrants to Michelin’s Bib Gourmand list for 2018, 50 hawker stalls and restaurants in total
https://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/food/17-new-entrants-to-michelins-bib-gourmand-list-for-2018-50-hawker-stalls-and - Ez way to pay for food at hawker centres [The Straits Times]
https://www.gov.sg/news/content/the-straits-times—ez-way-to-pay-for-food-at-hawker-centres - New incubation programme helps aspiring hawkers to set their stalls out
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/new-incubation-programme-helps-aspiring-hawkers-to-set-their-stalls-out
- Serving up help for hawkers and better hawker centres
https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/serving-up-help-for-hawkers-and-better-hawker-centres - Singaporeans can nominate their favourite local hawker stalls in three new categories
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singaporeans-can-nominate-their-favourite-local-hawker-stalls-in-three-new-categories - Hawker culture must evolve to ensure survival
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/hawker-culture-must-evolve-to-ensure-survival
- Hawker centres to get new look and roles
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/hawker-centres-to-get-new-look-and-roles
- $90m fund lined up to boost hawker trade
https://www.straitstimes.com/politics/90m-fund-lined-up-to-boost-hawker-trade
- Can ‘hipster’ hawker centres work?
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/can-hipster-hawker-centres-work
- More hawker centres to be run by social enterprises
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/more-hawker-centres-to-be-run-by-social-enterprises - Food Anatomy at Timbre+ , a hipster hawker business
https://timbreplus.sg/community/food-anatomy/
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