Asian Tourism Expert Guide 2013/14

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Singapore Tourism Board

ASIAN TOURISM EXPERT GUIDE

Chinatown

Singapore Tourism Board

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Peranakan laksa

Little India

Malay dance

(Straits Chinese) cuisine, the most famous of which is the spicy Malay noodle soup called laksa. Under the guidance of a chef, participants will prepare their own delicious dish of laksa with ready ingredients such as rice noodle, coconut milk gravy, spices, dried shrimp and chili, as well as toppings of fresh prawns, cockles and sliced fish cake. Then, they head to Little India, east of the Singapore River, to explore the Indian enclave of the city and taste the Indian rojak (an assortment of dough balls, prawn fritters, fish cake etc). Finally, in the heart of Chinatown, they get to try the famous Tian Tian chicken rice and Jin Hwa fish soup at the Maxwell Road Hawker Centre. This food centre proffers more than 100 stalls and is extremely popular among the locals. A green city for nature lovers Singapore is dubbed “The Garden City”in many tourist brochures and


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