Singapore-style Food Center Opens in New York

2022-10-02

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  • For the first time, a Singapore-style cooked food center has opened in New York.
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  • It brings flavors from the Southeast Asian island's mix of Malay, Chinese, Indian and other cultures to an American food court.
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  • Urban Hawker, in midtown Manhattan, has 17 food sellers that were chosen by KF Seetoh, the food center's curator.
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  • Eleven of the sellers come directly from Singapore.
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  • Each seller has a well-known dish such as crab chili, oyster omelet, Hainanese chicken rice or nasi lemak, a rice dish.
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  • Seetoh said, "I came across Singaporeans who had been living in the United States in New York for like 20, 30, 35 years, and they still miss Singapore food."
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  • He added, "Street food in Singapore is not something you burn or deep fry. It's fairly complex. They take six hours just to prepare a meal to get it ready at 10 a.m. or 11 a.m."
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  • The idea for the food hall was born when Seetoh met the famous U.S. cook Anthony Bourdain in 2013 at a street food event in Singapore.
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  • Bourdain liked the idea of a cooked food center, also called a hawker center, in New York.
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  • Seetoh later discussed the idea with Eldon Scott, president of Urbanspace.
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  • Scott, a property manager who curates public markets, quickly agreed.
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  • "The amazing thing about him saying yes was that he's never been to Singapore," Seetoh said.
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  • Seetoh hopes that this hawker center will be the first of many in the U.S.
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  • "It's just like exporting grandmother's deliciousness, the food that I grew up with," he said.
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  • Magdalene Sim, a Singaporean, said on social media about the new hawker center:
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  • "Food was good but something was missing without plastic plates, cutlery, and sweltering heat."
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  • Sweltering is a term that means very hot. Sim added that the lines of people "were the same though."
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  • Julie Lee, on her third visit, praised Hainan Jones' chicken over rice.
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  • "Everyone should give it a try. So much flavor, so tender," she said.
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  • I'm John Russell.
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  • For the first time, a Singapore-style cooked food center has opened in New York. It brings flavors from the Southeast Asian island's mix of Malay, Chinese, Indian and other cultures to an American food court.
  • 2
  • Urban Hawker, in midtown Manhattan, has 17 food sellers that were chosen by KF Seetoh, the food center's curator. Eleven of the sellers come directly from Singapore. Each seller has a well-known dish such as crab chili, oyster omelet, Hainanese chicken rice or nasi lemak, a rice dish.
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  • Seetoh said, "I came across Singaporeans who had been living in the United States in New York for like 20, 30, 35 years, and they still miss Singapore food."
  • 4
  • He added, "Street food in Singapore is not something you burn or deep fry. It's fairly complex. They take six hours just to prepare a meal to get it ready at 10 a.m. or 11 a.m."
  • 5
  • The idea for the food hall was born when Seetoh met the famous U.S. cook Anthony Bourdain in 2013 at a street food event in Singapore. Bourdain liked the idea of a cooked food center, also called a hawker center, in New York.
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  • Seetoh later discussed the idea with Eldon Scott, president of Urbanspace. Scott, a property manager who curates public markets, quickly agreed.
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  • "The amazing thing about him saying yes was that he's never been to Singapore," Seetoh said.
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  • Seetoh hopes that this hawker center will be the first of many in the U.S. "It's just like exporting grandmother's deliciousness, the food that I grew up with," he said.
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  • Magdalene Sim, a Singaporean, said on social media about the new hawker center: "Food was good but something was missing without plastic plates, cutlery, and sweltering heat." Sweltering is a term that means very hot. Sim added that the lines of people "were the same though."
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  • Julie Lee, on her third visit, praised Hainan Jones' chicken over rice. "Everyone should give it a try. So much flavor, so tender," she said.
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  • I'm John Russell.
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  • Roselle Chen reported on this story for Reuters. John Russell adapted it for VOA Learning English.
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  • style -- n. a particular way in which something is done, created, or performed
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  • curate - v. to select and organize (artistic works) for presentation in (something, such as an exhibit, show, or program)
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  • deliciousness - n. the quality of having a very pleasant taste
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  • cutlery - n. forks, spoons, and knives used for serving and eating food
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