User:JaventheAlderick/Hawker centres in Singapore
Food courts set up by the Singaporean government / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A hawker centre or cooked food centre are a variety of food courts originating from Singapore.[1][2][3][4] Housing many stalls that sell a variety of local and other Asian cuisines, they are typically found throughout the city-state, located near public housing estates or transport hubs (such as bus interchanges or train stations).
Hawker culture in Singapore | |
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Country | Singapore |
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Reference | 01568 |
Region | Asia and the Pacific |
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Inscription | 2020 (15th session) |
List | Representative |
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Chinese | 小贩中心 | ||||||
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Malay | Pusat makanan yang dimasak | ||||||
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Tamil | ஹாக்கர் மையங்கள் | ||||||
Hawker centres were set up by the Singapore government as a more sanitary option to street-side outdoor alfresco hawker dining places.[1] Instead of mobile food carts, permanent stalls in open air buildings are provided for the hawkers with either commonly shared or stall dedicated tables and chairs provided for patrons. This phenomenon is also helped by hawker licensing laws, and totally eliminated street hawkers in Singapore.