When you first walk into a food court or hawkers center it is just so mind blowing and and at the same time very intimidating. They originated from the original street vendors which upgraded and moved into permanent locations, either air conditioned in shopping centres or more traditional in the suburbs and on the streets. When you walk in you are hit by the wonderful smells, hoards of people eating and drinking with array of food stalls neatly lined up representing food cultures from all over the world.
As you walk past, staring at the individual food items, trying to make some sense of the whole lot your stomach growl from hunger. And one other important thing is the cost effectiveness is also amazing. You can buy a very decent meal for between $3 - $7.
People from all walks of life gather here to dine and enjoy life together. There is loads of meat, noodles, rice, curries, sweets, soups and local drinks to choose from and you can mix and match as you prefer. To date we have only enjoyed one meal in a food court although we have visited them on numerous occasions.
Before you can enjoy the experience you have to get a understanding of how it works and what food to choose, hence my purchase of the book I mentioned in my previous post. I want to enjoy the full culinary experience and look forward to the journey. I will share my findings in forthcoming posts with you all.
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