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I love local food
About this commitment: Consume local

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I'll admit to it: I LOVE FOOD, especially local food. As an Asian in a cosmopolitan country, I am slightly embarrassed to admit that local food is actually what I deem as the best part of my little nation (: In fact, I can safely say that my national pride lies mainly in our food.

I love my mother's herbal soup, the hawker centre's meepok (of all the weird and wonderful things the world has, our country supposedly is the creator of the hawker centre concept), and all in all, a wonderful clash of cuisines from around the world. Nothing can ever replace all these.

I hope that people around the world learn to cherish their local specials and know that although the grass admittedly seem greener on the other side, once you cross over, you realise that it's actually synthetic grass which is comparatively tasteless.

Most importantly, we have to appreciate what we have before we actually lose it! This is especially so for my country. As we strive to keep up with the world, our economy and society improves. Sadly, that means that less people are willing to ditch their well-paying, comfortable jobs for a sweaty occupation as a cook in a hawker centre. That is to say, our unique bunch of cooks are slowly and surely dying out.

So right now, all I can now say is that: NORTH SOUTH EAST WEST, HOME FOOD'S THE BEST! Please do appreciate it :D

July 6, 2008 | 4:49 AM Comments  1 comments

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ymcany-Daniel ymcany-Daniel
October 23, 2009 | 4:22 PM
RE: Local Food
Hello, our global partners group is studying about local businesses. We read your post and we decided to investigate about a local food market. We want to know where our food comes from. We also want to know if they're part of a community supported agriculture (CSA) program. We are trying our best to learn more about locally grown food and how it gets to the food markets. Thanks for the idea!
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