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Itinerant Hawkers (Operate on a three-wheel leg-pedal cycle (Parked at…
Itinerant Hawkers
Operate on a three-wheel leg-pedal cycle
Parked at street intersection
Played instrument to announce their presence
Unhygenic
did not have proper ..
Equipement
Water supply
Waste disposal system
Provide simple meals
Cultural homemade dishes
Mostly Chinese
Morning: Breakfast with no meat
Afternoon: Lunch with meat (e.x. wanton mee)
Night: luxury food (e.x. bird's nest)
Job for unskilled
Reasons
Women's participation in economy
Increase of dual income couples
Rise in number of maids
Eating out as a 'coping strategy'
Satisfy intergenerational tastes + individual preferences
Preference differences between various generations within family members
Hawker foods as take out foods
Undergone unintended and expected revolution
Initial objective: improving the public hygenic
Became a place for social interactions + Employment oppotunities
Differences in attitude towards going to hawker centers
Most frequent users:Chinese
Malays: less frequent (Lack of halal certified hawker stalls)
Indians: less frequent (value home-cooked meals)
Hawker centers as Singapore's icon
Located around public housing estates
residents as stable customers
Less locally attached hawker centers at city
locals and tourists as customers
Singaporeans spend 37% of their food budget on hawker foods
2 stalls were awarded a Michelin star
Attract people from rich to poor
Reasons
Economic growth
Flows in labor was created
Demand for cheap food rose
Climate of Singapore
Hot, Humid, No seasons
More comfortable eating outdoor
Establishment of Hawker centers :
The government had negative views towards hawking practices
Hawking = Diffusions of diseases and traffic concerns
X Prohibiting the practice O Regulate hawking
Officers restricted illegal hawkers
When caught, hawkers were charged with fine
The gov offered a place for hawkers where they can continue to work as hawkers = HAWKER CENTERS
Central Kitchens logistics
Minimized cost
Shared cooking equipment and utensils
Wider range of customers