Lim Wei Keat is an apprentice at Neo’s chicken rice stall in Singapore. Photo: Roslan Rahman/AFP
Young Singapore chefs give its street food culture a shot in the arm
- Singapore’s street food is famous, but few people want to work in the trade, with its long hours and low pay, and many hawkers are nearing retirement
- A growing number of young chefs are taking up apprenticeships with food hawkers. ‘Local dishes would disappear if young chefs did not take over,’ one says,
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Lim Wei Keat is an apprentice at Neo’s chicken rice stall in Singapore. Photo: Roslan Rahman/AFP