Hawkers
Last night, the three of us (Daniel, Jeffery and myself) joined a Hawker tour put on by the CIS social committee. Hawkers are everywhere in Singapore and are basically a series of food stalls. The top ten uniquely Singapore dishes than one might find at these hawkers are:
1) Chilli Crab
2) Chicken Rice
3) Laksa
4) Satay
5) Fish Head Curry
6) Bah Kut Teh
7) Roti Prata
Rojak
9) Char Kway Teow
10) Fried Carrot Cake
When looking for a definition of Hawker a couple interesting ones appeared:
Hawker - from Low German höker, from Middle Low German hOker, from hOken to peddle
or Hawker - one who sells goods aggressively, especially by calling out
Yes, depending on the Hawker visited there certainly can be some "calling out" or harassement as it were 
Everyone wants you to come see their foods - they've got a deal for you!
At our first stop - Newton Food Center, we tried Rojak (an assortment that you select for frying, such as spring rolls, crab meat or sweet potato), Popiah (cabbage, sweet sauce, bean sprouts, etc. rolled up in a spring roll type pastry), Chicken Murtabak (roti prata with chicken, onion, carrot - yummy when dipped in curry sauce!), BBQ chicken wings, and some lime juice or sugar cane juice for cooling down those spicy dishes.
At our second stop - Telok Ayer Market (Lau Pa Sat) was once a wet market but now is a restored cast iron heritage site. Here we enjoyed a little indian food (dahl - lentil soup and naan - a baked flat bread), some chicken and beef satay with peanut sauce and some fresh juices (Daniel had watermelon, Carly had pineapple orange and Jeffery went for Mango). We were full!
Our last stop for the night was Glutton's Bay! This was a beautiful location on the waterfront at the Esplanade. There was live music and a nice breeze. Daniel and I enjoyed a short stroll along the water and a small ice cream treat. That is all we could fit in our full tummies!
A great outing.
