Saturday, May 15, 2010

Makan at the Singapore Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo 2010

I managed to visit the Shanghai Expo last week, and got to see the Singapore Pavilion. Much has been said about it in the papers, so I won't comment on what I think of it since this is a food blog not a venue for architectural or cultural discourse.

But a few plus points - the roof garden consisting of tropical plants like orchids, heliconias and ferns was absolutely stunning, although I heard a cold spell 2 weeks back had frozen some of the ferns.

The video depicting Singapore's urban landscape was pretty good too (ok I'm probably biased).

But the main point - we had lunch in the Singapore Pavilion. The Kriston team had been cooking various local delights for sale at one of the stalls just outside the Pavilion, and they were responsible for catering our lunch.

Otak sandwich and a chocolate brownie (not very Singaporean)

Laksa - fairly good considering that laksa leaf and coconut probably couldn't be obtained locally in Shanghai.

The satay was not too bad either...
And getting kueh pie ti was also a huge surprise.

Singapore food is definitely best prepared and consumed in Singapore, but it was a nice touch nonetheless : )

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