Singapore’s ‘Hawker’ Culture serving as ‘Community Dining Room’ Gets UNESCO Recognition

The Hawker Culture of street food in Singapore, has been inducted by UNESCO in its prestigious ‘Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’.
The Hawker Culture is a popular Singaporean style of street dining and culinary practices in a multicultural urban environment.
Hawker centers are naturally-ventilated premises with stalls selling food from various cultures like Chinese, Malay, Indian, among others.
The Hawkers of Singapore are known to master a variety of cuisines which they serve at the ‘community dining rooms’ where people from across all walks of life gather and share their unique experiences.