Biryani among top winners of Singapore’s favourite hawker food cooked on piped gas
Singapore, Nov 11: Biryani and a veg-meat delicacy known here as Indian Rojak were among the 12 winners of Singapore’s Favourite Hawker Food competition, promoting piped gas for cooking and a lower carbon footprint. Haji Haniffa M-Ansari Eating House for cooking and selling Biryani and Fazil Muslim Food Stall for providing Indian Rojak were declared winners on Saturday.
The popular competition promoted piped gas for cooking street food at hawker centres in line with Singapore’s goal of achieving sustainability through the increased reliance on lower carbon solutions, according to the organisers of the competition.
Following a two-and-a-half-month campaign, City Energy Pte Ltd, a leading gas supplier to food courts and hawker centres, honoured the 12 outstanding hawkers in its annual City Hawker Food Hunt, Singapore’s longest-running hawker food contest, which is very popular among the denizens of the city-state..
The contest aimed to spotlight Singapore’s beloved hawker culture, preserving and promoting the nation’s rich culinary heritage at the same time achievement of sustainability through the increased reliance on lower carbon solutions, said City Energy.
Following a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19, this year’s City Hawker Food Hunt marked its 13th year of honouring the best hawker food and stalls island-wide with much fanfare. The contest was held between July 4 and September 15.
Each winner of the favourite hawker food category was awarded SGD500 cash, a medal and a certificate to display at their respective stalls.
Besides supporting Singapore’s goal of achieving sustainability through the increased reliance on lower carbon solutions, piped gas is also one of the preferred energy choices, City Energy CEO Perry Ong elaborated when asked.
With over half of Singapore’s hawker centres using piped town gas, Ong highlighted the pivotal role of hawkers as significant stakeholders for City Energy. (PTI)
