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Singapore food festival:
The Singapore Food Festival, one of the most expected yearly food events, is back for the 16th year from 17 to 26 July 2009. This year in the Singapore food festival, in addition to showcasing Singapore many local cultural food delights, various events will take place. At Clarke Quay, the Singapore food festival will also focus Peranakan cuisine such as Sambal Udang, Kueh Pie Tee, and Ayam Buah Keluak for the first time. Together organised by Singapore Tourism Board (STB) and Single Point of Contact (SPOC) Solutions Ptv Ltd, Singapore Food Festival 2009, will boot off with a colorful Peranakan Parade.
This procession of the Singapore Food Festival will have over 200 elaborately dressed Straits Chinese who will walk through Clarke Quay to the opening service of the Singapore Food Festival on Read Bridge. At the close of 10 days Singapore Food Festival of magnificent food and festivities, foodies can look forward to the Longest Peranakan Buffet Dinner offering 100 delicious dishes in this Singapore Food Festival.
The colorful blend of the Peranakan heritage and their delicacies is very much a evidence of Singapore food festival cultural melting pot, not only available together but melding together to develop a new and discrete personality. By highlighting Peranakan cuisine this year in the Singapore Food Festival, they hope visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy the many rich Nonya flavors at the Singapore food Festival and have a genuine experience immersing in the other aspects of Peranakan culture. These labors, together with proceedings like the Singapore Food Festival, allow local dishes to grow more international fame and they hope that these will soon become identical with Singapore in the minds of diners worldwide. This year, visitors to the Singapore Food Festival can also enjoy customary desserts with the Nonya Kueh sampler set at selected Bengawan Solo outlets.
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