{"id":652,"date":"2025-10-29T05:52:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T05:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scbf.techzu.site\/?page_id=652"},"modified":"2025-10-30T04:08:58","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T04:08:58","slug":"chilli-crab-chicken-rice-and-chwee-kueh-how-singapores-food-obsession-spills-over-into-books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scbf.techzu.site\/index.php\/chilli-crab-chicken-rice-and-chwee-kueh-how-singapores-food-obsession-spills-over-into-books\/","title":{"rendered":"Chilli Crab, Chicken Rice and Chwee Kueh: How Singapore\u2019s Food Obsession Spills Over into\u00a0Books"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"652\" class=\"elementor elementor-652\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa753e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"cfa753e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e22264c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e22264c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c91caf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c91caf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1742\" data-end=\"2077\">Singaporeans\u2019 love for food is legendary, and it\u2019s no surprise that our books are bursting with mouth-watering Singapore delights! Our panel of authors will share how they use food to weave stories of tradition, family, connection, and cultural identity, all while celebrating the tastes that bring us together. From hawker stalls to home kitchens, discover how food is more than just fuel \u2013 it\u2019s a gateway to belonging and understanding.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1164ae9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1164ae9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d850d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74d850d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Event Details<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3858e6f elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"3858e6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-calendar-alt\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 464c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h352c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V192H0v272zm320-196c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h40c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v40c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12h-40c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12v-40zm0 128c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h40c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v40c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12h-40c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12v-40zM192 268c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h40c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v40c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12h-40c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12v-40zm0 128c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h40c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v40c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12h-40c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12v-40zM64 268c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h40c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v40c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12H76c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12v-40zm0 128c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h40c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v40c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12H76c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12v-40zM400 64h-48V16c0-8.8-7.2-16-16-16h-32c-8.8 0-16 7.2-16 16v48H160V16c0-8.8-7.2-16-16-16h-32c-8.8 0-16 7.2-16 16v48H48C21.5 64 0 85.5 0 112v48h448v-48c0-26.5-21.5-48-48-48z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Saturday, 21 June<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-clock\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M256,8C119,8,8,119,8,256S119,504,256,504,504,393,504,256,393,8,256,8Zm92.49,313h0l-20,25a16,16,0,0,1-22.49,2.5h0l-67-49.72a40,40,0,0,1-15-31.23V112a16,16,0,0,1,16-16h32a16,16,0,0,1,16,16V256l58,42.5A16,16,0,0,1,348.49,321Z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">4.30 pm<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-map\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 117.66v346.32c0 11.32 11.43 19.06 21.94 14.86L160 416V32L20.12 87.95A32.006 32.006 0 0 0 0 117.66zM192 416l192 64V96L192 32v384zM554.06 33.16L416 96v384l139.88-55.95A31.996 31.996 0 0 0 576 394.34V48.02c0-11.32-11.43-19.06-21.94-14.86z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">NAFA CAMPUS 2 ROOM 3-05 (LEVEL 3)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9526700 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9526700\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ba885 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19ba885\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2da6846 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2da6846\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Speakers &amp; Moderator<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8efcdd5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8efcdd5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19616dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"19616dd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-978e30f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"978e30f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2ce9e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2ce9e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e31cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42e31cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Joyce Chng<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-283811b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"283811b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1742\" data-end=\"2077\">Joyce Chng lives in Singapore. They write science fiction and fantasy as well as YA and MG. Their short stories have appeared in The Apex Book of World SF II, The Future Fire and Multispecies Cities. Oyster Girl (Pepper Dog Press) is a tribute to their grandmother and the hawker heritage in Singapore. You can find Joyce at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/awolfstale.wordpress.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/awolfstale.wordpress.com<\/a>\u00a0or blackwolfsings at Instagram.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-569b543 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"569b543\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8004d17 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8004d17\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e869d7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e869d7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d140ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d140ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Janice Khoo<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7494730 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7494730\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"1742\" data-end=\"2077\">Janice\u2019s first book, Sing a Song of Hawker Food, is a collection of fractured nursery rhymes that pay tribute to Singapore hawker culture. She did a lot of research for the book and has eaten every hawker dish mentioned in it more than once. Janice co-wrote Sing a Song of Hawker Food and The Emperor\u2019s Gazillion New Clothes with children\u2019s author Lianne Ong. Besides retelling childhood favourites, Janice also wrote Shelby and Mona, a charming picture book about a snail, a butterfly and friendship.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e99a13b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e99a13b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc66f64 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc66f64\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca2945c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ca2945c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa2fa7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa2fa7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rachelyn Gordon (Moderator)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75ff768 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75ff768\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rachelyn Gordon is a Singaporean children\u2019s author and creative writing teacher passionate about telling stories that reflect the diversity and vibrancy of childhood in Southeast Asia. She is the author of Rosie and the Mamak Shop, Curly, and the upcoming Frank\u2014a story about grief, resilience, and the power of laughter.<\/p><p>You can find her work at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rachelyngordon.com\">http:\/\/www.rachelyngordon.com<\/a> and follow her on Instagram at @teacherwhowrites.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Singaporeans\u2019 love for food is legendary, and it\u2019s no surprise that our books are bursting with mouth-watering Singapore delights! Our panel of authors will share how they use food to weave stories of tradition, family, connection, and cultural identity, all while celebrating the tastes that bring us together. 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