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Word: mamakating (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 2005-2005
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...food courts? Pandan tuna wraps, Peking duck pizzas and (the horror! The horror!) green-tea frappuccinos are freely available. So are Singapore's traditional syncretic cuisines. Long before fusion godfather Jean-Georges Vongerichten was mixing tamarind with truffles, local hawkers were fusing ingredients with aplomb. Nyonya cuisine (Chinese-Malay), Mamak food (Indian-Malay), and kaya toast (English toast with coconut-egg custard) are all fusion foods, doled out daily to office workers for $2 a pop. That's why class-conscious diners are being drawn to less chewed-over culinary styles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Amuse Bouche: Food Fight | 2/20/2005 | See Source »

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