Saving our Local Food Heritage
by Carmen Lim
@ 30 May 2014
Our veteran hawkers are keen to pass down their skills to the youths of Singapore to ensure that our heritage will not cease to exist when they exit from our hawker scene, thus the Street Food Pro 360 course is born. Organized by Makansutra and National Trades Union Congress’ Employment and Employability Institute, e2i, the street food professional course aims to “preserve, professionalise and create new possibilities” in the comfort street food industry. Well known hawkers as well as Chef Hooi and Chef Sin, who were the creators of some iconic dishes of Singapore, will be conducting the course and imparting their skills to the younger generation of hawkers. The programme fees are $3,000 but e2i will be providing a 90% subsidy for Singaporeans and Permanent Residents. Conducted in the last quarter of the year, applications are open till end of September, explore your options in this promising career. Read more at https://sg.news.yahoo.com/singapore-food-masters-fight-to-keep-food-heritage-alive-in-new-street-food-course-090637594.html
