VP Kamala Harris in Singapore: Which street hawker food did she try?
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VP Kamala Harris in Singapore: Which street bell-ringer food did she endeavor?
Thanks to crowdsourcing, it was a multicultural spread including the US Vice President'due south favourite South Indian dish – idli with sambar.
Kamala Harris' multicultural hawker feast in Singapore. (Photo: US Embassy in Singapore)
Last Sunday morning (Aug 22), United states Vice President Kamala Harris touched down in Singapore, kick off her first official trip to Southeast Asia.
Amidst her packed schedule of formal engagements over iii days in Singapore, the first female US Vice President also found a little fourth dimension to indulge in some of the country'southward favourite local cuisine. All recommended by the experts – the people of Singapore themselves.
Ahead of her arrival in Singapore, Singapore Foreign Diplomacy Government minister Vivian Balakrishnan took to his official social media accounts on Aug 17 via Facebook, Instagram and Twitter to ask Singapore which local dish they would recommend to Ms Harris. And the internet answered.
Thanks to crowdsourcing, a multicultural spread of rojak, laksa, idli with sambar, and teh tarik was the eventual local banquet served to VP Harris over dejeuner.
And equally proud Singaporeans know of our local cuisine, it certainly did non disappoint.
Afterward the meal, VP Harris told Dr. Balakrishnan that she really enjoyed all the nutrient, which included her favourite South Indian dish – idli with sambar.
It was presented to her in a traditional tingkat and prepared by Shangri-La Hotel. All the dishes were crowdsourced, salvage for the addition of prawn toast, which the hotel chef decided to pair with the laksa.
The Singapore Foreign Affairs Government minister then took to social media once more to announce that the The states VP was "thrilled" with the spread.
"Cheers all for your food recommendations. You lot volition be glad to hear that Vice President Kamala Harris was thrilled! #FoodDiplomacy." he wrote on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter on Aug 25.
Dr. Balakrishnan shared with Ms Harris how seriously Singaporeans have our food and she reportedly replied that food is important to her as well. Food affairs indeed.
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