French picnic firm sparks Singapore food fight
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Mawar:
Tongue in cheek oni har,
If want to bring karipap, call it Pain Surprise. If want to bring kway chap, call it Porc Mangetout de la Chemise Blanche or something. If want to bring rojak with hae gor, call it Delise d'escargots.
Sorry, ma french c'est pas bon but you get the idea? Window dressing a bit la.
Good one, Mawar, hi 5! -
verykiasu2010:
Pirate got rum and cannonball market. We call it \"commodities future\" market, because we take delivery now and pay \"in the future\".pirate:
What is \"upmarket\"? Can eat one or not? :scratchhead:
upmarket means the share price goes up, down market means quickly sell your stock :evil: :evil:
but pirate where got market one ? :evil: :evil:
But today STI, HSI, Nikkei, ASX all down leh. So it is a \"downmarket\" picnic? :scratchhead: -
pirate:
Pirate got rum and cannonball market. We call it \"commodities future\" market, because we take delivery now and pay \"in the future\".verykiasu2010:
[quote=\"pirate\"]What is \"upmarket\"? Can eat one or not? :scratchhead:
upmarket means the share price goes up, down market means quickly sell your stock :evil: :evil:
but pirate where got market one ? :evil: :evil:
But today STI, HSI, Nikkei, ASX all down leh. So it is a \"downmarket\" picnic? :scratchhead:[/quote] :imconstipated: Not even going , all the commotion makes one constipated. -
what is the 'upmarket' french name for chee cheong fun ah?? it's white isnt it? :evil:
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pinky:
what is the 'upmarket' french name for chee cheong fun ah?? it's white isnt it? :evil:
Sorry, this is beyond me. Had to use Google Translate. But if you could stomach foie gras, do justice to:
végétariens tripes blanches a la singapour
Viola! C'est ca! Can? -
pirate:
What is \"upmarket\"? Can eat one or not? :scratchhead:
It is the 2nd floor of the market. Normally, this houses the hawker centre. If it is upmarket food, it's actually hawker centre food. I'm almost certain of this. I have a lot of wet market experience. -
SINGAPORE: More than 800 foodies all dressed in white descended on the ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands for a very special picnic.
The part—flash mob, part—picnic Diner en Blanc or "White Dinner" made its Asian debut in Singapore on Thursday evening.
The sight of people carrying white tables, chairs and baskets drew many stares from curious on—lookers.
Participants were told to gather at Stadium MRT station and Liang Court, before they were ferried by bus or bumboat to the location.
They were kept in the dark about the venue until the very last minute.
Guests quickly assembled their food on fine chinaware and laid out the silver and glassware after arriving at the picnic’s venue.
Sandy Safi, partner, Diner en Blanc International, said: "Well, you know, people arrived and they are just as devoted. And they really understood what it was all about. They devoted themselves to getting dressed all elegantly… They are all devoted to everything that they are doing."
An array of food was on display, including local fare such as mee siam, and even homemade soy pudding "tau huey".
Diner en Blanc Singapore stirred controversy when it posted a comment on its Facebook page, saying that local food was not permitted.
The comment, which organisers said was a "miscommunication", was withdrawn and apologies issued.
Despite the controversy that dogged the event this past week, it was a full turn—out for Singapore’s first Diner en Blanc.
Diner en Blanc also unexpectedly brought a lot of Singaporeans together through the eating sessions it has helped spawn, such as the "Super White" picnic in the middle of Hong Lim Park, giving Singaporeans another reason to indulge in local favourites.
"Super White" gained traction on Facebook and even attracted a sponsor for soy bean curd, or "tau huey".
Organisers said "Super White" is held in good fun, for Singaporeans to come together to appreciate local food.
Even though "Super White" coincides with Diner en Blanc, its organisers said the event is not meant to be a protest.
Stephanie Phua, organiser of "Super White", said: "We’re not really making a statement, we’re just riding on the event, and that people have feelings towards it. So why don’t we just come together and do something positive?"
Liau Yun Qing, a participant at the event, said: "I wouldn’t say it’s petty because people can have their stuff, and we can have our stuff. It’s not really to protest against them or anything."
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how the organisers make money out of this flashmob? ads?
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Support local food with local names!
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Mawar:
:rotflmao: :rotflmao:Tongue in cheek oni har,
If want to bring karipap, call it Pain Surprise. If want to bring kway chap, call it Porc Mangetout de la Chemise Blanche or something. If want to bring rojak with hae gor, call it Delise d'escargots.
Sorry, ma french c'est pas bon but you get the idea? Window dressing a bit la.
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