Aung San Suu Kyi tries local fare at Ghim Moh Market and Food Centre

SINGAPORE - Myanmar state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi toured one of Singapore's national institutions - a hawker centre - and tried some local fare on Friday (Dec 2) morning.

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She was hosted by Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan to a breakfast of chwee kueh and fried carrot cake, among other dishes, at Ghim Moh Market and Food Centre.

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Also on the menu were tau huay, putu mayam, laksa and coffee and tea.

Ms Suu Kyi, who is on the last day of her three-day official trip to Singapore, was greeted by a crowd of dozens that later swelled to at least a hundred, mostly curious onlookers and hawkers.

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She also toured the wet market and stalls, and was briefed on the history of hawker centres in Singapore.

Myanmar is looking at upgrading its wet markets and building a hawker centre in Yangon.

Here is the food Aung San Suu Kyi ate from Ghim Moh Market, along with their stall numbers:

This article was first published on Dec 02, 2016.
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