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Singapore. (Kristie Hang)
When you think of Singapore, some of the first things that come to mind might be all the strict and seemingly strange laws they have—no smoking, no gum-chewing, no jaywalking, and no littering, amongst many others. But in a roundabout way, those same peculiar rules contribute to making Singapore the food mecca that it is.
You'll be delighted when you never step in gum, are greeted with sparkly clean streets, and breathe in whiffs of fragrant chili crab and satay aroma air without any hint of cigarette smoke. Singaporeans take their food very seriously— it's all about borrowing and melding with other cuisines like Malaysian, Chinese, Indian, Indonesian, Middle Eastern, Thai, and Western, to create dishes that are uniquely their own.
