The Cinema Chefs

Crazy Rich Asians - Hawker Fare

Episode Summary

Jenn and Clara discuss the hawker cuisine in Crazy Rich Asians.

Episode Notes

Jenn and Clara discuss the numerous Singaporean specialties in the hawker stall scene in Crazy Rich Asians, including satay, laksa, char kway teow, and the famous carrot cake. They also cover the complicated dynamics at the intersection of family, social class, and food.

Chapters

0:22 Hawker cuisine in Crazy Rich Asians

0:40 One sentence summary of the movie

1:15 Cast, crew, and awards

2:53 Gold open movement

3:35 Newton Food Centre

4:50 All about satay

6:13 Allergy woes

6:2626 Chili crab!

7:47 Noodle time

8.30 Fish sauce and shrimp paste

9:04 Importance of mise en place and reading recipes 2X

9:57 All about laksa

10:45 Carrot cake in Singapore is not dessert

11:24 demographics of hawker stall workers

12:00 Where is Hawker cuisine in the movie?

14:00 "Asian spicy"

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15:46 Culinary terms

18:43 Asian manners

19:40 Food is love

20:35 Our next episode 🌟

Links we mentioned:

• The Preservation Paradox: Singapore’s Hawker Centres as a Case Study in Cultural Food Policy by Jenny Dorsey
• Newton Food Centre (Singapore)
• FDR Southeast Asian Market (Philly)
• The science behind ‘the breath of a wok,’ an essential ingredient in the perfect bowl of fried rice by Maggie Hiufu Wong
• Urban Hawker (NYC)
• Mama Lam's laksa recipe
• Crazy Rich Asians, the book (Affiliate link) 

Sounds we used:

• Cash Register Kaching by DRAGON-STUDIO
• Sizzling in a wok by Freemaster2
• Atlas • Malaysia by Vadim Makes Sound