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History and Stories 

How Japan’s Military Popularised Meat and Western Food

19 July, 202011 August, 2020 Fat Boi 0 Comments japan

A video version of this article exist on YouTube.  TLDR Buddhism and Shinto meant Japanese didn’t eat meat from 675

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History and Stories 

Banana Mayonnaise Sandwich – The disgusting sandwich that raised US$159,935 for school children

11 September, 20199 November, 2020 Fat Boi 0 Comments

On 5 April 2016, Dale Earnhardt Jr., a NASCAR auto racing driver, posted a sandwich that made the internet question

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History and Stories 

McDonald’s Curry Sauce, so good it almost caused a riot – Food Origins

30 May, 20199 November, 2020 Fat Boi 0 Comments Fast Food, mcdonald's

If anybody wonder in the upcoming weeks why people are carrying and buying bottles of McDonald’s curry sauce, you’ll understand

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History and Stories 

All Geylang Serai Bazaar Stall Images, Understanding why Pasar Malams suck, and why 2019 is significant

16 May, 20199 November, 2020 Fat Boi 1 Comment

Ok, I lied. It isn’t really all of the stalls. Pretty sure I missed some since the venue is pretty

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History and Stories 

Toast Sandwich, Toast between 2 Slices of Bread, and the Sandwich Water

3 April, 20193 April, 2019 Fat Boi 0 Comments Food Origins, sandwich

We truly live in the best age for food. Never before has the spreading of culinary knowledge and innovation experienced

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History and Stories 

Singapore Noodles, the Merlion Statue of Singapore Cuisine

26 March, 20199 September, 2020 Fat Boi 0 Comments Food Origins

Sep 2020 Update: Welp, this was badly written as like my old content. I’ll be leaving this article as is

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History and Stories 

Ancient People Try Durian, the Zombie Apocalypse Inducing Fruit – Food Origins

15 March, 20197 August, 2020 Fat Boi 2 Comments Durian, Food Origins

Aug 2020 Edit: On retrospect, this article was quite badly written. To be updated. Meanwhile, here’s a video: Killer of

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History and Stories 

Lei Cha 擂茶/Lui Cha/Chinese Pesto/Thunder Tea/Pestle Tea – Food Origins

13 February, 201918 May, 2019 Fat Boi 5 Comments

Lei Cha might not be everybody’s cup of tea, but it is much more than a green herby bitter soup, with many variations and thousands of years of history.

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History and Stories 

Rotiboy/Mexican Coffee Buns – Food Origins

22 January, 201926 February, 2019 Fat Boi 0 Comments

If you have ever traveled between the customs of Johor Bahru and Singapore, then you’ve probably smelled the fragrance of

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McSpicy with cheese
History and Stories 

McSpicy/McLaoSai/McDiarrhea, The Most Iconic Singaporean Burger – Food Origins

16 November, 201830 May, 2019 Fat Boi 0 Comments burger, chicken, fried chicken, mcdonald's

It doesn’t matter who you worship, where you come from, or what your moralities and beliefs are. Chances are, people

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Compelling backstories and history behind food around the world — even from fictional universes. And of course, the recipes.

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