US Ambassador Anjani Sinha says S’pore’s hawker food is ‘amazing’
Almost two months after arriving in Singapore, United States Ambassador Anjani K. Sinha has had his first hawker experience here.
Some of the dishes he tried were Hainanese chicken rice and ice kacang, according to a Facebook post by the U.S. Embassy Singapore on Wednesday (31 Dec).
Source: U.S. Embassy Singapore on Facebook
US Ambassador visits ‘iconic’ Tiong Bahru Market
As 2025 came to a close, Dr Sinha said he was “grateful” to share his “first hawker experience in Singapore” with his family and colleagues at the embassy.
Posing for photos at Tiong Bahru Market, he added that he had a “wonderful time” visiting one of the city’s “iconic” hawker centres.
He also took a photo opportunity in front of Tiong Bahru Lee Hong Kee Cantonese Roasted, one of the market’s most established names.
Source: U.S. Embassy Singapore on Facebook
US Ambassador tries ‘amazing’ hawker food
Of course, Dr Sinha also tried out the market’s “amazing food”, he said.
Various hawker favourites were displayed on his table, each dish conveniently labelled for the diners.
Seen in the photos were chicken rice, fried Hokkien mee (labelled as “fried sotong prawn mee”), both black and white fried carrot cake, lontong and curry rice.
