Recently, some of you may have heard of Asia Western Food, a humble Hainanese western food stall that’s run solo by an elderly gentleman with a hunchback. It really does sound & seem incredibly pitiful, but he still silently toils on. Asia Western Food is known for affordable & appetising fried food, which is possibly the closest thing Singapore will get to a chippy.⠀
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The chicken wings ($1.20 apiece) were suitably sized, and they were deep fried expertly. Crispy, gloriously golden brown on the outside, the meat within was moist & satisfyingly salty. Sure, these ain’t the best tasting chicken wings in town, but they are the cheapest, and they’re a throwback to a bygone era. An era when the future was rosy, the world wasn’t too shabby, and we still had some hopes & dreams.