LAKSA for the equivalent of $53, chicken rice for $94 and chilli crab for $144 - unimaginable prices for hawker food.
But Russian diners paid these exorbitant sums, in local roubles, to get a taste of some of Singapore's signature dishes at a food fair held in Moscow recently.
The dishes were such a hit that they are now set to become permanent additions to the menu of one of the city's top eateries, Nedalniy Vostock Restaurant.