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Sep 10, 2008
$94 chicken rice?
By Francis Chan

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.

Read the full story in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times

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