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When old-style school canteens say goodbye, we lose more than we think
The central kitchen model may make economic sense, but something deeply intimate is leaving our lives.
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Ask anyone who studied in Singapore about their school canteen, and all sorts of oddly specific anecdotes will tumble out.
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I still recall the piping hot bowls of wonton noodle soup sold at my school canteen.
Seasoned with lashings of the canteen auntie’s signature chilli sauce and doled out in distinctive red bowls, these noodles were a constant source of comfort as I navigated the ups and downs of daily life in my 10 years at my all-girls alma mater.
