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Spicing up the culinary scene with Sichuan mala dishes
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Mr Dai Heng Jiang beside his bubble tea stall and Sichuan cooked food stall (back) outside People's Park Complex in Chinatown. The Sichuan native, who is a permanent resident here, imports ingredients from Sichuan every month and counts as his customers those from China as well as Singaporeans. He is among many Chinese who have helped change the local culinary scene.
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Ten years ago, Mr Dai Heng Jiang, a newcomer to Singapore, rented a small strip of walkway at People's Park Complex in Chinatown and started doing business.
From a small standalone food kiosk, he served an assortment of meats and vegetables doused in a tongue-numbing Sichuan mala gravy. Singapore office staff and Chinese manual workers alike lapped it up.
