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Last Updated: Sep 25th, 2006 - 11:36:04 |
New frozen food technology allows local dishes to be exported
By Jason Tan, Channel NewsAsia
SINGAPORE : Your favourite local fare might well be available soon in other countries, thanks to a new frozen food technology called vacuum skin packaging.
In conjunction with Singapore Polytechnic, a local food manufacturer hopes to utilise this technology to export local favourites to Japan, China and even the US.
Said Terry Tan, of Singapore Food Delight Manufacturer, "Every time I travel overseas and I try the Hainanese chicken rice, it's different. We don't have the authentic chicken rice over there; even when we try our laksa, we don't have the authentic (taste). So I think we should bring our authentic Hainanese chicken rice, our laksa to other countries."
These ready-to-eat meals have a shelf life of at least a year, and are all Halal certified.
To prepare the meals, just heat them for three to five minutes in the microwave, or simply boil the packet in hot water.
However, not anybody with access to the same equipment can easily duplicate this product.
Said Samuel Aw, lecturer in food technology at Singapore Polytechnic, "It's not so simple just to buy equipment and then you can mass produce, because we actually have to add some ingredients to achieve the shelf life of one year, in this case."
The frozen meals are currently available at Cold Storage, Isetan, Carrefour and various petrol kiosks. - CNA /ct
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