NY Times pulls 'Singapore curry' video after backlash


Screenshots from a now-deleted video for "Singaporean chicken curry" that was posted by The New York Times. - NYTCOOKING/INSTAGRAM

SINGAPORE (AFP): The New York Times pulled a video Friday (Feb 11) showing a Taiwan-based writer making a "Singaporean chicken curry" after furious critics in the city-state said it resembled sewage rather than a local dish.

Singaporeans are fiercely proud of their culinary traditions, which fuse influences from the country's multi-ethnic population, and are sensitive to botched attempts by outsiders to portray their cherished dishes.

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