Reflective of the island’s diverse cultural makeup, street food in Singapore is a confluence of taste and vibrancy. Flavours from China, India, Malaysia and Indonesia create a cuisine that's lively, bold and totally unique. At the heart of the city's food scene are crowded hawker centres, serving food prepared in massive black woks over hot fires (by hands that don't register the scalding heat anymore). Here is a list of five time-tested street specialities all Singaporeans grow up with.