ScandAsia Singapore - March 2015

MAR 2015
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Islands
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mesmerizing first dive.
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When: March 13, 2015, 7:30 PM
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When: March 13, 2015
Where: Changi Exhibition Centre
Jazz Concert
at the Norwegian Church: MiTri
Swedish superstar DJ/artist, electronic dance
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Asia ’15 Festival! A global phenomenon with
hits such as the Grammy-nominated David
Guetta collaboration ‘Sunshine’ and the epic
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along The Prodigy and disco legend Giorgio
Moroder (!!), will be bringing his long awaited
second album, ‘Stories’, to Singapore on the
13th of March 2015.
When: March 18, 2015, 19:00
Where: Norwegian Church Abroad Singapor
The Norwegian Church welcomes all to an
evocative jazz concert with visiting Norwegian
jazz trio MiTri. The trio will preform some original
material, old psalms to new melodies and cover
songs from i.a. Tom Waitz. Their musical style is
jazz inspired and toned down. The band name
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“the three of us”, and the trio consists of vocalist
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and pianist Øystein Tønnessen of the Norwegian
Church. The two former are visiting Singapore for
the first time. Their debut album “Silent Wings”
was released last summer
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Concert
with Erlend Øye
and the Rainbows
When: 19 March, 2015, 8 PM.
Where: Sentosa at the Coliseum, Hard Rock
Hotel on Thursday 19 March
He sang for Röyksopp, he was one half of
Kings of Convenience and led The Whitest Boy
Alive. Now Erlend Øye (Norway) is coming to
Singapore with the laid back, folky, solo material
he is famous for. Touring for his new release,
‘Legao’ which was arranged and recorded with
the Icelandic reggae band Hjálmar, Erlend’s new
project still bears the signature style he carries
wherever he goes, of vulnerable vocals and
sincere lyrics - now supported by the elegance
and consistency of the band.
Easter Trip to Rawa!
When: March 28-21, 2015
Where: Rawa island, Malaysia
Sjømannskirken, Norwegian Church Abroad and
Svenska Kyrkan, Swedish Church in Singapore
arrange the yearly trip for the respective
congregations to the island of Rawa in Malaysia.
The trip is meant for those interested in getting
to know new people, play football, swimming
and snorkeling, evening prayers and celebrating
Easter’s message, or just getting to enjoy peace
and quiet on an island idyll. The organizer offers
a framework programme which you can join in
on what you feel for!

News Brief
Louis Poulsen opens showroom in Singapore
Danish lighting Manufacturer
Louis Poulsen marked
its official opening in
Singapore at Sunlight Luminaire’s
showroom on February 12. With
their close collaboration with
famous architects through many
years, Louis Poulsen is one of the
leading international suppliers
of world-famous architectural
lightning.
Official launch of Louis Poulsen
at Sunlight Luminaire’s showroom
in Singapore on February 12. Photo:
Louis Poulsen Lighting.
Official launch of Louis Poulsen
at Sunlight Luminaire’s showroom
in Singapore on February 12. Photo:
Louis Poulsen Lighting.
Many people are familiar with
the Mid-century classics, such as
Artichoke and PH5 pendants. But
Louis Poulsen also offers a range
of new products that combine
experimentation and innovation.
Danish mayors
promotes smart
cities in Singapore
First ScandBizBar of 2015
Photo courtesy of Danish Embassy in Singapore
In early February, a group of Mayors of Culture
and Leisure and their CEOs from the 6 largest
cities in Denmark visited Singapore. The focus
of their visit was to learn about Singapore’s
culture.
The Danish Embassy had put together an
intense programme for this Danish delegation
to meet with various Singapore government
agencies, where they had talks about project test
beds in a smart city, challenge of balancing arts
and culture in an academic-driven community, and
preservation versus urbanization in a global city.
While here, Carsten Haurum, CEO of Culture
and Leisure City of Copenhagen, delivered a
lecture to share about Copenhagen’s success
stories of refurbishing heritage buildings in a
liveable city. The audience of about 250 included
members of Singapores Civil Service, architects,
urban planners, academia staff and consultants.
Story and photo by Søren Engelbrecht
At &SONS, a bar at the Chinese Square
Centre, Scandinavian businessmen and
-women are starting to gather. The collar
button is unleashed and cold beers are being
served along with different snacks.
This year’s first ScandBizBar Networking
Night has started, and after only half an hour the
place is getting crowded. A cold beer or a stirred
drink seems to be the perfect way for the CEOs
and contractors to end a working day and meet
new people.
Sweden this year’s host
So far, five Networking Nights have been planned
for 2015, and this year it’s theSwedish council,
SBAS, in the Scandinavian collaboration that are
hosting the events.
There is also a majority of Swedish people
in the room, but according to Mikael Nielsen, a
Danish consultant n Singapore, that is perfectly
natural.
“That’s how it works. When Sweden hosts
these events there are more Swedish people,
when Norway hosts, there are more Norwegians
and so on. Well, when Norway hosted the last
time it was actually only Norwegians,” he laughs. “I
guess it depends on the location and bar prices.”
That said, Mikael Nielsen insures that he will
definitely be going next time. Because there are
also Danes, Norwegians and Finns – even two
Frenchmen turned up tonight. And it’s not about
whether your fellow countryman will be there. It’s
about networking, casual conversations and cold
beers. The next planned event is March 12.
6 ScandAsia.Singapore • March 2015

First Event for Scandinavian Students in Singapore
News Brief
by Louise Bihl Frandsen
Student Event at the Norwegian
Siemen’s Church in Singapore.
Photo: Norwegian Siemen’s
Church Singapore
The Norwegian Seamen’s
Church has its first social happening
for Scandinavian students in
Singapore the 25th of February.
Dinner and conversation are key
words for the event. But the church
is also a place for the students to
feel at home.
‘Hungry Student?’ The invitation
to the Student Event in Singapore
starts.
Mostly Norwegians and
Swedes are participating in the
events organized by the Norwegian
Seamen’s Church in Singapore. But
some times students from Denmark
and Finland are represented as well,
Kristian Engelstad Kvalem, one of
the organizers from the seamen’s
church tells.
“We created a community
where young people from
Scandinavia can meet and socialize.
It gives them security and a place to
feel at home,” Kristian says.
The Norwegian Seamen’s
Church find it important to meet
the young people to make them
aware of the help and advice they
can get.
“For example if they have any
problems later on, we will help them
and give them advices,” he says.
Besides the first event in
February, the Norwegian Seamen’s
Church are planning three more
events – one more before summer
and two in the autumn. Every year
ends with an annual christmas
dinner. Around 50 students are
participating every time.
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News Brief
Sauna-goers may live longer: Study
Jongla CEO Riku Salminen.
Jongla
mobile
messaging
app targets
SE Asia
Men who regularly visited a sauna lived
longer and were less likely to die of sudden
heart attacks than men who did not visit as
often, said a Finnish study out Monday.
In often frigid Finland, going to the sauna is a
popular activity, and is believed to confer good health
and relaxation.
While other studies have examined the link
between better circulation and sauna use, the
latest study in the Journal of the American Medical
Association (JAMA) Internal Medicine looked at the
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cardiac death, fatal coronary heart disease, fatal
cardiovascular disease and dying from any cause
among a group of 2,315 middle-aged men (42 to 60
years old) from eastern Finland.
Finnish mobile messaging
company Jongla has launched
what it says is the lightest
ever instant messaging app.
Jongla Lite is a new 2.7MB
version of the Jongla crossplatform
instant messaging app
designed for regions with limited
telecommunications infrastructure
and for devices with limited
memory.
Engineering innovations have
made Jongla Lite on Android
around 15 per cent of the size of
its nearest competitor and a tenth
of the size of the average instant
messaging app.
Jongla believes the new version
of the app will be particulary
attractive in markets such as India
and South East Asia where low
cost phones are commonplace
and there is limited access to 3G
and 4G networks.
“Jongla Lite is the first of a
number of ground-breaking
product developments we plan
for 2015,” says Jongla CEO Riku
Salminen.
“It has been designed for
markets in South East Asia where
we have a significant and growing
user base already and India, where
we see huge potential demand for
high quality instant messaging.”
The company believes the
new version of the app will also
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8 ScandAsia.Singapore • March 2015

Q&A
Reader profile of the month
Nordea has the
best Nordic bank
brand
Nordea has the most valuable brand in
Scandinavia, according to the annual
Banking 500 report by Brand Finance.
The Sweden-based bank has a brand value
of about 44.1 billion kroner, although it dropped
five spots in the world rankings compared
to last year from 32nd to 37th. Norwegian
bank DNB was the second-best performing
Nordic bank (66), closely followed by Svenska
Handelsbanken (67).
Ika
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Rovio launches
Angry Birds
Playground in
Singapore
Photo: Rovio
Rovio Entertainment and Dreamkids
Kindergarten team up to launch the first
Angry Birds Playground in Southeast Asia.
The playground will be opened in Singapore.
Angry Birds Playground is an early school
educational concept developed by Rovio. The
playground in Singapore will be the fourth Angry
Birds Playground in the world.
“We are delighted to bring such an innovative
program to Singapore. We are confident that
the fusion of Dreamkids’ value-based philosophy
and Rovio’s Fun Learning approach create an
amazing world of learning experiences for preschool
children in Singapore, benefitting from
Rovio’s expertise in fun learning as well as the
value add from Rovio’s great world renowned
partners,” says Dawn Choy, Founder and Principal
of Dreamkids Kindergarten.
March 2015 • ScandAsia.Singapore 9

The
ultimate
steaks
in Singapore
The Sears restaurant in 50RP gives you
a quality cut treated with respect!
Elevated high above Singapore’s
Central Business District on the 45th
storey overlooking Marina Bay from
the Singapore Land Tower, the 5,000 square feet
restaurant is one of the stars of a brand new
dining and nightlife destination called 50RP.
Sear serves an uncomplicated menu for lunch
and dinner that is created by Executive Chef
Claudio Sandri who promises to deliver what
every discerning meat-lovers desire on their
plate – a quality cut treated with respect. That
promise is fulfilled by his team with their two huge
imported charcoal ovens from the Barcelonabased
PIRA that yields only the best ‘sear’ on the
outside, while keeping a gorgeous rosy hue within;
in other words, the ultimate steak. The 400kg Pira
ovens are a combination of a charcoal barbecue
and oven that ensures that the meat do not lose
their intrinsic flavour as well as a juicy texture
while enhancing it with authentic ‘charcoal-grilled’
nuances. Diners are highly recommended to
enjoy their steaks rare, medium rare or medium
at most to do justice to the high quality meats.
On the menu is the Canadian Western
Countries Cross Angus which is relatively new
in the Singapore market. This particular breed is
a grass-fed cross of Angus, Hereford and other
breeds and produces rich and flavorful lean meat.
The Tenderloin is available at $66 (180g) and
$78 (250g). Wagyu-lovers can enjoy the Sher Full
Blood Wagyu and Australian Jacks Creek Wagyu.
The ultimate showstopper is definitely the
$6000 Certified Kobe rib eye 2kg (A4) & 300g
Sturia Vintage Caviar Surf & Turf whose sheer size
will feed about 8-10 pax. For those hankering
after a prized, buttery hunk of bona fide luxury,
the Certified Kobe rib eye(S$340, 250g) is a
kingly pick.
To go with such fine star steaks, Sear’s wine
list is painstakingly put-together and features rare
pours by the glass for diners’ pure indulgence.
50RP is the latest brainchild of fast-growing
F&B and lifestyle specialist Hidden Door Concepts,
which also owns and operates other noteworthy
brands such as Nickeldime Drafthouse, Boathouse
Restaurant, Lower East Side Taqueria, Pigsfly
Kitchen Bar and Spathe Public House.
Address
50 Raffles Place, #45-01/02, Singapore 048623
Phone: 6221 9555
10 ScandAsia.Singapore • March 2015

Japanese
seafood
by celebrity chef
Syun is a new Japanese restaurant at
Festive Walk, Resorts World Sentosa,
well worth a visit. The new restaurant
which is close to Resorts World
Sentosa (RWS)’s existing line-up of
outstanding celebrity chef restaurants is headed
by the renowned award-winning Chef Hal
Yamashita from Kobe, Japan, who has partnered
with RWS to make his culinary debut in the
international food scene with this new place.
Syun’s focus is on affordable modern
Japanese contemporary cuisine, embodying
‘Jap-Jap’ fusion, a term coined by Chef Yamashita
to represent his signature culinary style which
plays on the blending of regional dishes from
Japan’s various provinces and the seamless union
of everyday ingredients with Japan’s premium
produce.
The perfectly Grilled Cod with Saikyo Miso
Yuzu Miso Sauce and Dried Mullet Powder which
requires almost a whole week of preparation
time is just one of Chef Yamashita’s many iconic
creations diners can look forward to. A dish
that put empasis on high quality beef imported
from Japan directly is the Sea Urchin Rolled by
Wagyu-Beef - where sea urchin is wrapped with
two slices of Kuroge Wagyu beef then topped
with caviar and served in a refreshing yuzu sauce.
Local flavours can be expected in a few
of Chef Yamashita’s dishes like the Wagyu-
Beef Shabu-Shabu with Spicy Ponzu and Yuzu
Sesame Sauce. This homemade ponzu sauce
is spiked with chili padi guaranteed to please
Singaporeans’ love for fiery flavours.
Syun is located at Festive Walk close to
other celebrity chef restaurants such as Osia
and Joël Robuchon Restaurant. The 50-seater
restaurant occupies 1,700 square feet featuring
both casual dining space and 2 private dining
rooms for 7 to 8 diners each. The interior of
the restaurant clad in natural materials such
as wood and marble, spells refined beauty and
elegance promising to deliver a unique dining
experience.
Address
8 Sentosa Gateway,
Festive Walk, Resorts World Sentosa
Phone: 6577 8888
March 2015 • ScandAsia.Singapore 11

12 ScandAsia.Singapore • March 2015

Singapore
from a Swedish
point of view
Two and a half years
ago, the Swedish
painter Ingela
Johansson moved
to Singapore with
her husband. Now
she is having her first
exhibition there with
a series of paintings
that try to capture
the changes that
are happening in
Singapore.
By Søren Engelbrecht
The gallery is quite small, but also
very fancy – like a hip place in SoHo
in New York. The crowd, wandering
about at Art One 21 in Tiong Bahru
with a glass of wine in their hand and
discussing the paintings, would also seem to be
the cultural elite in Singapore.
In the middle of the room, the Swedish painter
Ingela Johansson is the centre of the attention.
Her big, shiny, orange dress makes her look like
a Dutch princess but her accent along with the
blonde hair and wide, bright smile gives her away.
Capturing the everyday life
Ingela Johansson is having her first exhibition in
Singapore. The exhibition is called Singapore Moments
and it also features works of the Indian artist
Sukeshi Sondhi. Ingela Johansson’s new work
is called Tales of Singapore, and according to the
artist herself, it is a new style, which is inspired
by Singapore.
“It’s basically about everyday life in Singapore,
but with globalization always as a background.
Things are changing rapidly. I do art that tries to
catch these moments,” she says and elaborates:
“A lot of my paintings have a lot of these differences
between the new and the old. You see
all the newly built offices, and then there’s a small
temple left in between.”
The symbolic monk
Especially one element – or one man to be exact
– represents these differences. In two of her
paintings a monk is casually wandering in areas
where you probably wouldn’t go looking for one.
In one of the paintings the monk is on the docks
by Marina Bay Sands with the big, extravagant
Louis Vuitton store in the background. It is easy
to point the odd one out.
So, who is this monk?
“Oh… He is… still what I’m trying to figure
out. He is my big question,” Ingela Johansson
replies. It is not the first time she has been asked
that question. And she has actually been asking
other people the question herself.
“Some people say that he is there to see if
he can withhold his own temptations to go shopping.
Others say he is there to shop like everyone
else. Others again say he is there to help other
people. There are so many different questions and
answers,” she says.
The monk in the painting is not one specific
monk that she has spotted different places, but
neither is he made all up. He represents the ones
she has spotted here and there. And some represent
the differences in the Singaporean society
right now all by themselves.
“I know that some of them are buying suitcases,
for sure,” she laughs.
March 2015 • ScandAsia.Singapore 13

Similan
Islands
ScandAsia reporter went
for a mesmerizing first dive.
By Lasse Henriksen
Photo: Jesse Wekerle
14 ScandAsia.Singapore • March 2015
The boat was heading for the Similan
Islands. A nature reserve that is only
open to visitors half of the year. The
Islands are a haven for divers, with
pristine clear waters with nuances
from turquois to deep blue. With its diversity of
marine life and large number of dive spots ranging
from calm bays to deep dives, the Similan’s
have a reputation of being one of the world’s
top ten dive spots. Here there is room for both
snorkelers and experienced divers looking for
whale sharks and manta rays.
Recreational diving has become a very popular
holiday activity, and why not, you can get
introduced to the underwater world relatively
cheap and finding a dive school is definitely not
a problem in Thailand, where places like Phuket,
Khao Lak or Koh Tao are basically littered with
dive centers.
But even though diving has come within
reach of the common man or woman, it is still
an activity that requires skill and respect. Just filling
out the medical statement is a reminder that
diving does not come without risks. Quite a few
diseases can affect your safety, you are not supposed
to fly within the first 12 hours after diving
and you have to confirm that you know diving
involves deadly risks.
Surprisingly simple
The concept of breathing under water and being
able to move around freely is arguably, like flying
and space travelling, a pinnacle of modern civilization.
But like boarding a plane, our technology
has made this venture into a new element awfully
simple. Sucking air out of the mouthpiece is
as easy as breathing through a snorkel and you
can adjust depth perfectly by pushing a button.
This does not mean that diving is just a
walk in the park. Telling your brain it is okay to
breathe underwater without hyperventilating,
holding your breath or getting a minor panic
attack is more of a challenge. But all good diving
schools takes this into account and will start
you off at a pool or low waters, where you can
get comfortable under the water and practice

recovering your mouthpiece, if it should fall out
of your mouth.
Remember as long as you stay calm, chances
are nothing bad will happen. Your instructor will
be an experienced diver who can always help
you to the surface or give you air if you lose your
mouthpiece or are too stressed to remember
how to empty it from water.
A break from the world
Before you can dive at the Similan Islands two
hours on the slow boat from Khao Lak is necessary.
The islands are too far away to see from the
shore, but as you get closer small dots of a different
shape of blue will appear between water
and sky. While you watch the islands grow in the
horizon, there will be plenty of time to enjoy
breakfast and get a thorough briefing about the
dive spot.
Like many other parts of the west coast
the reefs at Similan Islands were damaged by
the 2004 tsunami. On top of the tsunami, the
reefs at Similan Islands have suffered from coral
bleaching due to rising temperatures and marine
tourism. But while some of the corals look like
they have been taking a beating, the diversity of
marine life is still high.
“I used to dive at Koh Tao - here you got
so many fish. Just counting triggerfish, in the 4
months I spend at Koh Tao I saw 2 species, on
my first dive here I saw 4,” Jesse Werkerle, who
is a diver and our underwater photographer said.
Underwater adventure
At the dive spot you just have to believe that you
won’t sink and jump in the water. The descend
will be slow. Surprisingly enough there is less of
an ear pain diving compared to snorkeling where
you rarely have time to equalize the inner air
pressure.
As a complete beginner you will see a lot of
the same fish and corals as when you go snorkeling,
but when you are diving you get the chance
to go a few meters deeper, stay down there
and have a closer look without worrying about
resurfacing to catch some air.
Another nice thing about the slow boat is
that there is space for a kitchen and tables you
can eat lunch at between the dives. For beginners
it is highly recommendable to have a 2nd
dive, you will be more confident and able to
focus on other things than the surreal fact that
you are breathing 9 meters under water.
On the way back to the mainland, beer is
obligatory and there is a chance share your experience
with other divers and listen to instructor’s
bragging about the size of the sea-creatures
they have encountered.
March 2015 • ScandAsia.Singapore 15

Dropping interest
in the Far East among Danes
Through the last 30 years, Asia has
become more and more popular
among Danes who wish to emigrate.
But the rising trend has stagnated and
in the last couple of years, the number
has been dropping.
By Søren Engelbrecht
The number of Danes who emigrate to Asia has dropped
over the last few years and from a rising trend over
the past 30 years, the figures are now dropping. In
2014, Danes and other people with a Danish passport
that moved to Asia were down to 2.257 for the
whole year, while in 2006 the number was 2.789 people. The year
2006 was a record breaking year, according to the figures from
Danish Statistics.
For many yers, the number of Danes moving to Asia was
growing steadily. From 1980 to 2006 the number has almost tripled.
From a mere 997 people in 1980, it peaked at 2789 in 2006.
But then the following year, it dropped to 2321 - a drop of
almost 20 per cent. The following years, the number rose a bit, but
the bottom line is that the number of Danish emigrants to Asia was
last year in 2014 is the lowest in ten years.
Still the most popular continent
Despite this development, Asia is still the number one most
popular continent to emigrate to outside of Europe among
the Danes. North America used to lead as the most popular
destination, but Asia knocked North America of the throne in
2005 and has lead on ever since with in some years a significant
margin. Except for last year where Asia only beat North America
by 130 people. If this current trend continues, North America
will in a few years again become the number one destination for
Danish emigrants.
Together, the two continents are far more interesting among
Danish people than the rest of the world outside of Europe.
Africa as a destination has seen the exact opposite development
compared to Asia since 1980. At that time, 35 years ago, the two
continents had almost equally many Danish immigrants per year,
but while the number of people moving to Asia almost tripled,
Africa saw a reduction of nearly 50 per cent in Danish immigrants.
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own. Over the past twenty or so years, most families only
bother making meatballs from scratch for special occasions
and tend to stick with the bought version for everyday events. This is a
shame because homemade meatballs taste rather different. Most would
say that a dish of meatballs, mashed potato with cream gravy and lingonberry
jam is about as Swedish as things get. It’s up there with ABBA,
Volvos and Wallander.
For the meatballs:
• 700 grams lean minced beef AND 500 grams minced pork (min 10% fat)
• 1 onion, grated
• 60 gram porridge oats
• 2 eggs
• 350 ml stock (chicken stock works well)
• 2 ½ tbsp plain flour or corn flour
Spices: 1 tbsp salt, 1 tsp ground allspice, ½ tsp ground black pepper,
2 tsp ground white pepper
For the cream gravy
A knob of butter (approx. 10g), a heaped tablespoon of plain flour (10 g),
water from the potatoes, 50 ml of cream. Lingonberry jam (we recommend
Lingonsylt from either Tillmans or Felix, both available at Scandi
Kitchen).
1. Soak the porridge oats in water for fifteen minutes. Whisk the eggs
together and mix with the oats. Add onion and spices and mix well.
2. Mix the meats together in a mixer to ensure thoroughly mixed. Add
the egg mix and flour. You should be left with a mouldable, but sticky,
mixture.
3. Roll the individual meatballs in your hands and leave ready to fry. It
helps if your hands are damp. Each meatballs should be around
2 cm in diameter - or larger if you cannot be bothered making 80
meatballs.
4. Melt a knob of butter in a frying pan and once hot, carefully add meatballs.
Shake the pan gently to ensure they don’t stick and keep them
moving as they fry - thus ensuring their “roundness”. You will most
likely need to do two batches. Fry until done - for around 5 minutes.
Keep in a warm oven until needed.
5. Add a knob of butter to the meatball pan over medium heat. Add
flour to form a roux and whisk. Add the water from the potatoes bit
by bit and let it boil to thicken. Once at desired quantity and thickness,
add the cream. Season with salt and pepper.
6. Serve meatballs with mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables and the
gravy, with lingonberry jam on the side.
18 ScandAsia.Singapore • March 2015

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