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Boomers will remember the good old days when they could chomp down all kinds of tasty food without having to worry about their cholesterol level or GI.

What are those? Roti prata, oil zha ghost aka 油炸鬼 （known as 油条 in China) and yes, tau huay chwee (known as 豆浆 in China).  Can we claim these to be Singapore's heritage food? No way. They belong to India and China...

The only food we can claim are ours are yu sang 鱼生，chicken rice, chilli crab and laksa. Malaysians love eating these too and you can find many hawkers selling these there...

It is about the common food culture of a nation. Whereby every citizen has a fond memories, history with the particular food. Past down for generations. 

Example China's moon cake, has a folk tale about the overthrow of the Yuan dynasty facilitated by messages smuggled in moon cakes. 
Mooncakes were used by revolutionaries in their effort to overthrow the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty, eventually resulting in the establishment of the Ming dynasty.

Eversince, all Chinese in China will eat moon cake celebrating the Annual festival. So it can be a distinctive Heritage of China's food culture.

UNESCO Food Culture is not about who is the original creator of the food but the common  shared culture of a nation citizens. 
Getting to know the local food scene and joining in with culinary traditions.

These food-related rituals will be recognise on UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list.