A sign is as helpful as the message it can convey.
Little wonder that some were left bamboozled by a sign by a Singapore eatery that read: "No Pork Lard."
On Feb. 18, a TikTok user @lunanguyen.hb, also known as Luna, posted a video of a restaurant in Paya Lebar Quarter.
The video showed a sign that read:
In the video, the user wrote: "We almost got cheated."
The video then panned to the menu, which showed pork as an option for meat under the set menu section.
The video's caption said, "Don't overlook the signage Muslim friends!"
The restaurant in question is Tingkat PeraMakan, a Peranakan Nonya restaurant.
Peranakan food is known for using pork as one of the ingredients for mains.
Comments divided
In the comment section, commenters were divided as some praised Luna for bringing the restaurant to their attention as the sign was misleading.
Others pointed out that the sign read "No pork lard", indicating the restaurant still sold pork dishes but did not use lard derived from pork as an ingredient.
However, many comments pointed out that the "Halal" certificate is the best guide for Muslim customers.
Sign removed the next day
Luna posted another video of the same restaurant a day later, on Feb. 19, and the sign was gone.
https://mothership.sg/2023/02/confusing-sign-no-pork-lard/