Piang!! Oni 5 mth...price jump frm $6.60 to $8.30...
Is this nasi lemak worth S$8.30?
Is this worth $8.30? (Yahoo! Photo)
This plate of nasi lemak had a drumstick, two kuning fish, an egg, some peanuts and anchovies. Its price: S$8.30.
A photo of the local dish, which is available at a nasi lemak stall along Upper Serangoon Road, sparked a major debate on Yahoo! Singapore Facebook page with many debating over its price.
So just how much is too much?
A plate of nasi lemak at a local hawker centre usually costs between S$3 to S$6, depending on the dishes picked.
Some users blamed the cost on Singapore's rising inflation while others defended the hawker in question because of its taste and flavour.
Teo Buay Hiang said, "Inflation!!! Rental and cost of food and oil are rocket high therefore high price. Hope our new Minister for MND will help to bring rental down and AVA which is under his wing too, to bring the cost of food down."
"Inflation aside, some of these hawkers have been over-hyped and glorified to the extend that they can slap obscene prices on the customers. Blame it on the ever-popular food blogs," commented Holly Zhang.
Felix Yeo likened the nasi lemak stall to a podcast about a bah chor mee stall by popular blogger mrbrown.
"The hawker is trying to set the benchmark. This price increase must be pegged to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP)," Yeo said.
Another user Amos Poh put things into perspective and said, "Wah... 30 cents more than a heart bypass."
However, some users reasoned that the quality of the nasi lemak justifies its price.
Cindy Peck said "it's this kinda price at Ponggol Nasi Lemak. It's very expensive but it's very yummy!"