What’s Trending: Would you pay $20 for cai fan overseas?

 

Imagine flying all the way to Paris, only to spend $20 on a plate of cai fan.

One Singaporean man did just that, satisfying his craving for economic rice while on holiday in the French capital.

On What’s Trending, Hongbin Jeong, Nadiah Koh, and Alexandra Parada discuss why we sometimes crave familiar food even when travelling, whether Singaporeans can go an entire holiday without eating local food from home, and how much they would be willing to spend for a taste of home overseas.