Singapore has 2% arable land and lists "fish and deep water ports" as it's natural resources. Thus, nearly every whole food is imported. Just did a shopping trip and have a sampling of items from around the world.
Bananas: Philippines
Beansprouts: Malaysia
Sugar Peas: China
Mushrooms: Japan
Onions: New Zealand
Beef: USA
Also found some chia seeds today, imported from Australia. They were prepackaged and are insanely expensive compared to back home. I guess the big health kick that chia seeds are associated with here is energy for runners. The cashier asked me if I was running a marathon. It's funny how these markets are created for "superfoods".
Teri just tried chia seeds for the first time. And the running thing is on the packaging here too. 'Aztec/Mayan messengers would be given a tablespoon of chia seeds a day, and that would sustain them on their long distance runs' etc etc. Glad you found some!
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