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A close-up photo of a man biting in to a hotdog from a tinfoil plate.

"Food was always part of me. Cooking was always part of me."
A Malaysian man with a black and grey beard and long hair tied back wears a black t-shirt and smiles broadly.

A photo from above of two bowls of curry, one with a gravy, the other with a red sauce, on a purple decorative tablecloth.

A black and white photo of a white man with short light hair, smiling and looking off-camera.

A smiling woman in a white hijab and yellow polo holds a tray of colourful, beautifully decorated sweets.

A young woman wearing a teal headscarf points up to products on a supermarket shelt, beside containers of nuts and grains.

A man works at a hot plate beside a pile of folded pastries.

"[That's] the idea that people want to move to this community because there's more 'authentic culture' … It feels to some people like there's a greater depth there."

A close-up shot of dumplings on a plate, topped with lentils, herbs and yogurt.

Tourists gather around street food stalls

"Food is not just about food."

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