Street food succession worries

6,000 stalls in the country provide multiethnic meals that cost as little as $2

Singapore's beloved hawker industry faces an uncertain future with a wave of chef retirements imminent, raising questions about who will cook the city state's signature street-food delights.

There are more than 100 hawker centers and 6,000 stalls in Singapore, run mainly by aging chefs, with people from all sections of society attracted to the tasty multiethnic meals that cost as little as $2.