LOL, stupid food bloggers can't resist an opportunity to gaslight daft Sinkies.
You got your shitty UNESCO award because your beloved PAP technocrats bribed UNESCO. Plain and simple. They needed something eyecatching to boost morale, get some jiakliaobee his/her KPI achieved, and have something for the Tourism Board to brag to unsuspecting tourists.
Also, check out the other nominees and recipients of the same award at that time from other countries. Then think twice about your misplaced sense of pride.