Choon Seng Teochew Porridge is a famous 90-year-old stall Jeremy Tan looked no older than 30. Dressed in a Nike dry fit T-shirt and wet market boots, the young man sat down with us…
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Behind The Food Hawker Interviews
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Behind The Food Hawker Interviews
Bukit Merah View Carrot Cake: The Legendary Chai Tow Kway Stall Around Since The 1950s
Bukit Merah View Carrot Cake is a legendary 70-year-old stall When I first saw Ng Kim Poh on the day of our interview, he was seated idly beside his carrot cake stall, his tired…
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Behind The Food Hawker Interviews
Che’ Rose Nasi Padang: The 60-Year-Old Toa Payoh Stall Part Of Singapore’s Nasi Padang Empire
Che’ Rose Nasi Padang at Toa Payoh For a stall proclaiming to have “probably the best rendang in Singapore”, Che’ Rose Nasi Padang looks decidedly modest. The hawkers buzz about its narrow interior, churning…
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Hawker Interviews Singaporean
Famous Eunos Bak Chor Mee: Behind The 100-Year-Old BCM Stall That Inspired Bedok 85 And 511
The story behind Famous Eunos Bak Chor Mee There’s a bak chor mee stall that resides in a quaint Eunos coffee shop I often frequent, drawing a line of customers who want to get…
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Hawker Interviews
Bendemeer Tutu Kueh: Hidden Tutu Kueh Stall By A 67-Year-Old With Over 50 Years Of Experience
Mr Ho’s tutu kueh at Bendemeer Update (14/9/2020): Prices changed. “Oi Mr Ho!” an 80-year-old hollered from across the coffee shop. Our interview had yet again been interjected. To my dismay, this happens frequently.…
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Hawker Interviews
Star Yong Kwang BBQ Seafood: Secondary School Dropout Now Runs A Successful Zi Char Stall
Star Yong Kwang BBQ Seafood at Alexandra Village Food Centre Cooking is a passion project many of us embark on in our teenage or adult years, as a mere side hobby or a part-time…
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Hawker Interviews
Battle Of Chew Kee And Chiew Kee Soya Sauce Chicken: We Visited The Rivals At Upper Cross Street
Chew Kee versus Chiew Kee soya sauce chicken I had my first plate of soya sauce chicken noodles at Upper Cross Street a few years ago on a lunch date with my mum. She…
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Hawker Interviews
Madam Leong Ban Mian: Braised Pork Ban Mian Made By A Single Mother Who Almost Took Her Own Life
Madam Leong Ban Mian at Holland Close Madam Leong Ban Mian is not only well-known for delicious ban mian, but also for the story of its owner, Vivian Leong. The 43 year-old single mother looks…
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Hawker Interviews
KR Banana Leaf Masala Chicken Nasi Lemak: 55 Year-Old Ex-Civil Servant Starts A Nasi Lemak Stall
KR Banana Leaf Masala Chicken Nasi Lemak at Chinatown For many of us, our dreams often involve earning enough money to travel the world or retire in style. But for Elizabeth Pospa, her dream,…
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Halal Hawker Interviews Hawker Reviews Singaporean
Ridhuan’s Muslim Delights Stall: Halal Zi Char Filled With Wok Hei By A Muslim Convert
Ridhuan’s Muslim Delights has a story behind the stall Finding a halal zi char stall in Singapore is like finding a needle in a haystack. Finding a good halal zi char stall is even…