Nan Hwa Chong Fish Head (Ah Chew) Steamboat is widely considered to be a pioneer of fish head steamboat in Singapore. This is its story.…
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Behind The Food Hawker Interviews
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Hawkers and restaurants that closed in 2023 There are few things sadder than finding out your favourite eatery has permanently closed. The thought that you may never taste those same flavours you fell in…
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Behind The Food Hawker Interviews
Is This The First Ever Prawn Mee Stall? The Story Of The Old Stall Hokkien Street Famous Prawn Mee
The Old Stall Hokkien Street Famous Prawn Mee is a legendary 80-year-old hae mee stall When it comes to our classic hawker dishes, it’s often hard to ascertain their pioneers. If weโre talking about…
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Behind The Food Hawker Interviews
Original Alhambra Satay: The Last Survivor Of Singaporeโs Historical Satay Club
Original Alhambra Satay in the East was part of the Satay Club The year is 1962. Youโve just seen a Technicolor film at the Alhambra theatre. You find yourself walking along the bustling Beach…
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Behind The Food Hawker Interviews
Choon Seng Teochew Porridge: Famous Farrer Park Teochew Mui Stall That Existed Before World War 2
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
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 โprobably the best rendang in Singaporeโ, Cheโ Rose Nasi Padang looks decidedly modest. The hawkers buzz about its narrow interior, churning…
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Old-school kaya toast in Singapore It only takes three simple ingredients to make kaya: coconut milk, eggs and sugar. The Hainanese make theirs with caramelised or brown sugar to give it that rich orangey-brown…
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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 Thereโs 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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Desserts Hawker Reviews
75 Ah Balling Peanut Soup Review: Third-Generation Hawkers Keeping Tang Yuan Tradition Alive
75 Ah Balling has matcha tang yuan and more 75 Ah Balling has been around for a long time. More specifically, they have been around for 73 years. Thatโs longer than most of us…