We spoke to the famous hawkers of Nam Sing Hokkien Fried Mee, Come Daily Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee, and Hokkien Man Hokkien Mee.…
Behind The Food Hawker Interviews
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Behind The Food Hawker InterviewsBehind Nan Hwa Chong: The Legendary Restaurant That Invented Fish Head Steamboat
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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Table of ContentsHawkers and restaurants that closed in 20231. Tiong Bahru Yi Sheng Fried Hokkien Mee2. Guan Kee Fried Kway Teow3. Uggli Muffins4. Tian Tian Lai Nasi Lemak5. Char6. Onan Road Karipap7. Old Lai…
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Behind The Food Hawker InterviewsIs 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 we’re talking about…
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Behind The Food Hawker InterviewsOriginal Alhambra Satay: The Last Survivor Of Singapore’s Historical Satay Club
Original Alhambra Satay in the East was part of the Satay Club The year is 1962. You’ve 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 InterviewsChoon 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 InterviewsBukit 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 InterviewsChe’ 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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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 SingaporeanFamous 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…