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…
Behind The Food Hawker Interviews
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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…
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Desserts Hawker Reviews75 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. That’s longer than most of us…
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Go on food tours in Chinatown with Hawker Day Out Image credit: @chinatowncomplexmfc Rally your friends and go on a food tour at Chinatown Complex to rediscover Singapore’s beloved hawker culture next weekend with…
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Savour the past at these old-school nasi padang stores My grandfather always waxed lyrical about the famous Nasi Padang River Valley at Zion Road when I was growing up. Sadly, procrastination got the better…
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Old-time hawker stalls with sedap food From the high-tech Yishun Park Hawker Centre to new-generation hawkers dishing up IG-worthy hawker desserts, Singapore’s food landscape is constantly changing. And while I am grateful for our…