Mobile Food Sellers of Yesteryear

[Papsmearer]

next to mph was the library..... many fond memories.....

Yes, the library was great. I used to borrow half a dozen books there. And read them all by the end of the week and went back for more. There was a lady librarian, used to stamp the inside cover with the due date stamp, remove the piece inside the jacket and stamp it also. An interesting and effective system. Read most of my myth and legend books borrowed from the NL, like Beowulf, Arthur, etc

 

[Papsmearer]

I like to visit this thread occasionally, and let my mouth water. LOL. Can't believe that its 2 years old already and with over 25,000 views. I think all the posters pretty much covered every mobile food seller and than some. I think of all the shit they serve today, especially in the CBD and Orchard area, really makes me sad.

 

[Alamaking]

Anyone know the famous pork porridge stall at queen street in 80s? after that they moved to Pek Kio hawker centre, now no more.....

 

[zhihau]

I like to visit this thread occasionally, and let my mouth water.

need to get boss to merge thread, forgot you've started this first.
http://singsupplies.com/showthread.php?108623-路邊攤-a-page-from-our-history

even dedicated a 路邊攤 episode as a rehashed version of the Tales of the Istana

was having a chat with an Uncle Teo earlier and we chat about the 路邊攤 in the good old days :o:o:o

 

[Baimi]

Anyone know the famous pork porridge stall at queen street in 80s? after that they moved to Pek Kio hawker centre, now no more.....

Sorry are you talking about the Bugis famous pork porridge?
I heard it had moved to J. Besar HC, but now not so good as it used to be.

 

[Alamaking]

Sorry are you talking about the Bugis famous pork porridge?
I heard it had moved to J. Besar HC, but now not so good as it used to be.

No leh, not from Bugis street food 1.... Sigh.... Nobody knows.....
But thanks

 

[singveld]

No leh, not from Bugis street food 1.... Sigh.... Nobody knows.....
But thanks

What happen to you ? For host to ban you?

 

[Papsmearer]

I guess today, this passes for a mobile food sellers. SIgh. How sad, times have changed and not for the better. Imagine if back then, all the mobile food sellers had to deal with COE and so much PAP shit bureacracy to sell their food door to door. It would have killed the whole mobile food business.

http://www.makansutra.com/stories/3/1053/becomeafoodtruckentrepreneur

 

[Papsmearer]

Another example of the bureaucracy.

https://vulcanpost.com/262921/singapore-food-truck-coffee-bandits/

 

[Hans168]

Yes, the library was great. I used to borrow half a dozen books there. And read them all by the end of the week and went back for more. There was a lady librarian, used to stamp the inside cover with the due date stamp, remove the piece inside the jacket and stamp it also. An interesting and effective system. Read most of my myth and legend books borrowed from the NL, like Beowulf, Arthur, etc

you din try the wanton mee stall???????????? one of de best

 

[Hans168]

Satay Celup aka Lok Lok have been perfected to an art across the causeway.......especially in JB, Malacca and KL where trucks are converted to mobile stalls giving a modern spin.

I think it is Kajang which got it first

 

[Papsmearer]

you din try the wanton mee stall???????????? one of de best

No, because near my home at that time, got some very good wanton mee stalls. So, I never bothered with that one. But usually, I go to Waterloo street to eat the Indian rojak there. So many stalls in that one area, and almost all very good. Indian rojak hard to find elsewhere. And its a short walk from the NL to Waterloo street.

 

[yinyang]

TS, seems bloody red tape from Coffee Bandits' account.

On Waterloo's rojak, that was era of sarabat stalls. Frequented one at other end of Waterloo st, for late nights chin wagging (easy on our pockets then).

 

[Papsmearer]

TS, seems bloody red tape from Coffee Bandits' account.

On Waterloo's rojak, that was era of sarabat stalls. Frequented one at other end of Waterloo st, for late nights chin wagging (easy on our pockets then).

Yep too much red tape nowadays thanks to PAP. Te good old days, sinkies had a can-do attitude. They take a motorbike with side car, modified it to add a cooking capability, and just drive it around to the various estates. No license for this or inspections for that or approvals and permits. Fucking PAP.

Yes, that was the good old days at Waterloo.