Song Fa Bak Kut Teh started out as a pushcart stall along Johore Road in Singapore back in 1969. Founded by Yeo Eng Song, the stall serves bowls of peppery bak kut teh. Other items on the menu included pork rib, pig tail, liver, kidney soup and braised pig’s trotters. …
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Growing up, Wong Minying was used to seeing patrons thronging Asian Food Mall, a foodcourt at Lucky Plaza which her family runs. However, when Covid-19 hit, business at the family-run foodcourt took a 70 per cent hit. “As we are located in Orchard Road and with stores closed, no tourists …
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Singaporeans have an undying love for durians despite its reputation of being a ‘stinky’ fruit. Maybe that’s why Ah Seng Durian has the confidence to open not only a second outlet, but also a durian cafe in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. This infamous durian stall just launched its …
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