I Tried Singapore’s SECRET Hawker Food (even locals dont know)

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Trying 3 secret, lesser-known hawker food in Singapore. Singapore is known for many delicious hawker food like chicken rice, nasi lemak and roti plata but I wanted to shed more light on food we don't see often. I try wakueh, preserved vegetable horfun, pork soup and soup kambing at Chinatown Complex, which is the largest hawker centre in Singapore.
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@GhibOjisan 2 ай бұрын

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@fortunekookie6589 Ай бұрын

GhibOjisan hope you get to try out another rare dish before it is gone from Singapore.. our favourite Taukwa Bao.. to my knowledge there is only one vendor left at Haig Road.. Blessings!

@musingwanderer2765 2 ай бұрын

Wah the wa kueh uncle’s English is very good ! I’m impressed and he must be very well educated for that era !! 👍👍 I never even heard of wa Kueh before! I shall go and try!! Haha

@lontongstroong 2 ай бұрын

Yeah the uncle is very articulate for an old guy!

@musingwanderer2765 2 ай бұрын

⁠@@lontongstroong?? The uncle is Chinese, what Ang Moh?

@Sunburstbear 4 күн бұрын

Me too never seen or heard of this before 😅

@nedenede Ай бұрын

"Bowl cake" very nostalgic.. many Singaporeans know and love this hawker food.

@ibatawi 2 ай бұрын

The complete name for the first dish is Wanh Ko Kueh 碗糕粿 . In Hokkien lingo when we question someone ‘what are you doing / plotting’ we would say ‘Simi Wanh Ko ? ‘ . This dish has disappeared from the hawker like 40years, it can only be experienced in Taiwan with a richer condiments like braised egg and minced pork , no not even can be found in Fujian anymore.

@tangt4860 2 ай бұрын

A lot of real authentic southern Chinese food has died out even in China thanks to the Mala and Sour veggies fish invaders from the north.

@ibatawi 2 ай бұрын

@@tangt4860 indeed, it saddens me to see these Northern China eateries replacing many of our heritage stalls.

@grayisagirl Ай бұрын

@@ibatawi it can still be found in Fujian but not common, you can search across Chinese social media.

@grayisagirl Ай бұрын

@@tangt4860 it can still be found in Fujian but not common, you can search across Chinese social media.

@anntan1023 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Ghib for introducing the Wah Kueh to us! Can’t wait to give it a try.

@codychoong9185 2 ай бұрын

OMG I've been looking for wah kueh for many years! The last time I ate it is 20-30 years ago in Bukit Merah Hawker Centre.

@spproject5928 2 ай бұрын

West coast hc,telok blangah present hc also have

@KenKen-jf8bh 2 ай бұрын

😢time flies and I'm now an old man 😢

@loofurnwong6426 2 ай бұрын

My last time had it was also at Bt. Merah Hawker Center 25 yrs ago.

@masterq03 2 ай бұрын

@@spproject5928 you may want to indicate which telok blangah HC you mean, as there is crescent, rise, drive etc....

@loklailing 2 ай бұрын

Me too in Bukit Merah Hawker Centre, miss it

@lichristy1543 2 ай бұрын

Bought 2 bowls of wah kueh from this uncle today, very delicious and fulfilling.. Hard to find this food in sg nowadays!😋

@ordinaryobserver897 2 ай бұрын

Soup kambing is usually consumed with bread provided by seller. You can find it at almost any hawker centres. Good stuff.

@lontongstroong 2 ай бұрын

Yeah sup kambing is a common trade in typical Indian Moslem stalls/restaurants here.

@cutsleeve117 2 ай бұрын

the best one I've had is hidden somewhere in Bras Basah, hole in the wall kinda place. damn peppery, damn nice

@GuyWithAnAmazingHat 2 ай бұрын

I think at this point you've eaten more Singaporean dishes than most Singaporeans, very interesting video

@weeshooen9510 2 ай бұрын

Good job, Ghib Ojisan! You make me feel like I have to rush down to Chinatown to try out the dishes now!😃

@GhibOjisan 2 ай бұрын

Please do!😆

@dandan12332 2 ай бұрын

Wah Kuih is very commonly seen in Tainan, Taiwan. It's one of the classic Tainan-style breakfast

@magdalenevillarliberg6104 2 ай бұрын

Soup kambing is very famous and absolutely not a forgotten dish, used to eat it when the weather gets cooler.

@jimmyhor78 29 күн бұрын

But its actually not common to see sup Kambing in most Hawker centers. Even mamak shops don't normally serve this nowadays. Those that do does not taste that good.

@fisherguitar9071 2 ай бұрын

I really like the wah kueh dish when i used to live around Queenstown area in days of old. There was this stall in the old Bukit Merah central hawker centre that sells it. I still remember that owner only top over the plain cake with steaming hot gravy sauce that is pure comfort in rainy days

@tangt4860 2 ай бұрын

Many of the ohhs and ahhs gushing about this do not realise it was only an ordinary tummy filler and meant only to supplement the diet of low wage workers and budget tight families in the past. Many of us who ate it are still grateful at how good it tasted while making life bearable in Singapore back then.

@boonchan2166 2 ай бұрын

Yes the Bukit Merah one .. his sauce was darker ..

@chefdezishere 2 ай бұрын

The preserved vegetables in the hor fun is the preserved radish which is also used in chye tow kueh. You basically had a chye Poh hor fun (I believe it is Teochew in origin) but done in a unique way.

@toni-kaku 2 ай бұрын

Fascinating. Great idea for a video. I learned a lot

@vincekor3022 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing Ghib San 👍👍

@Nafeillom 2 ай бұрын

Wow, the uncle selling this is very well-spoken in English.

@siew-hn4il 2 ай бұрын

Wan kueh, a dish I have only have it two times, 45 years ago. I always think about this dish. So delicious.

@tkyap2524 2 ай бұрын

This country is certainly a food paradise - diverse background advantage.

@kaori8441 2 ай бұрын

安くて美味しいお店がたくさん✨ 最初の、甘いおやつ系かと思ったら違うんですね！食べてみたい😋

@starsaint 2 ай бұрын

I actually saw and tried Wah Kueh about 5 years ago in Maxwell Food Centre! I saw this dish of kueh I had never seen before, in the display of the Ang Ku Kueh stall run by the uncle who is often seen even late into the night, nodding off behind the counter. I decided to try it. I had always admired him for his tenacity and made sure to get some ang ku kueh whenever I went to Maxwell. The Wah kueh was unassuming but intense and memorable.

@supreme87878 2 ай бұрын

A lot of dishes in the 90s are disappearing or have already disappeared in the early 2000s. Now it is almost the same thing across all hawker centres and kopitiam.

@chenyinmei6466 2 ай бұрын

wow.. this very interesting..thank you..dear wah kueh seller! And you. Ghib

@danisha48877 7 күн бұрын

I like how uncle able to converse in english. Easy to understand for us locals. 😊

@RolandPer 2 ай бұрын

This $1 stall bidding was in the news at that time especially in Chinatown HC. But it has to sell Indian food, that's why the stall owner only can sell Indian food

@sleepyearth 2 ай бұрын

I mean it's kinda one of the lowest risk stall in Chinatown hawker center.

@chanmk28 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for finding all these dishes.

@desandylam 2 ай бұрын

Wah Kueh is still common in Taiwan. It's a must eat for me whenever i visit Taipei.

@songtreemusicandwellness 2 ай бұрын

Never knew about the Wah Kuih. Thank you for sharing

@hipposamadesu 2 ай бұрын

I'm surprised by the second dish, didn't know this stall even though I used to live near Chinatown.

@stever456 2 ай бұрын

Wow amazing, you should go back and tell that first Uncle there is someone in the UK who would just love to come to Singapore just to eat his food alone! This is what I love about all of Asia, so much behind everything and so much history and traditions and we are all brought together by food. Not really anything like this in the UK, even if you found a market say in London its overpriced. Asia is just amazing, the whole area 🥰 I feel so honoured you can all speak English so well (with me being English). I can speak a little Nepali now if that exonerates me?

@noslen4896 2 ай бұрын

When there are Japanese watching this video it means you have introduced him to Japan viewers.

@estherkhua1974 2 ай бұрын

Plan to bring my mother to try out this on my visit to Singapore in June..thank you.

@cyexlceltan3446 2 ай бұрын

Thanks Ghib San!!! Poh chai poh hor fun used to be at Empress Market but then they disappeared. Been trying to look for them ever since. So glad to know where they are now. And the other food also looks so good! Thanks for the video!

@ongweeyan4407 2 ай бұрын

Due to covid close shop

@GhibOjisan 2 ай бұрын

My pleasure!!

@NO-wb3ik Ай бұрын

That lamb soup looks so delish and nourishing!

@standardprotocolformat6090 2 ай бұрын

Lov the stall guy. Dedicated.

@olivertheparrotletfamily 2 ай бұрын

You are amazing Ghib! How did you even find out about Wa kueh? Even when young, I only managed to eat maybe once or twice. It's hardly seen anywhere anymore.

@seriousyrius7334 2 ай бұрын

ehh wakeuh? 28 years in Singapore never hear before leh. Immediately reminds me of mash potato because of the gravy colour 🤣

@yangtzeling7468 2 ай бұрын

Wow. As a Singaporean, I’ve never heard or tasted the first 3 dishes. Well done 👍🏼

@tangt4860 2 ай бұрын

Were you born in China?

@yangtzeling7468 2 ай бұрын

@@tangt4860 what’s the relevance of that question ?

@tangt4860 2 ай бұрын

@@yangtzeling7468 so CCS.

@sweeleongng333 2 ай бұрын

@@tangt4860 maybe new generation.

@punk6ster 2 ай бұрын

wow thanks man Ghib! I'm a local but I dun even know those dishes at that market! Will surely make time to try them! keep up the effort!

@joejojo4805 2 ай бұрын

you definitely is a ignorant local.

@simplyme3306 2 ай бұрын

this stall has been around a while always pass by the stall when I visit the hawker :D Unfortunately it has dried shrimp.

@haruhi7745 2 ай бұрын

Ah so many delicious foods 😋👍❤️🤍

@mamemo359 2 ай бұрын

Wow I've nv eaten this before! Will go try tmr XD thanks for the intro!

@user-kx7ek1uz8y Ай бұрын

Wow, as a Singaporean I never even try wa Kueh before, shy😂 Will find one day to go there for all these foods u introduced. Thank u .❤

@ivanseah8321 2 ай бұрын

You like local now , like your video very much , more videos please ❤

@MaryKuijper 2 ай бұрын

Must go to eat Wah kuih when l am back in Sg. Thank you Ghib ❤️

@thewackykid 2 ай бұрын

as a foodie i've eaten the first 3 stalls and loved it too... the last one i didn't know about but would love to try one day... 😁

@desmondkwang5945 2 ай бұрын

I like the dedication and strive for perfection - something that we come to expect from Japanese

@ysngngys7753 2 ай бұрын

Missed out one which will be going extinct soon...Foochow Red Rice Wine Mee Sua...should try it

@lontongstroong 2 ай бұрын

Haven't seen this one just yet, could you tell me where the locations are?

@hipposamadesu 2 ай бұрын

Probably the one and only place that sells "bowl cake".

@llppg 2 ай бұрын

Nope

@jimmyhor78 29 күн бұрын

Great content. Sup Kambing is one of my favorite less common food in Singapore.I am suprised that as a japanese person you actually enjoyed it. Not many Singaporeans like mutton that much because of the gamey smell.

@RickySkyy 2 ай бұрын

wah :) nice.. will go and try it.

@nicholasgoh3526 2 ай бұрын

Take me to Japan means advertise his stall in Japan, not physically take him to Japan. The dishes look delicious but the portion of the kambing soup from the $1 stall is pathetic.

@lontongstroong 2 ай бұрын

Yeah $8.5 for a small bowl of that soup, with a few bits of meat. Many Indian Moslem stalls out there can do better than that.

@yuna3293 2 ай бұрын

Vid just dropped hope it’s a banger🙂

@tonycheung1559 2 ай бұрын

Wiki said Wah Huah is from Taiwan. TBH is looks more like Law bok gow (Chinese Turnip Cake)

@sharoncheah6178 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@dennistani1986 2 ай бұрын

Ghib, we love your hawker food videos! take care!!!

@Ersanba 2 ай бұрын

Wah kuih is sooooooo yummy

@Maomaozxc 2 ай бұрын

I love the outro 😂 ji pun nang zhao liao

@simplyme3306 2 ай бұрын

It's pronounced chai "tao" kuih. Preserved veg I believe refers to the preserved sweet/salty radish that you can find as topping on chwee kuih and they also add into char tau kuih. Teochew have a style of fried kueh tiao with preserved radish. There's a famous restaurant sells that and they have a zhi char stall at Bedok Reservoir. Soup kambing isn't "rare". Perhaps you haven't tried much Malay and Indian dishes.

@lemon2524 2 ай бұрын

Nice video

@StephanieChua-rm4kj 2 ай бұрын

Wow! I have never in my life, ever tasted any of the wah kueh or horfan in my life. Don't find these dishes in Malaysia! Good job Ghib Ojisan!

@zanaros2606 Ай бұрын

3:55 I actually thought it's prime minister lee explaining wah kueh

@-p0op0o 2 ай бұрын

Maxwell market has the Wa Ko Kueh too!! The stall owner is an elderly man and he make those ang ku kuehs himself too!! The bean fillings in the Ang ku kueh are coarse as they are hand grinded, instead of blending in food processors, which most ang ku kush bean fillings are being made these days!

@jareauduck 2 ай бұрын

I think you’re talking about another dish that sounds the same

@sujaniaslam2428 2 ай бұрын

Hi Ghib 美味しいそ　ね､ thks for the info, btw i like the pouch from sake ichiba i put my umbrella,, keep up the good work Ghib, Huat Ah 👍🍺😬

@GhibOjisan 2 ай бұрын

Haha good use of the sake pouch 😆

@sujaniaslam2428 2 ай бұрын

@@GhibOjisan ,, ya hehe i make sure people see that sake ichiba word 😅

@zenalias3131 2 ай бұрын

The fusion pork soup is nice. Their egg sausage is delicious

@OaaTPH 2 ай бұрын

you should try "Lao Liang Pig Trotter Jelly & Shark Meat" at #02-37 Jalan Berseh, Food Centre

@dawnho7744 2 ай бұрын

Interesting that a Chinese selling soup Kambing. It looks less oily and more creamy than I'm used to. Not many Indian Muslim stalls sell this too. I've not eaten it since my dad passed on.

@annelin6376 Ай бұрын

wah i’m singaporean and don’t even know about this 😆 thanks for interviewing the uncle!! is this at the smith street hawker centre!

@cynthiakoh2683 2 ай бұрын

I enjoy all your videos, however would like to feedback that for this one, the music came on too loud when you were interviewing the first Uncle. Music seemed to pop up at unusual scenes and tended to be too loud. Thanks again for doing a wonderful job around Singapore!

@GhibOjisan 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the feedback! I agree 🥺

@sfbefbefwfvwfvsf2722 2 ай бұрын

Wa keuh appeared in a sitcom long time ago. If I remember correctly is wakueh get pronounced as what kueh.

@avengerdarkness8402 2 ай бұрын

I haven't eaten wahkueh for decades..Back then I remembered it was $1.20

@chenyinmei6466 2 ай бұрын

Very wise uncle..let it come naturally

@tonychia9758 2 ай бұрын

Try the Loh Mei stall at People’s Park Food Center. Probably the only stall in Singapore selling it

@sirspiff 6 күн бұрын

Great introduction to less common hawkerfare. At 4:38, I believe Mr. Tan meant 'peddle', but your subtitles read 'pedal'. Same pronunciation, different meaning.

@keepslee737 Ай бұрын

Ojisan, I suggest you check out Lo Mei Specialist at People's Park Food Centre, just across the main road from Smith Street. I think it is the only one of its kind left in Singapore.

@keepslee737 Ай бұрын

might go down well with sake also ...

@notebynote3 2 ай бұрын

Do a video on Singapore best prawn noodles ! Singaporeans love prawn noodles !

@tangt4860 2 ай бұрын

Just put things in perspective, once this was common fare in Singapore when the hawkers would come by our doorsteps and it was less than 50. cents. Then PAP began housing them in hawker centres and foreign devils think it is a rare dish which is also very common in Msia and even Taiwan.

@henrysehgal658 8 күн бұрын

Very nice from Brisbane, and I will visit all eateries as you have; by hook or by crook in October.

@markshen3280 2 ай бұрын

Hey, Ghib, so clever of you to recognise WOK HEI. ‘HOR FUN’ is not pronounced as but not HOR FOON 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@alexaez2946 2 ай бұрын

Don't care

@Onana888 2 ай бұрын

Actually I also love Chinatown hawker Center That’s my go to place for delicious affordable hawker food ❤❤❤

@mini_rou 2 ай бұрын

Maxwell Food Centre also got sell Wah Kueh. The shop call Ri Xin Snack Delights. The uncle sold there very very long already, the Wah Kueh inside have a lot of ingredients and selling price abt $2 or $2.50. the Ang ku kueh is also big n has a lot of ingredients inside. Do help support the very very old uncle who stayed one whole day there😢.

@marikadesho501 2 күн бұрын

yummy wah kueh ❤💚💜

@sternritter9788 2 ай бұрын

Uncle: “wah is bowl. Kueh is cake. So it’s a cake of rice”. BRUH WHAT

@___Danny___ 2 ай бұрын

Is call “ Simi wah kueh “ 😆😆😄😄

@yong9613 2 ай бұрын

Ho chiak wah kueh!

@jackiechan.whoami 2 ай бұрын

your second recommendation preserved vege horfun can also use chee cheong fun to fried too.😊

@simplyme3306 2 ай бұрын

oh ya! I think some chinese restaurants have it in their menu. I've eaten this version before while having dim sum

@plee288 2 ай бұрын

Soup kambeng is the famous mutton/goat indian soup

@N00b1eass 2 ай бұрын

Another lesser-known food is called Rickshaw noodles. It's traditionally served in a small bowl and costs like $1 back then I remembered it. Used to be sold at Maxwell market. There's also one which is a crispy fried beehoon which is also quite uncommon, but delicious. A lot of old dishes back then were like Pig's blood, Duck Blood, but due to outbreaks, they are no longer sold. I would also say that Traditional Peranakan food is also getting very uncommon in Singapore now, an indonesian chinese. Snacks like "Ding Ding" Candy I think was also recently gone due to COVID-19 in Singapore, where the seller pushes a cart and when someone orders, they use a hammer and chisel to split the candy from a huge pan, making the iconic "ding ding" sound.

@lontongstroong 2 ай бұрын

There's still one in Hong Kah Market. The cart seems to be popular among kids in the area.

@jennychan6723 2 ай бұрын

Kan chia mee!

@dansharpe2364 2 ай бұрын

That look looks just like a meat pie with gravy!

@parrotbrand2782 2 ай бұрын

I wanna try wa kueh ...

@sugiharto1721 2 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤

@timothyimmanuelng8030 2 ай бұрын

I think Taiwan has more woah kueh 碗粿 variety.

@marcusyeo7630 2 ай бұрын

I've been patronizing this stall for a few years now It's not common as in the past

@jytan740 2 ай бұрын

i heard of chee kueh, soon kueh, but nvr heard of wa kueh

@lontongstroong 2 ай бұрын

You forgot another unique stall (well actually a couple) in the hawker center - the craft beer stalls at the back of the second floor are also worth visiting (they are kinda hidden). It's extremely rare thing that can be found in usual hawker centers, and that place got two of them. One of them (Smith Street Beer) sells a few Japanese craft beers as well.

@GhibOjisan 2 ай бұрын

Love drinking beer there!😆