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watching this clip makes me hungry http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nGKaRCCQNU one of my favourite local food wonder if we can still eat it 15/20 years later?

It is one of the more popular local dish with stir fried cubes of radish cubes. It is normally fried with eggs, garlic, chai por, spring onions and sometimes prawns. It can be consumed at any time of the day, be it breakfast or supper. It consists mainly of two types: The black fried with dark sweet sauce. The white that is original. Some cooked with more egg. Which one do you prefer?

Hi, Does any bro have a good kway chup place they know that is still open after 10PM to 2AM? thanks

Is it fair to call for the challenge if Gordon has not even tasted the dish let alone understand the taste bug of the asian? If he come out with an ang mo style Char kway teow, people won't say it is nice. i dun really fancy this celebrity infamous chef, but to call for such challenge doesn't make sense. By the way is Hill Street CKT really that good, i still prefer Penang style.

Anyone notice the stall has been closed for a long while? What happened?

Woohoo! Just saw that this stall moved to Crescent Mall Hawker Centre! The owner usually opens at 5pm at the old place, damn difficult for me to makan during lunch time. Now from 12noon onwards open till 2pm, then 5pm - 10pm (Mon - Sat) so got more choices during lunch .

Where to find good, yummy and authentic penange char kway teow in Spore? I found one at Blk 17 Upper Boon Keng Hawker Centre. The stall owner Auntie is very generous in the serving portion. Lots of bean sprout . Yummy. Despite the long que at lunch hour. She painstakenly whipped up every order separately. No mass cooking. Anywhere else???

From email forwarded to me : Means Testing - S'pore Char Kway Teow Style Sharing with you this Mean Testing Hokkien story which sounded very familiar........... Background of Story: Chia Hong Chu ('eat wind house' = bungalow); Goh Pang Sek (5-room design = HDB 5-room); and Sah Pang Sek (HDB 3-room). Maybe this is how the Govt(Gahmen) should explain their policy ...... S'pore Char Kway Teow Means Testing style Three friends went to their usual favourite char kway teow stall in the HDB food centre. They were Chia Hong Chu, Goh Pang Sek and Sah Pang Sek. The char kway teow stall was crowded, and there was a long queue. 'Ah Pui! Three plates, hah!' cried Chia Hong Chu. Sure, boss! Coming!' Within the next 2 minutes, the first plate of char kway teow came and was plonked in front of Chia Hong Chu. Where two more?' 'Wait lah! Coming! See long queue!' Chia Hong Chu tucked in his char kway teow. Half an hour passed, and the second plate came, plonked in front of Goh Pang Sek. 'Where my?' cried Sah Pang Sek. 'Coming lah!' said Ah Pui. Goh Pang Sek tucked in his plate, and another half an hour passed before the 3rd plate came, plonked right in front of Sah Pang Sek. 'Wah! Got to wait so long ah!' said Sah Pang Sek. 'Don't make noise, Mr Sah. You get same good char kway teow, best in Singapore !' When they have finished eating and chatting, Chia Hong Chu called out: 'Ah Pui! Collect money, ah!' Ah Pui came over. 'Sah Pang Sek, $3. Goh Pang Sek, $5. Chia Hong Chu, $10.' 'Wah! Robbery! I always pay $3. Why $10 now?' 'Ai yah, Chia Hong Chu. You don't read newspapers mere? You don't watch TV mare? This is gahmen food centre, heavily subsidised rent. Last time hah, everyone eat my char kway teow subsidized because cheap rent. Now upgrade liao. See new clean tables, new chairs, ceiling fans? Cost money, you know. And we have means test now. Ah Chia, you live in chia hong chu (holiday bungalow), and you pay full, no subsidy. $10. You don't like, don't eat here. You eat in hotel in Orchard Road .' 'But I get the same food!' 'No. You get 5 more harms , and you get served first, no need to wait. 5 harm service 1' 'What about me? Why $5 when I pay $3 last time?' cried Mr Goh. 'And I wait half hour!' 'Ah Goh. You also kinna means test. You live in goh pang sek (5 room flat), you wait only 30 minutes, I subsidise 50%. And you get 3 more harms -- 3 harm service.' 'Why I wait 1 hour and no extra harm? So damned hungry I can die waiting ah! And why no extra harm? Not nice with no extra harm.' 'Won't die lah. We give you same good food. No extra harm. No frills. But you wait. Wait and wait. You get your char kway teow, I make sure you don't die. You pay only $3. Heavily subsidised -- 70%. Because, Ah Sah, you live in sah pang sek (3 room flat)! You see, we have limited resources. Can only fry so many plates one night. Only so much manpower. So must ration, lah. Everything goes up -- petrol, cooking oil, gas, harm, kway teow, light, labour.... And we give better service -- 5 harm service, like Orchard Road 5 star service.' (For those who do not understand hokkien, - just enjoy)

anyone know where to find the tay hing kee fatty cha kway tiao along lavender street? seems to have moved. :) thanks.