Singapore hawker won't let virus write 'tragic' end to family business | Malay Mail

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SINGAPORE, May 11 — Kristen Choong had accepted her family's decades-old noodle stall in Singapore would likely fold when she retires. Now, battling a 90 per cent drop in business due to the coronavirus pandemic, she is constantly having to reassure customers that the stall will survive the next...

Monday, 11 May 2020 02:02 PM MYT

Now, battling a 90 per cent drop in business due to the coronavirus pandemic, she is constantly having to reassure customers that the stall will survive the next few months. This hawker culture — which has given rise to the world's cheapest Michelin-starred meals and been featured in movies likeJi Ji was started by Choong's grandfather from a pushcart before it moved into Hong Lim Market in the 1970s when the government first built hawker centres to clean up the island. The stall features in Michelin's Singapore food guide.

 

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