Who still eat phoenix leg mee?

[Hamburger]

for months been craving for one but seems very few hawkers sell nowadays.

 

it used to be a SOP for wantan mee stall to have one but......

 

 

until i finally found one in Bt batok.....good sia

[Pocus]

If you go to Tanjong Pagar Hawker, finding this is chicken feet

Edited June 5, 2015 by Pocus

[Watwheels]

The problem is after HC undergo renovation rental will go up. If hawkers find that there's no point in working so hard for so little profit they might as well quit or retire early.

 

 

http://www.soshiok.com/content/hawkers-fret-over-centre-renovations

 

SINGAPORE - Leases will be up within the next two years for stall owners at three hawker centres, and hawkers there are unsure of what the future holds.

What is certain is that the centres at Block 69, Geylang Bahru; Block 163, Bukit Merah Central; and Block 84, Marine Parade Central, will undergo an overhaul once the leases run out.

The Geylang Bahru and Bukit Merah centres are slated to close in November next year for major renovations, while the third will follow a year later.

The revamps will take about a year, according to the National Environment Agency (NEA), which put out a tender in April for a project manager.

"The improvement works to the three centres will enhance the condition of the centres and prolong their economic lifespan," the tender document stated. There was no mention of temporary centres being set up.

Some stall owners, including those of popular ones such as Red Stove Prawn Mee in Geylang Bahru, told The Straits Times that they hope to stay on.

Stalls at these food centres were sold to hawkers for an upfront sum under the Stall Ownership Scheme between 1994 and 1997. Leases were for 20 years, after which the stalls go back to the Government.

The NEA said hawkers who owned stalls will have the option of continuing their business after the revamp.

First-generation hawkers - those who had been relocated off the streets in the 1970s - will pay subsidised rents, while others will be charged according to prevailing rental market rates.

But some hawkers worry that business will dip when the centres reopen. Others asked whether a temporary food centre will be put up during the renovation.

Usually, hawkers who wish to move to a temporary market can do so, as in the case of the centre at Block 85, Bedok North Street 4, in 2012.

"Business will be affected for sure... After a whole year, people will forget about us and go elsewhere," said Madam Ong Keow Eng, 54, of Red Stove Prawn Mee.

Madam Siti Rohaia, 59, who runs a Malay food stall in Geylang Bahru, said she is the sole breadwinner in her family of six and needs to continue working when the centre is closed.

"I don't know if (the NEA) will compensate us or provide alternative sites," she said.

Some hawkers also worry that management of the food centre will be outsourced to the private sector, which may impose restrictions on their operations.

"It will dictate operating hours and we will have to apply for leave to take a break. I will not be returning if that is the case," said Mr Tan Hock Soon, 56, vice-chairman of the Bukit Merah Central hawker association. He has been running a drink stall there since 1980.

Bukit Merah resident Serene Ng, 51, said she hopes the food will remain affordable after the revamp. "It is largely an elderly population here. Three dollars for a bowl of noodles is okay, but if it goes up to $4, no one will buy."

Will they return? Rental cost a major consideration

He has been selling fried kway teow at Marine Parade Central food centre for more than 30 years.

But Mr Tan Ah Guan, owner of Apollo Fresh Cockle Fried Kway Teow, said his days there are almost over.

The 63-year-old has no plans to return after the centre completes its revamp at the end of 2018 as "business has been bad and it is too expensive".

Other tenants at the centre were pessimistic or uncertain about the future of their stalls.

Mrs Zheng Qiu Rong, 57, co-owner of Qiu Rong Ban Mian, cited rental costs as a factor.

"If there are incentives to return, we will. But if the rental is too high, we will not," she said. "We don't earn a lot."

She and her husband moved from Roxy Square to the food centre across the road just six months ago, and were surprised to hear about the renovation plans.

"Of course, renovations must be done to make the place cleaner but, at the same time, they are very inconvenient.

"One year is neither here nor there and too short to find a new place," she said.

She plans to take a break during the renovation period, as it would be too troublesome to find work elsewhere, given the high costs of renting a temporary stall.

Asked about her hopes for the revamped food centre, Mrs Zheng said: "It would be nice if they could install air-conditioners as the weather these days is too hot... We old folk ask for nothing but a bit of comfort."

Mr Tan had loftier ambitions for the place. "It would be better if they could build a multi-storey complex over this site and relocate the hawker centre to a food court inside," he said. "Right now, space is wasted because everything is spread out."

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[Watwheels]

  On 6/5/2015 at 12:31 AM, Hamburger said:

for months been craving for one but seems very few hawkers sell nowadays.

 

it used to be a SOP for wantan mee stall to have one but......

 

 

until i finally found one in Bt batok.....good sia

 

Enjoy the food at this price while you still can.

[Count-Bracula]

  On 6/5/2015 at 12:31 AM, Hamburger said:

for months been craving for one but seems very few hawkers sell nowadays.

 

it used to be a SOP for wantan mee stall to have one but......

 

 

until i finally found one in Bt batok.....good sia

Bukit Batok blk 153 or something? yeah that one is good

[Pinobii]

I like this too but I think a lot of people don't dare to eat chicken feet and they go like 'yucksssss'

 

Hee hee....hardly any hawkers sell this dish alone, usually with a few other types of noodles

 

Can still find this in older estates hawker centers but may not be very yummy though

 

Enjoy!

[F355]

Its called phoenix claw , not phoenix leg.

 

If phoenix leg one person cannot finish.

[Hamburger]

  On 6/5/2015 at 1:55 AM, F355 said:

Its called phoenix claw , not phoenix leg.

 

If phoenix leg one person cannot finish.

鸡脚 so phnenix leg so sound nicer mah...hahahha

  On 6/5/2015 at 1:00 AM, Count-Bracula said:

Bukit Batok blk 153 or something? yeah that one is good

Spot on bro....

[ChickenMob]

Geylang bahru market there also got 1 store selling....facing the carpark...can go try try

[Jman888]

  On 6/5/2015 at 2:02 AM, Hamburger said:

鸡脚 so phnenix leg so sound nicer mah...hahahha

 

Spot on bro....

 

 

is call 凤爪 or 鸡脚, phoenix claw or chicken leg.

[Othello]

chicken = pheonix

 

then duck leh ??

 

the PRCs sells damn yummy spicy duck feet and what not. Very good to pair with beer !! Someone told me there's a shop along main road opp Bugis Junction (Village side)

 

sometimes I buy duck wings & feet from kopitiam shop and munch with beer. $2 each can buy quite many

Edited June 5, 2015 by Othello

[Mcf777]

Try the sam Leong kuay phoenix leg.

 

The coffeeshop on the main road of jalan besar.

[Pinobii]

  On 6/5/2015 at 3:24 AM, Othello said:

chicken = pheonix

 

then duck leh ??

 

the PRCs sells damn yummy spicy duck feet and what not. Very good to pair with beer !! Someone told me there's a shop along main road opp Bugis Junction (Village side)

 

sometimes I buy duck wings & feet from kopitiam shop and munch with beer. $2 each can buy quite many

Their duck tongues is also super yummy!

 

Spicy and yummy!

 

If you go ah tiong land, try this brand Zhou Hei Ya

 

Very tasty!

[Hubwee]

Kallang Bahru Market , corner store facing the small carpark . Theirs damm good , slowly cooked using charcoal ...

 

Their soya sauced chicken , damm nice also ... Cheap and good .

Edited June 5, 2015 by Hubwee

[Count-Bracula]

  On 6/5/2015 at 3:24 AM, Othello said:

chicken = pheonix

 

then duck leh ??

 

the PRCs sells damn yummy spicy duck feet and what not. Very good to pair with beer !! Someone told me there's a shop along main road opp Bugis Junction (Village side)

 

sometimes I buy duck wings & feet from kopitiam shop and munch with beer. $2 each can buy quite many

Bro, if you play football better to avoid eating duck feet

 

Braised duck feet and wings with ice cold beer is a good combo . . .

  On 6/5/2015 at 4:44 AM, Hubwee said:

Kallang Bahru Market , corner store facing the small carpark . Theirs damm good , slowly cooked using charcoal ...

 

Their soya sauced chicken , damm nice also ... Cheap and good .

charcoal cooked? Wow!

[Hamburger]

  On 6/5/2015 at 4:44 AM, Hubwee said:

Kallang Bahru Market , corner store facing the small carpark . Theirs damm good , slowly cooked using charcoal ...

 

Their soya sauced chicken , damm nice also ... Cheap and good .

 

Where the kamping soup is ?????

[Mrmilktooth]

  On 6/5/2015 at 12:31 AM, Hamburger said:

for months been craving for one but seems very few hawkers sell nowadays.

 

it used to be a SOP for wantan mee stall to have one but......

 

 

until i finally found one in Bt batok.....good sia

 

luckily my mil makes killer "feng zhua" and "lor bah" ..

 

but if eat regualrly.. i think my % of fats will go up.. especially the melt in your mouth lor bah!!!...

 

[Hubwee]

  On 6/5/2015 at 5:06 AM, Hamburger said:

Where the kamping soup is ?????

Am not too sure about that . It's the hawker centre which is next to AA , GB point building . The stall is facing the small car park , corner stall . One of the best soya sauce chicken I had and they do sell those braised chicken feet with mushroom which was wonderful also .

 

Best part , very friendly auntie selling it