‘Is that this true?’: Diners in disbelief over $2.50 claypot bak chor mee bought by Maxwell hawker

“Is the $2.50 value true?”

For 68-year-old Zhou Liping, listening to such questions from clients aren’t unusual when working her claypot bak chor mee stall at Maxwell Meals Centre.

“I am going to simply inform them to attempt it out if they do not imagine it,” she mentioned. “After they’re executed [eating], that is after they realise that it’s certainly true.”

She has been working her stall, often called Ah Gong Minced Pork Noodles, for six years or so – however her bak chor mee hasn’t all the time been this reasonably priced.

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Talking to Shin Min Day by day Information, Zhou mentioned that her determination to cost the noodles at such a dirt-cheap value got here after listening to final yr’s name by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong to offer meals at extra reasonably priced costs.

Zhou additionally acknowledged that there are a lot of aged residents round Chinatown, and hoped that her $2.50 dish would be capable to assist them in combating inflation. 

And regardless of the rise in price of dwelling and her uncooked components, she hasn’t modified her stance on her pricing.

Because of the beneficiant pricing, many diners have requested her if the acknowledged value is actual, with one aged buyer questioning if there was a catch.

Zhou additionally mentioned that she would observe some younger adults wanting embarrassed to order the $2.50 dish, considering that the particular value is barely reserved for senior residents.

In response, she inspired younger adults to grab the chance and order the reasonably priced dish.

Shin Min Day by day additionally acknowledged that the particular $2.50 claypot bak chor mee supplied by the stall gave the impression to be probably the most reasonably priced choice on the hawker centre.

$2 financial rice

Similar to Zhou, there’s additionally one other hawker who has fastened their meals at an reasonably priced value to assist patrons fight inflation.

At Block 216 Bedok Hawker Centre, an financial rice stall often called Xian Jin Blended Vegetable Rice have been promoting a plate of rice with any three components for a mere $2. 

“It is such a blessing to find a way discover this sort of pricing in yr 2023,” shared Fb person Ben Lim.

Going by the feedback to the put up shared by Lim and different clients, the stall is managed by a “pleasant and well mannered” woman boss. It is solely open on weekdays from 9am to 2pm and a queue needs to be anticipated.

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Ah Gong Minced Pork Noodle
Handle: 1 Kadayanallur Avenue #01-02, Maxwell Meals Centre, S069184 
Opening hours: Mondays 8am to 2pm, Tuesdays to Sundays 8am to 2pm and 5pm to 7.30pm

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