“Come Eat, Before It Disappears”: The Hawkers Fighting To Save Our Heritage Food | New Stirrings

Описание: In Episode 1 of New Stirrings: Dining Halls of a Nation, we explore Singapore’s hawker culture through heartfelt stories of veteran hawkers and their successors, revealing the sacrifices, pride, and purpose that have shaped the trade. We meet three sisters preserving rare Hakka recipes, a 27-year-old hawker reinventing a beloved Malay heritage dish, and the lone custodian of a fading Eurasian classic.

The episode also spotlights next-generation hawkers like Cornelius Tan, who see hawking as a vocation rather than a job. Across the island, a humble economy rice stall feeds its community and entrepreneurs navigating rent hikes and changing tastes. This episode celebrates both preservation and change, honouring the people who continue to keep the hawker trade alive.

00:00 Introduction
01:37 Preserving traditional Hakka recipes
06:33 Curry Debal or Devil's Curry?
10:39 Crafting Kueh Jongkong
13:24 Preparing Laksa Siglap
15:28 Continuing family hawker legacy
17:43 Leaving engineering for hawker life
21:23 Keeping meals affordable for seniors
27:55 Why Taman Jurong Food Centre is changing
29:13 Understanding hawker stall rents
32:15 Newton Food Centre’s hawker roots
34:50 Navigating rents and pricing
38:52 Support schemes for young hawkers
41:41 Using TikTok to reach more customers
45:47In the next episode...

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New Stirrings is a heartfelt exploration of Singapore’s hawker culture, tracing its past, present, and future through the stories of those who keep its flames alive.
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