After receiving multiple news of the death of Hokkien mee and char kway teow hawkers and stalls closing down, Mr Ang Chip Hong decided to set up his own stall in hopes of preserving the dying trade. In Nov 2024, the 53-year-old set up Wok AI at Margaret Drive...
After receiving multiple news of the death of Hokkien mee and char kway teow hawkers and stalls closing down, Mr Ang Chip Hong decided to set up his own stall in hopes of preserving the dying trade.But for someone who spent over 20 years in A*Star and and was a land IoT director at SMU, what would he know about Hokkien mee?
“I was offering as much as $4,000 to $4,500," he told The New Paper."Meanwhile, a chicken rice stall would have a line of applicants when the pay was $3,500.”Beloved Geylang porridge stall returns at new location “But it cannot replicate the wok hei, which is a very robust component of Hokkien mee," Mr Ang revealed.He spent a entire month trying to perfect the recipe and launched his stall in November 2024. His search for the perfect taste continued as he gathered feedback from customers.
Alongside Mr Ang was Mr Lim Ye Sen, co-founder of Faesol, a local food technology and manufacturing company.
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