Olden Day Hawker Stalls in Singapore
A push cart selling food.
In the olden days before there were hawker centers and food courts there used to be mobile food stores. Food vendors would pedal around on these modified bicycles to sell their foods. This used to be the norm before they started building food centers and issuing health advisories for the food vendors.
A satay stall
This open grill was used to grill satay for sale. It is still being used today for satay at various satay stalls around the island. The fan on top of the grill is one essential equipment in cooking. It is used to keep the heat from the charcoal fire below constant as the satay is being cooked.
A simple make shift table/cupboard
This would be the cupboard where the satay seller kept his satay gravy and other garnishes like onions and cucumbers
Ketupats
The ketupats which were attached to the side of the cupboard. If you are wondering there is cooked rice inside the wrapped palm leave and it is eaten together with the satay to make the meal more complete. Ketupat is also served with other traditional malay dishes like Gado-Gado and Rendang. It is also still made in this manner today.
June 4, 2013 @ 6:29 pm
I love your photos.
It’s amazing how the street food phenomenon persists over time and geography. Here is the States, food trucks have become very popular. People sell pizza, ice cream, crepes, anything out of delivery van sized trucks equipped with refrigeration and stoves. In my city, we even have a coffee bicycle and bicycle-drawn popsicle shop. Mobile food stands are a great way for entrepreneurs to sell their products.
June 4, 2013 @ 7:17 pm
I found this very interesting, lets hope I get to experience some the items soon. Singapore is on my top 5 places to visit next.
June 4, 2013 @ 8:22 pm
Wow, how neat!
June 4, 2013 @ 9:03 pm
Really interesting and great photos. Thanks.
June 4, 2013 @ 9:10 pm
They still use mobile food carts here some. Although, it isn’t nearly as popular as it once was. In fact, if you visit a hardware store there is usually a hot dog cart or another type of mobile trailer selling snacks to patrons. I guess they feel that you might be hungry after picking out materials for that DIY home project.
June 4, 2013 @ 9:22 pm
WOW what a very intresting and informative post–I like how compact it all was.
June 4, 2013 @ 10:07 pm
Very nice items!
June 4, 2013 @ 10:37 pm
Thank you for this tidbit of history. I love learning new things.
June 4, 2013 @ 10:42 pm
Nice photos and captions very interesting
Have a fantabulosa week ahead 😉
June 4, 2013 @ 11:27 pm
I remember seeing these the last time I was in Singapore. 🙂
June 5, 2013 @ 12:47 am
Street food! A way of eating that seems to be making a come back here in North America. There are some very creative people who are doing amazing food. Enjoyed your post and your photographs. Thanks, Wendy 2013 Blogathon
June 5, 2013 @ 5:12 am
Very neat! I love looking at history like this!
June 5, 2013 @ 5:12 am
The original food trucks. Loved this.
June 5, 2013 @ 5:47 am
Very interesting Dominique. Thanks for hosting.
June 5, 2013 @ 8:47 am
The good old days …..
June 5, 2013 @ 9:31 am
What an interesting thing to learn about!!
Great photos too 🙂
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June 5, 2013 @ 10:22 am
Ooo where’s this exhibition? Great learning for the kids!
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June 5, 2013 @ 10:30 am
These are cool pictures.
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June 5, 2013 @ 10:58 am
Must have been a great look into history! It’s so interesting to see how it used to be done!
June 5, 2013 @ 7:28 pm
Wow, what a great collection of history! Love it, thanks for sharing
June 5, 2013 @ 9:54 pm
It’s crazy to think how differently they lived back in the ‘olden days.”
June 5, 2013 @ 10:33 pm
How interesting – thanks for sharing.
We were in Peru recently, and saw some new bicycle food carts… definitely more modern than the one in your picture… but with far less character.
June 5, 2013 @ 10:50 pm
This is a most excellent Wordful Wednesday post!
June 5, 2013 @ 10:56 pm
What a cool look at history! Love all the shots! 🙂
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June 6, 2013 @ 2:39 am
These are great! I love the history places. It’s great to see how far we have come. Thanks for sharing and stopping by to link up!
June 6, 2013 @ 8:20 am
what a nice pictures you’ve got there.:)
June 6, 2013 @ 8:39 am
ketupats is the equivalent of the cebuano puso (hanging rice) which is best eaten with pork barbecue
June 7, 2013 @ 12:19 am
Interesting stuff.