Fish Paste only Yong Tau Foo – Xiu Ji Ikan Bilis Yong Tau Fu
Xiu Ji Ikan Bilis YTF was started by Lee Siew Khim’s grandfather who used to sell his meat-paste Yong Tau Foo along Sago Lane in the early 60′s before the hawkers were relocated to Chinatown Complex Food Centre. According to Khim, it was during her father’s time when they started stuffing their YTF with fish paste.
Her mother, Mdm Tang Chui Har used to work at her family’s laundry shop just behind Sago Lane. After getting married, she began to help out in her husband’s YTF stall. She got a little teary eyed as she recalled how they would spend long hours at the stall scraping the flesh off wolf herring (
If you re the sort who loves to play with your food, this is for you.
Singaporean author Lianne Ong runs Heartfelt Makan, a toy shop that sells cute felt toys which resemble food.
They are made of felt and polyester filler.
Prices range from S$5.50 (for a sunny side up egg) to S$56 (bibimbap). They re not cheap, but their price is indicative of the quality and skill put into making these works of art.
Here s a look at some of the toy food Ong offers.
Samgyetang (Korean ginseng chicken soup) S$48, featuring detachable chicken wings and drumsticks.
Bibimbap (S$56, add S$5 for bowl) featuring beef, cucumber, sprouts, carrot, shitake mushrooms, egg and
Local Toy Shop Makes Realistic Herh Keow, Chinese New Year Kueh From Felt
There’s also satay, nasi lemak and yong tau foo. By Ilsa Chan Updated 09 Jan 2021 13:50
masak-masak felt food toys from local online toy store, Heartfelt Makan.
Food toys are a dime a dozen, but few feature Asian food, let alone Singaporean culinary delights, including hawker food. Which is why local children s author Lianne Ong decided to start Heartfelt Makan with her mum, Janet, in 2017, to create pretend play food toys with an Asian twist. The mother-of-two also saw this as a way to preserve Singapore’s food heritage. Apt, after Singapore’s hawker culture has been added to the Unesco Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.