Malaysia’s Crystal Fish can kill you in a few hours

If you are travelling to Malaysia and you dine at restaurants where they sell “crystal fish” you better avoid that dish. According to The Star, the meat of the “crystal fish” is actually from the pufferfish which can killl an adult human being in a few hours if not filleted and gutted properly. Pufferfish are […]

Pasar Malam operator fined $72,000 for hiring 19 Indonesia workers illegally

Pasar Malam

A 40-year-old Singaporean Sao Wei Loon has been fined $72,000 for hiring Indonesians without valid work permit as stall assistants in three pasar malam last year. He employed 19 Indonesians holding only social visit pass to work as an assistant in Geylang Serai, Tampines and Toa Payoh between Jun 1 to Sep 16 last year. The […]

Singapore’s pride: Hill Street Tai Wah Bak Chor Mee tops global street food list

Hill Street Tai Wah Bak Chor Mee

Remember this name: Hill Street Tai Wah Bak Chor Mee Singapore’s Hill Street Tai Wah Bak Chor Mee has done Singapore proud, clinching top rank in the annual Top 50 World Street Food Masters list, which was put together by the World Street Food Congress (WSFW). The panel of experts was made up of experienced commentators, writers, […]

Japanese lifestyle chain Muji recalls fruit juice due to mould

Do you have Muji fruit juice at home? According to the Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) on Thursday (Jun 1), Japanese lifestyle chain Muji has voluntarily recalled its Apple & Grape Fruit Juice product after mould was found in some of them. In a media release, AVA said the recall has been completed […]

Gong Cha Gone…Say LiHO Boh!

LiHO

LiHO: Gong Simi! Popular bubble tea franchise Gong Cha is going to be replaced. In its place, will be bubble tea outlets under the LiHO brand. All the Hokkien brothers will be happy to know that the brand is actually Hokkien for “How are you?” By 5 June 2017, all the 80 Gong Cha outlets […]

Four bodoh peh kambings in Singapore wreck porridge stall over $28 bill

Singapore

Singapore: Four bodoh peh kambings, upset with their bill at Heng Long Teochew Porridge coffee shop at along Upper Serangoon Road, flipped the table and wrecked the place with wooden chairs over $28 bill in the wee hours of Saturday (May 27, 2017) morning. That right, it $28 The three men and a woman were believed to […]

Taiwanese Mum cooks fish soup for daughter with finger in it…

When people say “watch what you eat!”, they are probably correct. Not only because they are asking you to watch your weight or eat healthily, but literally  look at what you’re eating. A young female diner was shocked to find what looked like a severed human finger floating in her bowl of her mum’s fish […]

Soon you don’t have to fly overseas just for Hong Kong food…

Hong Kong Food

Looks like Singaporeans can forget about taking a plane just to get Hong Kong food in future. One more famous Hong Kong eatery is opening shop on our little island. Famous fish broth congee from Hong Kong, Mui Kee, will start on June 30 a 6 month-long pop up stint in Les Amis’ Case Verde […]