I Tried the CHEAPEST Meal in Asia’s Most Expensive Country | Singapore Cheap Eats

Trying 5 shockingly cheap meals in Singapore. S&B Crunchy Garlic With Chili Oil is available at most NTUC FairPrice (at the chili corner) and at RedMart bit.ly/40sJ7AI (chili oil is sold out but will restock 17 April onwards)
You will not believe how some food is so affordable in Singapore. I traveled around Singapore to try them all! I appreciate the stall's effort to keep the costs low, serving for people. Please consider supporting these stalls listed below. Huat ah!
- $1 Nasi Lemak at Kedai Makan Muhajirin goo.gl/maps/A7nwwBdWGLnqSsJs7
- $1 Bee Hoon at Yan Fried Bee Hoon goo.gl/maps/8VWSc3FDSTLLH2Lp8
- $2.80 Laksa at 63 Laksa goo.gl/maps/RUE4pLh2wTDJ85k66
- $3.50 Chicken Rice at Yong Kee Hainanese Chicken Rice goo.gl/maps/hLkaWsjA6DQVTtdJ6
- $0 Food at Mother-in-law's place (invite only)
Video Chapter
00:00 Cheapest Nasi Lemak in Singapore
03:38 Cheapest Chinese Food in Singapore?
06:26 Cheapest Laksa in Singapore?
09:13 FREE Food in Singapore?!
15:14 MIL Scolds Me..
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[@sleepandrelaxation3395]

The Nasi Lemak stall owner represents what Singaporeans wish for in Hawker centres. Keeping at least one affordable option for the seniors who might not have the means and maintaining their dignity. There are still stalls doing this in the older hawker centres, not so much in the newer ones. If we can afford it, we should support these stalls with the low cost option and buy more from them to sustain their business.

[@margaretlee3062]

They are charging cheap to help the elderly! Such kindness! True hero!

[@vidx9]

These hawkers are the unsung heroes of Singapore. The cost of living will be unbearable without them.

[@immortalbk00]

Their operating costs is even more unbearable with 5-figure rentals nowadays. Pls go support the hawkers!

[@MasouShizuka]

Then it is up to the rest of us to give our support. Maybe buy some of their more expensive foods (add the fish and chicken eh)

[@MrKevinliow88]

You are so blessed to have such an adorable mother in law. She has such a wonderful personality.

[@Chxrrypie]

Please do more videos with your Mother In Law! It is so funny and hilarious😝

[@natural.oil.tachikoma]

she needs her own reaction channel called Ghib Okasan

[@Chxrrypie]

@@natural.oil.tachikoma Yes!

[@annietan2618]

+1

[@celestine81]

+1

[@peggychung3051]

+1

[@eddisontan8104]

Your Mil 😂 makes your videos more interesting. She is cute and funny! 😂 You are lucky to have such a cheerful and wonderful Mil! 👍👍

[@hearty3686]

wahh Ghib-san... yr mum-in-law really comical... laff until I rolled off my sofa.... really enjoy yr videos...

[@allenlim9634]

Joy cannot be bought..what a lovely family you are blessed with...savour every moment!

[@joycegoh8628]

Eat $1 nasi lemak, $1 beehoon so happy, end up lugi $14 bec u take $16 Grab. 🤣🤣🤣 I haven’t heard “dolley” being used for 20yrs! So nostalgic to hear u guys saying it 😊 - Fan of MIL

[@xiaowei8908]

Just sharing! The S&B Crunchy Garlic with Chili Oil is selling @ 2 for $10.80 (U.P $6.25 each [NTUC] ) now till 27th Apr 2023 😁

[@crispylemon]

Thanks for the info!

[@choonhockong8215]

I didn't know simple and delicious nasi lemak cost $1 sold at ToaPayoh old estate. Singaporeans should appreciate this nasi lemak stall owner, compassionate heart. Many old senior citizens can't afford expensive food in other places hawker ctr and coffee shops. I was shocked that some hawkers ctr and coffee shops in newer estates charging simple nasi lemak at minimum $3.80 to $5 plus. Plain bee hoon $1 for the poor is a good deal and poor retiress and poor citizens. Laksa $2.80 is cheap and looks good. At Coffee Shops, laksa for a small bowl now costs $4. I hope more hawker stalls and coffee shops stall can sell reasonable price food for the poor people and senior citizens above 65 yrs who can't get jobs due to unforseen or health problems.

[@JimmBradley]

Toa payoh Lor 7 hawker is great for cheap options. The Cai png there got long Q also becoz its $2.80 for 2 vege and 2 meat.

[@EngHee]

Your mom-in-law is so entertaining 😂

[@jasonlow6715]

Dear Ghib, for the nasi lemak stall, the fish cost 50 cents and the chicken wing is $1.50.

[@michaellfh]

Agreed. $1 for the ikan kunnig is too costly, while $1 for the wing is too cheap.

[@Jo-lz4ie]

This is full of love, love of neighbours and charity, love of local foods, love of a mum and mother in law

[@albinoasesino]

Cheap Nasi Lemak was slightly more common back 10-15 years ago. It was more convenient than convenience store, easy to produce, very easy to Da Bao (You can literally just pass a dollar to the hawker and take the nasi lemak and go), can eat without utensils (you gonna eat lontong, pho or bah chor mee with hands?), gives you all the energy you need to get on working, can easily dispose the container once done (properly of course). But these days with rising rental costs and that people can just call delivery, it is less common now. Sometimes it breaks my heart that foreign construction workers on work permit have only one dollar, and they can only spend it on rice with gravy. Then the beehoon, these days, that kind of beehoon is now called (labeled as) Economic Beehoon because it is on the cheaper end of things. However, it is not that healthy due to the amount of oil used, and more importantly, it is not always Halal. Sometimes I wonder if more people should adopt the practice of fasting annually, not out of religious practice, not because you want to know what is it like to be hungry, but to remember the poor. Also, not about fasting for one day, but fasting over multiple days, because depending on how you long you fasted, your body reacts differently. Health advisory for those who has never done fasting and wish to attempt fasting: 1. Discuss with your doctors first (VERY IMPORTANT) 2. Don't just drop eating food. slowly reduce the amount. your body needs time to adapt.

[@Akira-888]

Support all these wonderful and gracious hawkers. Their joy to cook to serve to thrive in peaceful simplicity. God bless them. Love all your food discovery. You should partner NHK to do a regular weekly segment. 🙏👍👌

[@alexsolosm]

Love this format! Segment with hawker, and then some home-made stuff!

[@Johannesja]

Haha your MIL is always entertaining to hear 😃

[@IZTheOne]

$1 nasi lemak... they are still doing it after so many years. Well done!

[@allenlim9634]

Few amazing senior hawkers of yesterday who had it tough ...can emphathise with those who may be struggling ..hence the price...great you pay back by promoting their kindness :)

[@calvincheecs]

There are still some genuine older hawkers in Singapore looks at trying to keep food affordable because they understand what’s hardship during 60-70’… Unfortunately, these hawkers is getting lesser by the day as they passed on or call it a day…😢 ---- Anyway, Nothing beats home cooked food which I m sure many envy you to have MIL that u can pop over for a home cooked meal … Your MIL is a gem…😂

[@judychoo3167]

I love yr hilarious MIL! She should do advert ad!

[@EX24file8EXTERMINATE]

Best part of the video has to be the last 3 minutes LOL

[@dawnho7744]

Lol 'One lollee'! My first time hearing. Hey Ghib, welcome to Ghim Moh! Please come again and try the other foods there!

[@sen8439]

Cheapest Laksa S$2 at Chinatown Complex Food Centre. (Woo Ji Cooked Food)

[@englianconnietan1931]

Ghib,good job. 👍 My request is for you to have Part 1 n part 2. Hope all the food stalls follow him n sell clean cheap delicious food with love. Best to have options for those who want to buy extras and add on's to the basic basic lemak.

[@simbeekuan4056]

You really made everything looked so delicious

[@kaori8441]

どれも信じられないくらいに激安で、行ってみたい‼️ お義母さんお料理上手だし相変わらず面白すぎ😂 食べラーはシンガポール料理にも合うんですね✨

[@MsLilac88]

Konichiwa, I always enjoy watching your amazing food recommendation videos, the food looks so flavourful. 😊

[@lexiang1191]

Very insightfull video!!! Keep it up!

[@GhibOjisan]

Thank you! Will do!

[@raymondng18]

Your MIL is so funny 😂. Chin ho chio 😂😂

[@anniekiong5046]

MIL very funny and cute 😂

[@haruhi7745]

Ah love watching your video👍🌷❤️

[@GhibOjisan]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@rin_645]

I always buy the same chilli oil (just ship it from Japan) but it is not S&B brand it’s a generic brand from Fukuoka. I am happy to get it here now! 😅

[@shawnhow4163]

this is why i love hawker food, they have a big heart, they work extremely hard and some of them have become my friends, I respect their craft and who knows, I might become one myself.

[@pdoys18]

I love the pakcik and his business mind set by selling affordable price food lah

[@sky_blue02113]

この動画のお義母さん最高に愛くるしい

[@Redsunns]

Try former Ellenborough Market's Kway Chap @ Amoy Street

[@Miniminijo]

For the Yan bee hoon, you must eat the chicken wings. They are famous for it.

[@ivanseah8321]

Your family is so so cute , like your video ❤❤

[@moribund4761]

ゴールデンウィークに初めてシンガポールに行くのでめっちゃ参考になります！ありがとうございます！

[@chenyinmei6466]

Longevity noodles ..so descriptive..

[@checkdestroy]

I laughed out loud at him putting the chili oil on everything. I got a jar of the same Japanese chili oil and went it through just as fast, it really is good.

[@danieltoh71]

By the way, chao chou is used as a negative description of fishy, not positive. Like fish that are no longer fresh and have that repugnant fishy smell

[@simplyme3306]

like smelly socks LOL

[@GhibOjisan]

Oh my MIL always used it as a positive remark so I didn’t know🤣

[@danieltoh71]

@@GhibOjisan Maybe she grew up learning this wrongly. We do that sometimes too and still does on certain words or phrases. The translation from Hokkien to Chinese is 腥味, which is also foul smell of fish. Type chhàu-chho and look into wikitionary for the definition

[@serendipitous6]

Haha... i could finish a jar of that okazu rayu in one sitting... so good.

[@silverchairsg]

There used to be $1 chicken rice back in the 2000s at a few places. I remember there was one around St Hildas(?)/Tampines St 80something. Is there any such thing still around nowadays?

[@GhibOjisan]

$1 chicken rice? That’s insane!

[@michaellfh]

Henry Chicken Rice in Commonwealth Crescent is $3. Apparently learnt his trade while working in Chatterbox.

[@monzziewg729]

Omg can share the receipe? The mushroom beehoon looks good

[@yoshihiroinoue9747]

$1 Nasi lemak is my go to food for every Sunday. 😋

[@letsbehonest768]

His mil is so cute, their relationship is very good .

[@randomstuffsh]

Sg food CAN be pricey or cheap but it’s VERY good and I recommend it, yes I’m a singaporean

[@defyious1769]

kovan has a $1.50 char siew rice nubbad value too

[@choonhockong8215]

Kovan hawker ctr near the mrt, food price there more expensive than other places.

[@defyious1769]

@@choonhockong8215 ok but 30cents soya bean

[@bakkwa8705]

Seriously ?? Name and address please 🙏

[@annietan2618]

Teach ur mother in law to make videos la. I will be her fan ! ❣😁🧧👐🎉

[@jonwayne73]

The Otah at $1.40 is quite expensive. I can get it at $0.90 in my neighborhood, same size.

[@Randomweirdogirl]

I can get it for 3 for $2

[@chenyinmei6466]

You ah ghib..take apple cider for digestion..haha

[@chenyinmei6466]

well done ghib..

[@agnestan4105]

Your mom is so cute 😂

[@redemptionex]

really happy there is so cheap hawker food in singapore

[@andrewho18]

"1 lorry nasi lemak" 😂

[@chenyinmei6466]

1 dollar ah..aiyo..good fella

[@TheiPhoneCam]

The video quality is improving with each video!

[@yurikay7435]

オカンのご飯が一番うまいに決まっとる😆シンガポールの家庭料理の動画貴重だ〜。

[@annietan2618]

U have an amazing mother in law! Wow! Wow!😁❣

[@christinesung8884]

Take grab to eat cheapest food. Mothet sure angry!! 😂

[@mikaneko1]

義母回は本当に毎回楽しいw 来年にシンガポールに行くので、物価が下がってくれると私も嬉しいw 1ドル101円ってコロナ前の米ドル並で😂

[@MrKevinliow88]

Singapore is not only the most expensive in Asia but one of the most expensive in the world.

[@ebcho1]

Haha...thank you Ghib Ojibsan...this is the kind of important food price information that Malaysians working in Singapore here needs, thank you.

[@judychoo3167]

Ghib, yr hokkien getting better!

[@Munchmores]

Your MIL can really carry on talking ah. She very powerful. 😂

[@johnnydep8979]

I'm buying dat chilli 🌶 bottle .....

[@audreymun3995]

Wow chilli oil the best, best chilli oil, my friend from Manila dubustans would like to order 2 dozens, any chances he can get it, my friend Dekl from indon also would love to buy and be the products supplier

[@sngjoolian]

My friend bought for me a bottle of chilli crunchy garlic Very nice

[@chronotee]

Braised mushroom was my family dish..

[@markshen3280]

Do you miss Japanese food ? Or do you prefer local Singapore 🇸🇬 hawker foods ?

[@GhibOjisan]

I love local food so I don’t miss too much of Japanese food😁

[@jerrycynx]

Bro you should come to the west side more often...

[@sujaniaslam2428]

Hi Ghib i thought that Nasi lemak was 2$ atlease,, wow 1$ is shiok lah,, cheap,, that bihun n ngohiong i guess 2$,, all look nice lah,, that Wong Fei hong 🤣🤣, when u said hau ce,, rather than hau he 🤣🤣,, Mil n wife laugher so cute , one loli one loli 🤪🤪, will sure look for that chilly garlic ,,

[@GhibOjisan]

Yes it’s totally worth at least $2! Go to the Chili corner to find the Chili at NTUC😁

[@sujaniaslam2428]

@@GhibOjisan , ok thks i will ,, 😊

[@simplyme3306]

Ghib talking about the bee hoon - bee foon one dolly😆😆😆That $2.90 economy bee hoon I think still can find at most older estates. And there's the cheapest soya bean drink stall, is it 30cents?

[@noelloh561]

Just when I thought you can't get anymore singaporean, you brought a tingkat out to dabao lol. Haha nice.

[@Cal316326]

8:56 Yes chao cho means fishy but normally we wont say it to compliment the food. We use chao cho if the food is bad, Example this otah is chao cho liao. Means its maybe spoiling and has too strong of a fishy smell.

[@miyazakihiroshi2548]

義母ちゃんが作ってたアワビ入りの長寿麺ってヤツ？あれ外で食ったらかなり高いのでは？

[@GhibOjisan]

かなり奮発してくれました！笑

[@judychoo3167]

Ghib u r blessed to hv such great mil n wife!

[@judychoo3167]

She is humorously chatty!

[@lifeentertainment1091]

with chicken and fish and its only $1 cheap thats crazy cheap compare to other places

[@shirleyheng8245]

Your mother in law so cute 😊

[@casavius]

Amy's laksa at bedok south is $2.50. Cheapest I've seen so far!

[@claratan3694]

where are these stalls featured ?

[@Likui]

Actually chao cho doesn't mean fishy, it means pungent, it's used to describe something smells bad for food, so if the fish has a good fishy smell you can't use the word chao cho, if it's like a stinky fishy smell the you can use the word chao cho

[@doobz3187]

bro i came here to watch food video. end up watching chili oil video. add oil jia you

[@Sky-8646]

You supposed to mix well with the rice and the chilli.

[@bsythdd4754]

i like the wooden fork

[@zueinder89]

the title should be Actual Living Saints of Singapore.

[@jamesjuze]

1SGD is 0.75USD after suppressing our currency from going up. 0.60USD is more than 10 years ago

[@sngjoolian]

Many hawkers are compassionate

[@notthomas9746]

the beehoon with ngohiang +veg is actually slightly pricier than average tbh

[@accountsubb]

fun fact: the laksa used to be $2

[@Mew77778]

eat 1 dollar nasi lemak but take taxi after. How many nasi lemak did the taxi cost? 😂 I'm just kidding by the way. Thanks for the wonderful videos as always.

[@bbtan]

buying bee hoon from yan kee but not their chicken wing is such a lost opportunity !

[@viralloger267]

In terms of food price Singapore is not very expensive..even McDonald's meal is cheap. Expensive things in Singapore is housing and private vehicle like car

[@zkoldz]

MIL: Don't Play Play (PCK came out of nowhere)

[@disionex]

The Japanese rayu goes very well with egg fried rice and fried carrot cake. The S&B rayu is pretty good but I personally I prefer the Momoya one.