Legendary Swee Guan Hokkien Mee | Legendary Old Hawkers | EP 1

[@EatbookYT]

What are some stalls you want us to feature in this series?

[@JaniceLovesbethany]

Scissors curry rice

[@minari3252]

ban mian

[@lemonkikko]

ba chor mee from 302 cck foodhouse!

[@rayong3703]

Hill Street Tai Hwa Bak Chor Mee

[@ijunweii]

Chia Keng Hokkien Mee at Chomp Chomp!

[@deathofasweater]

Why do Singaporeans like to complain about the price of hawker food but have no qualms paying 10 dollars for a McDonald meal or even mediocre coffee shop western food. Even when evidently, more effort goes into making this plate of hk mee.

[@jo3ltng]

Nobody: Mandon: "Chilli jam" 😂😂😂

[@gummyypeach]

Singaporeans pay for pasta >$10 no complaints. Hawker food >$5 say personally wont pay. Hawker culture how to survive liddat

[@ArtisanSouls]

Exactly, hearing him say only to pay $4.50 max for a plate of local hawker food is very saddening to our local culture...

[@shizariindrawan5634]

Mandon is the reason I’m here

[@matildawormwood4181]

In my personal opinion... I actually think $6 is worth it. I (or my peers) will easily pay $6-7 on a cup of bubble tea or Starbucks coffee. Paying $6 for years of practice, trial and mastery, sounds better than $6 for brown sugar milk tea... 😁😁😁

[@jasperteo8443]

I wouldn’t mind paying $6 but the portion is too little

[@streen2000]

I think if you want to showcase legendary hawker stalls and yet say on your first episode that you can't imagine paying more than 4.50 for Hokkien Mee... Don't be surprised if there aren't any legendary stalls left in a decade or so.

[@desfoo7794]

Agreed, was just about to say something along those lines too. People tend to look for pay rises in themselves with their jobs, yet are quick to put down the value of a product that you don’t know or see; below the tip of the iceberg the work and sweat that goes through to get that plate to you: the consumer. Keep the hype going so we retain hawkers not by saying they overprice their food.

[@leon97100]

If u nvr tried yishun ming qi hokkien mee udk what is hokkien mee

[@nghonpo7348]

The preparation goes into the Hokkien mee and standing in front of the fire……what price are you willing to pay?

[@kchoo1118]

I think you should stop rating foods... Honest opinion, I think the channel would do better if you just give your suggestions like Mark Wiens.

[@arsenal966]

Bcm

[@ctanzeh]

Watching for Mandon kor kor!!!

[@msfollower2001]

I absolutely love it when Mandon does food reviews. He’s so detailed and really knows how to describe food without just giving basic answers like oh it’s nice or crispy or well seasoned. He really is a foodie !

[@polagrion]

It is extremely disheartening and disappointing to hear that locals (including the host) are not willing to pay higher than $5 for local hawker food (hokkien mee in this case). While some of us have no qualms paying over $8-$10 for a lousy or normal tasting ramen or pasta from a similar hawker stall. The ingredients of hokkien mee easily cost more than ramen or pasta and locals expect hokkien mee are expected to be priced lower than them. I don't get it. Apart from the ingredients, let's not forget the number of years put in by the hawker (40years?) to hone their skill. We know that many hawkers work more than 12 hours with no year-end bonus, annual leave, medical benefits etc which most of us are entitled to. Let's be kind to our hawkers and remunerate them duly before we lost Singapore precious hawker heritage.

[@wiliantosoedjarwo7103]

Apollo char kway teow at Marine Parade hawker centre!

[@desfoo7794]

Pay $6 for Boba or Starbucks you wouldn’t bat an eyelid, yet for a plate of Hokkien mee it’s almost hesitant? Please be grateful for the hawkers and pull them up not devalue them. Love the videos team keep them going I miss Singaporean hawker foods! Where I’m from a plate of Hokkien Mee is only existent through the black-sauce Malaysian style that costs $15-16SGD per plate!

[@RobertHeslop]

$6 is fairly reasonable. I could easily see that in London for about £9 which would be like $16.91 (SGD)

[@malita354]

Feedback: sibeh talkative host. Turned off😅

[@whyyouseeme563]

Do a BKT 72hours with Brenda n other females... see whats their taste buds like......

[@RiotOfDeath]

I'll sum up for him - Overhyped, overpriced, overall not worth making a special visit for this particular Hokkien mee

[@sumit6190p]

Exactly what I thought...

[@mibs88]

agree, same as the 'GEYLANG LOR 29 CHARCOAL HOKKIEN MEE' not worth for the price too

[@melmelexplores]

Try Ah Di Hokkien Mee!!! So good!

[@RiotOfDeath]

@@melmelexplores will give it a try!!

[@ryanquek5841]

Thinking out loud... As to the price, could the high price partially due to the cost of charcoal? I imagine Charcoal costs quite a fair bit considering how much you will burn through a day

[@reveirg9]

I think food in Geylang is generally pricier than what you typically find else where.

[@Ml-uc8cr]

Yes i agree

[@Cleaver1130]

Ru Yi vegetarian bee hoon

[@Lovehyunaandjunhyung]

I still fangirl over Mandon so hard like real hard. Stay happy and healthy Mandon !!

[@shengxiang3253]

Hmm it's weird and surprising to see that Singapore's hokkien mee is dryish instead of being a soup based one

[@ChangeWorld4Better]

I am quite surprised he like the dry version, I think this version (semi wet - the stock) is probably the favorite version

[@shengxiang3253]

@@ChangeWorld4Better yep personally the soup based one is pretty flavourful but people tatse buds be different

[@veronham61]

@@shengxiang3253 Actually hokkein mee simply means noodles from hokkein or hokkein style noodles. In the 19th century ,many Chinese hokkein immigrants came to S'pore to look for a living,it's not surprising that some of them(or their descendants) started selling their own version of 'hokkein mee' in the streets. We also have the soup based one, it's called 'hae mee'(虾面).

[@Mia-uu6zx]

really like how mandon describe the food, more please

[@Dylan-le8nm]

Bedok corner hokkien mee

[@nicolelim4981]

Do eating mcd for 72 hours with chiara bolin Brenda chow

[@tecnic4]

Please review 58 minced meat noodle from Taman Jurong Food Centre.. been eating it for 20 over years when it was cooked by its first generation owner..

[@virx90]

Looking forward to more videos in this series :)

[@tomlin-key4260]

Ghim Moh food centre, chuan kee braised duck rice

[@nickblitzz]

I think he doesn't eat enough Hokkien mee to be giving ratings for swee guan.. lol $6 is acceptable!!! so unfair for swee guan

[@mariantia926]

I believe a lot of legendary stall local food are all handled by the owner themselves. Hence I believed it is their hardwork and experience over time that attract many still patron their food. Who as youngster to judge good or no good these veteran stall. Some not even born in this world when these stall are there. We should study and learn from them as most owner growing old. Each have their own authentic taste, there no one better than the other as long as by local uncle or auntie or their 2nd generation sweat, time and hardwork. If all these are gone, next generation have nothing left for them to taste the 古早味。

[@hmmhi8484]

curry png or fried rice next please!

[@deanab-se5op]

Early squad

[@MrBoliao98]

Manson's Neck and Jawline, am I right?

[@whyyouseeme563]

it looks yummy.... I'M A BIG FAN OF HOKKIEN MEE

[@SwordSaint83]

pretty pricey.. $6 for such a small portion.

[@beyondee]

u need to try tabao, the convection from the wax paper enhances the smokiness

[@JackForSale1]

Got money buy IPhone, bubble tea and expensive restaurants but don't want to pay > $5 for our so-called prized UNESCO heritage food...

[@nathantan4266]

I think $6 for a small plate is too expensive too. The max I would be willing to pay for that plate is $5 based on the portion given. I guess each of our value judgement is different bah.

[@Kaviskoh]

Mandon didn’t share his view/taste on the charcoal/smokiness of the Hokkien mee hahaha

[@刘伟强-o2l]

Hii

[@hom3r]

Late squad

[@mibs88]

go try Kim's at Eunos, that is better than this IMO

[@jasontungjw]

Ba chor mee pleaseeeeeeee

[@nicolelim4981]

Do more 72 hours!!!

[@StorybookProduction]

legendary bakkutteh

[@shengxiang3253]

Wth, that doesn't look like hokkien mee to me in Malaysia but it sounds like it tastes great

[@joshinthemoment]

even in malaysia there's 2 types of hokkien mee, prawn noodle soup in penang, and black stir-fried thick noodles in KL

[@shengxiang3253]

@@joshinthemoment ah that's true but mostly I see the soup based one ( maybe I don't see it that much *_*)

[@annaku5173]

Singapore the middle ground

[@Naomi-jm3rr]

you guys should try 小弟炒虾面(xiao di chao xia mian) at serangoon (just search on facebook for store location) the price range is ~$5 but it’s rly flavourful & the wok hey quite strong, worth a try haha

[@tsshsch]

Yayyyyyy

[@glynisgoh1029]

7th

[@RayrayTgh]

Very salty .. . Dun like...and the mee taste is strongggggg