For just S$3, you can get a bowl of Sim Ah Tee's ko ko mee - an ‘upsized’ teochew fishball noodle dish with roast pork (char siew) and fish dumplings - that's made just the way he and his father used to sell it from their pushcart along Sungei Road 50 years ago. The name 'ko ko mee' comes from the way hawkers back then would knock on bamboo sticks to attract customers. These days, at age 74, Ah Tee still wakes up at 3am to open his stall at a coffee shop in Jalan Berseh, despite his children, friends and even doctor telling him to retire. But the dine-in restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic have hit his business hard, forcing Ah Tee to sometimes pay rent out of his own pocket. His coffee shop stall doesn’t qualify for rental waivers and subsidies offered by the National Environmental Agency. He also finds it difficult to navigate food delivery platforms. Ah Tee also has a deformed leg from an operation and long hours of standing. But he can't find the heart to give up his hawker lifestyle and his legacy. WATCH the full #OnTheRedDot episode Another Dine-In Ban: Hawkers Without Rental Waivers | On The Red Dot | Singapore Hawkers: https://youtu.be/N82MwoCivso ALSO WATCH: One Of Singapore's Last Handmade Hokkien Ngoh Hiang May Be Gone Soon https://youtu.be/Yk0lCAxlCWc Old Tastes: Singapore Hawkers Serving Up Traditional Asian Recipes: https://youtu.be/bYkm7jBNDZI Chinese Grandmas' Secret Recipes: Rice Dumpling, Oyster Omelette, Red Wine Chicken, Hakka Noodles: https://youtu.be/HRcPr_es32c Preserving Singapore's Ageing Hawker Culture: The New Wave: https://youtu.be/9zTa3cAuKLo Ties That Bind: Singapore Hawkers And Those Keeping The Trade Alive | Belly Of A Nation 2 | Part 1/4 https://youtu.be/6rUyp5r3ZU4 How Singapore's Favourite Hawkers Survived The COVID-19 Lockdown | Belly Of A Nation 2 | Part 3/4 https://youtu.be/6rUyp5r3ZU4 For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram: https://ift.tt/2C3sZiR Facebook: https://ift.tt/2PPEuNA Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider
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