Poh Piah is like the snack food that you buy to accompany your main meal right? I mean, does anyone here simply go out there and eat Poh Piah and that's it? Usually, we would order a few Poh Piahs as a common "share-share" type of dish.
I sometimes think about hawker dishes along the lines of Darwin's theory of Evolution. Hawkers that have been around for a while tend to have food that is pretty good. It is survival of the fittest after all. And the evolution of Poh Piah has really come to a standstill. There has not been much evolution in the Poh Piah since I was a kid. Does that mean that the Poh Piah is perfect and nothing else can make it better? There are some things like that you know. Like the paper clip. It works so well that nothing can be added to it to make it better. Do you think this applies to Poh Piah as well or can it be further improved?
Poh Piah $1 each
This Poh Piah is almost legendary so I am sure there are many fans out there. The skin is homemade, so it is nice and chewy, the ingredients are fresh and the crispy bits are really crispy. A good Poh Piah, but is this as good as it gets? Or can it be better? 4.25/5
Conclusion
Been searching for the ultimate Poh Piah since the beginning of the blog. Still looking for the 4.75 one.
Long House Popiah Blk 22 Toa Payoh Lor 7
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Closed Mon & Tues
91717157 Elvin Ng
well that's what i do when i go downstairs for dinner alone :)
ReplyDeletejust by the popiah itself lol
Ping Kee Poh Piah at Sembawang Hills Estate Hawker Centre is good. It's on Upper Thomson road where there's a lot of petrol kiosks.
ReplyDeletei like the one at bishan at Ah Mei. the shop between ntuc and kim san leng coffeeshop.
ReplyDeleteJust a word of advise to readers who want to recommend your fav hawkers. If you really want to see your hawker on this blog, you'll have to be really confident about them, willing to give your pen name and stick out your neck for them. Tell us why they are so good, give an address and opening times. Even better if you attach their hp numbers! Otherwise, it is very difficult for me to decide to make a trip down to try them out!
ReplyDeleteI'd go for Ping Kee Poh Piah at Sembawang Hills Estate Hawker Centre too.
ReplyDeleteThe fish slice soup, fishball noodles and wu xiang at the FC are classics too.
i have not tried old long house popiah but i have eaten the popiah at sembawang hills estate often enough to attest to its goodness.
ReplyDeleteMe and my gf are great fan of the old long house popiah.. this is definetly one of the best in town!
ReplyDeletemy vote goes to the one at Bukit Timah Market (next to the famous Soy Bean stall). I think it's called Ah Bee or something. Has lots of those crunchy brown stuff which isn't peanuts. yum :D
ReplyDeleteI have like the one at TPY (as reported), period.
ReplyDeleteI have like the one at TPY (as reported), period.
ReplyDeleteHallo! Look yummy! How much? Have a nice day!
ReplyDeleteAll my colleagues and myself will travel to Toa Payoh Lor 7 for popiah 3 times a week. And sometimes, we do order their free home office DIY delivery. Among all popiah in Singapore that we have tried, we still stick to Old Long House... They were awarded Master of Popiah by Singaporeans and Makasutra.
ReplyDeleteHow about Kway Guan Huat @ Joo Chiat Road? Their popiah skin and filling are all home made and it's pretty well known around those staying around there. Their address is No 95 Joo Chiat Road.
ReplyDeleteMy take for popiah would be the one at Glory - Junction of Joo Chiat Rd and East Coast Rd.
ReplyDeleteThe garlic paste got kick and the chilli is fiery!
The Joo Chiat one rocks big time lah! I am a huge popiah fan and after tasting all the popiah around, still find the Joo Chiat one unforgettable.
ReplyDeleteI had this popiah in the 1980s when it was being sold for 70cents. Grandma would buy for my younger brother and me on occasions when we go to the market with her.. brings back memories..
ReplyDeleteThe crunchy stuff in the popiah is nice
Rafale
Hi Rafale,
ReplyDeleteIn order to sign in as Rafale instead of "Anonymous", please choose the "other" option instead of "anonymous" and type in your pen name! Hope to hear more comments from you!
For a $1.00 I have say long house is very good.
ReplyDeletetry the ones at jalan besar food centre, it's awesome i promise you.
ReplyDeleteCherish, u mean Jln Berseh FC? SCS Butter pls try it n adv.
ReplyDeleteCherish, u mean Jln Berseh FC? SCS Butter pls try it n adv.
ReplyDeleteI will recommend Ping Kee Popiah as well. I've been residing at Upper Thomson ever since birth, and dine at Sembawang Hill Hawker Centre every weekend there, and queuing for Ping Kee Popiah usually goes from 10-30 minutes, so I think their customer attests to the quality.
ReplyDeleteFrom the word of the stall owner, they are opened daily except for Friday, from 12pm to 7pm.
Their fillings is just exquisite, trust me, I frequent them for almost 10 years before I moved to Hillview, and never got tired of it, and they still taste as good as before.
Masterly, go try it. :)
Sembawang Hill Hawker Centre is located in Upper Thomson, what we used to call the 7th mile area, basically just the stretch where there's lots of petrol station.
tried last weekend, family members dont like it. Any better suggestion would like to try new stall with delivery service.
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