After Lockdown, Life Of Singapore’s Hawkers Beyond COVID-19 | Belly Of A Nation 2 | Part 4/4

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  • Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
  • In the finale episode, meet Weijie, the third generation in a family of fishball makers. In case you didn’t know this, the ubiquitous fishball requires skills to churn out, if you aren't using machines. He ventures into selling Fishball Noodles but COVID-19 forced him to hunker down. He re-emerged 3 months later only to be axed once again.
    Other hawkers in the CBD have to make critical decisions, and one impacts a career that spanned more than half a century. Others are luckier. Mr Tay finds an able apprentice to learn the art of frying carrot cake and a fried savoury sweet broad rice noodle dish called Char Kway Teow. The Burger guys find inspiration in a Singapore dish that's made only of soup bones.
    One of the hawkers celebrates a life milestone - getting married. On the menu, a sumptuous feast that includes Dum Biryani, Mee Soto, Cereal Prawns and Tandoori chicken.
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Комментарии • 196

  • @CNAInsider
    @CNAInsider  3 года назад +14

    Visit the featured hawkers at the following spaces. Watch the full series of Belly Of A Nation 2: ruclips.net/p/PLkMf14VQEvTZ_YBYzLM0AAw5HmF6bii5J
    Ashes Burnitt
    1) Golden Mile Food Centre
    #B1-24
    2) Alexandra Food Village
    #01-61
    3) Bedok
    69 Bedok South Ave 3
    Bak Kee Satay Bee Hoon
    Redhill Food Centre
    #01-40
    Chef Chik
    Haig Road Food Centre
    #01-36
    Father & Son Carrot Cake
    1) Bukit Panjang Hawker Centre
    #01-23
    2) Kampung Admiralty Complex
    #02-18
    Geylang (Hamid’s) Briyani Stall
    Geylang Serai Malay Market and Food Centre
    #02-146
    Heavens (Appam, Thosai, Putu Mayam)
    Ghim Moh Food Centre
    #01-26
    Hup Kee Wu Xiang Guang Chang
    Maxwell Food Centre
    #01-97
    Jin Ji Teochew Braised Duck and Kway Chap
    Chinatown Complex Food Centre
    #02-156
    Lim’s Fried Oysters
    Berseh Food Centre
    #01-32
    Tang Kay Kee Fish Head Bee Hoon
    Hong Lim Food Centre
    #01-70

  • @GYYONG
    @GYYONG 3 года назад +186

    i like the granny's spirit! at 91 she still promises to make a comeback~! inspiring to the young people!

    • @hkme5057
      @hkme5057 2 года назад +1

      So touching !!

  • @j2b348
    @j2b348 3 года назад +30

    The 91year old Woman is a true inspiration, amazing tenacity !!!!

  • @serpentzachary1340
    @serpentzachary1340 3 года назад +24

    This is why I love Southeast Asian hawker food. The Hawkers are just cheerful and they whip out some of the best food I've ever tasted in my life.

    • @priyavicky3401
      @priyavicky3401 3 года назад +2

      Totally agree

    • @serpentzachary1340
      @serpentzachary1340 3 года назад +1

      @@priyavicky3401 I meant their food is also cheap too that's also another main attraction to street food.

    • @priyavicky3401
      @priyavicky3401 3 года назад +2

      @@serpentzachary1340 totally agree. I am a singaporean myself and I always prefer hawker food compared to restaurant food. as it is tasty and cheap. Hence, I only patronize restaurants during special occasions.

  • @nigellow8153
    @nigellow8153 3 года назад +23

    Mdm Leong reminded me of my grandma who had passed on. She's really cute and I love her never say die spirit. Salute to all hawkers for bringing these wonderful food to us and keeping the legacy alive.
    Thank you CNA for such well documented series. It gave me lots of inspiration to move forward.

  • @jeremychan609
    @jeremychan609 3 года назад +14

    U guys are what made Singapore today and what garnered us and our hawker culture the Unesco Heritage.
    I am proud that we have hawkers in Singapore who serve up good meals. And we can see the work is tough, demanding, with full of ups and downs and there is alot of commitment, discipline and (most importantly) passion needed.
    have watched all 4 episodes of Belly of Nation 2. Well done CNA for giving a nice series to something easily forgotten in Singapore.

  • @leedevlin8260
    @leedevlin8260 3 года назад +65

    i like the part where everyone unmask at the end, its a very nice human touch

    • @jr.bobdobbs
      @jr.bobdobbs 3 года назад +2

      Such a powerful moment.

    • @funwithrandom360
      @funwithrandom360 3 года назад

      And what a fantastic idea to have the series of head shots culminate in the beautiful shot of Nam Sang’s granny smiling

  • @raydanz
    @raydanz 3 года назад +36

    The robust Ah Po and her Nam Seng Wonton Noodles store shall prevail, we will all see you at the new premises wherever you move to!

  • @tinyblackmage
    @tinyblackmage 3 года назад +39

    The old ah ma is so cute 😆

  • @cedyy1
    @cedyy1 3 года назад +11

    when the going gets tough, the tough gets going. respect to the hawkers and especially that 91 years old granny

  • @lexs7827
    @lexs7827 3 года назад +23

    Many Thanks to all who made this documentary and best wishes to all the hawkers and stay strong ...

  • @MrsznewyawkRN
    @MrsznewyawkRN 3 года назад +79

    Not gonna lie this was REALLY interesting.

  • @claudiaacuna3085
    @claudiaacuna3085 3 года назад +3

    I loved madame Leong attitude she such hard work and optimistic person. She seen really dedicated to her craft and is super admirable. My great gradma sold traditional Salvadoran candy for most of her life and she always had a great personality too. She past the tradition to my gradma but she is the last one who knows the craft. Is really sad when traditional gets lost, so I hope she can continue with her business.

  • @animatorzohaib
    @animatorzohaib 3 года назад +3

    nostalgia hitting me hard just by watching this documentary. i use to eat at hawker centers every day when i was working there almost 10 years ago. miss so many delicious food nasi/mee goreng, nasi lemak, wonton noodles, mee rebus, hainanese chicken rice, roti paratha, tea tarek etc. best thing was the were all affordable. hats off the the hawker center staff. now that i am leaving in canada here you cant really have a good meal in less then 10 dollars so you cant able afford to eat out everyday.

    • @kaurmal8791
      @kaurmal8791 2 года назад

      Are u Singaporean? I live in Canada too.

  • @taiong59
    @taiong59 3 года назад +7

    Appreciating all these aunties uncles efforts in maintaining this heritage and keeping the legacy for our next generations

  • @jl5813
    @jl5813 3 года назад +16

    love love love this episode. i teared when i saw how covid brought down Nam Seng's legacy, hopefully granny can bring up her brand again. 东山再起

  • @BapiKAR
    @BapiKAR 3 года назад +8

    Really miss those who fed me during my 2years of stay & salute their dedication to feed the entire nation from morning to evening. My Sympathies are with them for going through the hardest times. “We shall overcome someday”... 🙏🙏🙏

  • @lala102085
    @lala102085 3 года назад +11

    Kudos CNA! Thank you for giving us another well-made documentary. Madam Leong , we will be waiting for your return.

  • @DocKenRunner42195
    @DocKenRunner42195 3 года назад +7

    Brought tears to my eyes seeing the sign of Ah Ma's Nam Seng being brought down. Hope you'll be back soon. Great stuff cna wish we could have some proper shows like this in Thailand. 🙏👍

  • @Samira-su9xp
    @Samira-su9xp 3 года назад +23

    Im watching this from London. This was very well made and informative. I hope to visit Singapore one day

  • @Junkusanagi
    @Junkusanagi 3 года назад +8

    A very well produced series that is worthy of recommendation to all ages! Support our hawkers and food heritage!

    • @eduardochavacano
      @eduardochavacano 3 года назад +1

      i never consider eating in Singapore as expensive because of these places. I think it is even cheaper than Philippines and Indonesia. Food is so great and the serving size very generous.

  • @QueenRG3550
    @QueenRG3550 3 года назад +3

    That grandma who sell wonton mee is so sweet and seems nice, may she blessed with great health and wealth in 2021. I hope i can visit her store when i visit singapore in the near future

  • @kcanyon9108
    @kcanyon9108 3 года назад +10

    I admire the candidness of Chef Chi about his past, as well as his courage to move forward.

  • @dealesun5585
    @dealesun5585 3 года назад +8

    I can't be the only one who wanted to visit the 91-year-old and eat her food but the closing shocked me.

    • @paulfleming715
      @paulfleming715 3 года назад +1

      Now that's what you call dedication. Even though she 91 years old, still want to continue serving her customers. I am hopeful someone will learn her secrets and continue the traditions.

  • @Evokun
    @Evokun 3 года назад +4

    Watched part 1 to 4 all the way till the end. Thank you CNA for this great series.

  • @janemuses3031
    @janemuses3031 3 года назад +2

    Such a moving story about the Singaporean hawkers - these folks are really Singapore's cultural heritage. I sincerely hope they all are managing to survive and will be back in 2021!

  • @karentan4953
    @karentan4953 3 года назад +6

    this is why i absolutely love singapore hawker food. i am always amazed at how much effort and heart is put into these dishes.

  • @lesliechan68
    @lesliechan68 2 месяца назад

    I have the greatest utmost respect for hawkers & chefs. They do what they do for passion, not for anything else.
    Cause it’s not a life that everyone would choose

  • @samuel5011
    @samuel5011 3 года назад +4

    Truly enjoyed this series, every episode beautifully highlighted the human side of the hawker industry. The sacrifices, joys and setbacks they have to go through, thanks for producing this!

  • @thelastminmom5251
    @thelastminmom5251 2 года назад

    The 92 year old grandma! Awesome!! She’s perfect. My grandma lived until she was 92. Then she got Cancer. At 92? It sucked. But she lived long, and was still active. She loved to go out to eat and try new things. She loved a glass of wine and good margarita also. Lol. Her fav snack was nachos!

  • @urbanhunter81
    @urbanhunter81 3 года назад +17

    I love the nam seng po po... Still So feisty at her age.
    Karen's narration was splendid too.
    The way she translate the colloquial food names into discernible ang mo terms.
    So funny

  • @longdragon3
    @longdragon3 3 года назад +1

    Granny is the baddest - a youth with a whole heap of energy!
    Looking forward to trying these hawker food when I visit Singapore one day!

  • @iaht9422
    @iaht9422 3 года назад +5

    Great documentary from CNA. While the quality of shows and dramas from channel 5 and 8 have dropped significantly since the 90s and early 00s, CNA has improved by leap and bounds and is now the crown jewel of MediaCorp.

  • @feisaldirgantara6004
    @feisaldirgantara6004 3 года назад +3

    I have watched all of the episodes! Gosh, the story of each episode is cohesively well-documented. All together create a beautiful cascade of the journey inside Singapore's hawkers from the historical perspective and how it transcends through the modern era, including the difficult times as now. Thanks CNA Insider for the remarkable documentary and effort. I enjoyed every second of your work.

  • @joshconsultancy
    @joshconsultancy 3 года назад +3

    I hope our hawker culture continues for many generations regardless of the future challenges 🙂. It makes us uniquely Singapore

  • @nancylee10
    @nancylee10 3 года назад +4

    Love grandma sweet heart thank you for being nice and warm from her family she very lucky 🍀

  • @unclej6118
    @unclej6118 3 года назад +6

    Another great series by CNA Insiders touching our locals, keep up the good work & can’t wait for more!

  • @mfirdausaw
    @mfirdausaw 3 года назад +4

    The final unmasking scene really highlights how much human touch we have lost due to the pandemic

  • @jamielancaster5185
    @jamielancaster5185 3 года назад +3

    Thank you, I dearly love watching this serie! Hope to see and visit these stalls in my next tript to SG. And hopefully the Granny of 91 has her new stall! For me she is a true spirit and soul of SG foodies.

  • @franciscobreva8011
    @franciscobreva8011 3 года назад +5

    From part 1to 4 I follow the stories you showed everything was so well depicted... We, I guess hope for a better future, though I’m retired I look at them as if I’m that person that work so hard ... cause I too In my working life .. dares the future .. Congrates ..

  • @pwong2198
    @pwong2198 3 года назад +6

    keep it up, the young one. Thank you for keeping our food heritage

  • @pollylung68
    @pollylung68 3 года назад +5

    Very good documentary and sure miss Singapore food. Watching from London always good to know how countries are keeping safe too.

  • @ilee110
    @ilee110 3 года назад +30

    Please share the location of these stalls so we can support

    • @sittinginpictures
      @sittinginpictures 3 года назад +7

      Ashes Burnitt
      a) Golden Mile Food Centre #B1-24 (currently closed till early March 2021)
      b) Alexandra Food Village #01-61
      c) Bedok 69 Bedok South Ave 3
      Bak Kee Satay Bee Hoon Redhill Food Centre #01-40
      Chef Chik Haig Road Food Centre #01-36
      Father & Son Carrot Cake
      1) Bukit Panjang Hawker Centre #01-23
      2) Kampung Admiralty Complex #02-18
      Geylang (Hamid’s) Briyani Stall Geylang Serai Malay Market and Food Centre #02-146
      Heavens (Appam, Thosai, Putu Mayam) Ghim Moh Food Centre #01-26
      Hup Kee Wu Xiang Guang Chang Maxwell Food Centre #01-97
      Jin Ji Teochew Braised Duck and Kway Chap Chinatown Complex Food Centre #02-156
      Lim’s Fried Oysters Berseh Food Centre #01-32
      Tang Kay Kee Fish Head Bee Hoon Hong Lim Food Centre #01-70

  • @xrpwealthticket5211
    @xrpwealthticket5211 3 года назад

    The world needs the kind of people that live to serve others

  • @prrylin1
    @prrylin1 3 года назад +8

    Such a well-made Singapore documentary 👍👍👍

  • @mozznugo
    @mozznugo 3 года назад +1

    Watching your four videos about the hawkers makes me want to return to Singapore soon enough.....I miss the food courts

  • @justinong00
    @justinong00 3 года назад +2

    Yo, Debbie is so Funny la haha

  • @iamlembotable
    @iamlembotable 3 года назад +4

    This series was so good. Thank you for producing this.

  • @mayoh4344
    @mayoh4344 3 года назад +2

    Well done, CNA for a wonderful series! Big applause to all the hawkers and especially Nam Seng's grandma. Hats off to all of you for striving through these unprecedented times. You'll be back bigger and stronger, Ah Po (grandma)!

  • @priyavicky3401
    @priyavicky3401 3 года назад +4

    I will be waiting for nam seng to return. Anyway all the best to all the hawkers.

  • @cmccoll34
    @cmccoll34 3 года назад +3

    Thank you for making this series! These are important stories to tell ❤️

  • @evoxdream9101
    @evoxdream9101 3 года назад +1

    amazin documentary. watched all 4 parts :) feelin hungry every time i watch it hahhaha

  • @Infamous1391
    @Infamous1391 3 года назад +1

    I love Singapore and people here . M blessed to be here .

  • @ghiberti
    @ghiberti 3 года назад +1

    The hawker granny at 91 is amazing!

  • @ceceliadorisamymuthu6711
    @ceceliadorisamymuthu6711 3 года назад

    Granny's smile touches my heart....and all the BEST to ALL hawkers/sruvivers!!!!

  • @weilingc.9772
    @weilingc.9772 3 года назад +1

    Interesting and touching series! It was good to be able see the faces of these hawker heroes at the end of the show. Stay strong, stay safe, stay united to all our hawkers and delivery guys!

  • @RayMak
    @RayMak 3 года назад +3

    These are Singapore's pride!

  • @92huiqi
    @92huiqi 3 года назад +3

    Love the series! Hope cna insider can produce more these series!

  • @thesnoworionshow4788
    @thesnoworionshow4788 3 года назад +1

    Sometimes disasters bring out the best in people. And these people, really, they are the best

  • @lloydxellos
    @lloydxellos 3 года назад +9

    "They sold Ma La Xiang Guo which isn't Singaporean but Chinese, translated as numbly spice stir fry it sound better in Chinese" Hahaha it sound best when you say it!

  • @JDMlover89
    @JDMlover89 3 года назад +1

    Hope these legend hawkers preserve 👍👍

  • @jessieh867
    @jessieh867 3 года назад +1

    What an impressive hawker food culture 👍🏻.
    Yes, hygiene is a MUST!
    Like to see how “take away” and deliveries can use less plastic for better health and less hazardous to our precious environments 🙏🏻

  • @safarmers9589
    @safarmers9589 3 года назад +1

    Singapore such a nice country, only thing I dislike is the heat.

  • @georgewin7243
    @georgewin7243 3 года назад +6

    what a helpful girlfriend! i thought girls nowadays only want malling and shopping handbags 🤣

  • @deanchen6485
    @deanchen6485 3 года назад

    people..........they are what make any place uniquely memorable.

  • @billabongavi
    @billabongavi 2 года назад

    So much respect for these hard working people..i hope more of the younger generations takes of the stalls so it can continue..i eat most of my meals at diffrent hawkers when im in SG.

  • @dennistan5953
    @dennistan5953 3 года назад +1

    Very well crafted series with excellent narration. Please keep this coming, we need to know if granny’s store reopens !! Really salute her dominant spirit =)

  • @hengkycandinegara9584
    @hengkycandinegara9584 3 года назад +4

    I am from Indonesian...I hope can to SG and eat .....soon

  • @hongkoch2861
    @hongkoch2861 3 года назад +2

    Love your videos on your Singapore Hawkers

  • @annaho8206
    @annaho8206 Год назад

    This is so well done a documentary series. It records our life journey as we fought covid and how the f&b transforms. Would be fabulous to have a follow up on how they are doing now we are in new norm. Great stuff CNA!

  • @duellinksfun3518
    @duellinksfun3518 3 года назад +3

    Ah ma!!! I love the grandma!!

  • @EvangelineNeo
    @EvangelineNeo 3 года назад

    Impressed with the storytelling and quality if this documentary series. Great job CNA!

  • @holypkdead4
    @holypkdead4 3 года назад +2

    bro... YOU BETTER MARRY THAT GIRL WEI, she helped you through thick and thin

  • @dahliaarkam8981
    @dahliaarkam8981 3 года назад +2

    👍 Proud of all of you, fellow Singaporeans, hardworking n resilience

  • @foocw4
    @foocw4 3 года назад

    Opened my eyes of the hawker culture here, great series!

  • @jamo5468
    @jamo5468 3 года назад

    I had a Chicken Hainese dish at a Singapore Hawker centre and to this day it was the greatest dish I have ever eaten!!!

  • @geraldineliu1657
    @geraldineliu1657 3 года назад

    I truly enjoyed this series. Thank you CNA insider!!

  • @dottieland7061
    @dottieland7061 3 года назад

    They all made me smile during this hard time may god bless them all and wish them all the best from japan ❤️

  • @kaijie1708
    @kaijie1708 3 года назад +2

    Love this production. Keep it up!

  • @dylanng6310
    @dylanng6310 3 года назад

    thumbs up to the channel of the year, CNA. Great production like many before. Always with a great SG story to tell.

  • @kentwu8407
    @kentwu8407 3 года назад +1

    Well done CNA Insider! Great programme.

  • @egai
    @egai 2 года назад

    Loving this episodes 🤎💬👌🏼💯‼️

  • @rochelleespiritu1567
    @rochelleespiritu1567 3 года назад

    Very nice documentary, it gives us hope to face the new normal. CNA fan from the Philippines

  • @Your.Uncle.AngMoh
    @Your.Uncle.AngMoh 3 года назад +2

    Ah por is delightful!

  • @lilacnpink3864
    @lilacnpink3864 3 года назад

    I like the old woman, she looks happy.

  • @tntfragz1945
    @tntfragz1945 3 года назад +1

    The beginning of the episode feels like a National Geographic Documentary about animals that have to weather a harsh winter

    • @DongieQ
      @DongieQ 3 года назад

      😂 spot on!

  • @xrpwealthticket5211
    @xrpwealthticket5211 3 года назад

    Now i want to get on a flight and go visit all these people. This was really well made!

  • @brackpersian
    @brackpersian 3 года назад +1

    adding cold water to making fish ball is to prevent it from overheating thereby affecting protein complex textural changes. Easy bro.

  • @xtreame
    @xtreame 2 года назад

    Proud to be a hawker!

  • @kurumamamanten
    @kurumamamanten 3 года назад +4

    Well done, CNA!

  • @DigitalDistortion
    @DigitalDistortion 3 года назад

    I love Grandma!!! 💗 The is there a radar sounds like Michelle Yeoh 👑

  • @sachman6
    @sachman6 3 года назад

    An excellent series. Well presented. Many Thanks

  • @slaiyfershin
    @slaiyfershin 3 года назад +9

    I want to know the stall location for the HK chef who makes his own menus off the cuff. Really interesting.

    • @lisahan5632
      @lisahan5632 3 года назад +5

      Haig road market and food center , Chef Chik

    • @slaiyfershin
      @slaiyfershin 3 года назад

      @@lisahan5632 thank you!

  • @hArm0niEs
    @hArm0niEs 3 года назад

    i respect grandmother very much
    because that makes Thai people of Cantonese descent like me want to continue the Cantonese noodle shop in Thailand name ‘Ho Sek Min’
    身體健康

  • @foxtwo
    @foxtwo 3 года назад +16

    Narrator sounds like Michelle Yeoh....

    • @ooCT
      @ooCT 3 года назад

      I also thought the same! But then I saw the narrator name at the end

    • @foxtwo
      @foxtwo 3 года назад

      @@ooCT Ya man... I re-watched a few eps of Star Trek Discovery (she's in the series) just to try to match the voice and the "style" of speaking... I think it's her. If it's really not her, then whoever it is really sound like her.

    • @eduardochavacano
      @eduardochavacano 3 года назад

      exactly... Michelle has a better accent than most Singaporeans!

    • @tinateh
      @tinateh 3 года назад

      You have to be kidding. Michelle doesn't pronounce her consonants clearly and she keeps her tongue flattened all throughout. Lots of Singaporeans and Malaysians speak a lot clearer than her.

  • @jeremiahbenjamin6227
    @jeremiahbenjamin6227 3 года назад +4

    Haha the Ah ma said later people will steal the whole cashier

    • @slaiyfershin
      @slaiyfershin 3 года назад +3

      As if stealing the tin isn't easier! Haha!

  • @fcof
    @fcof 3 года назад +2

    Extremely interesting!

  • @Ccb88888
    @Ccb88888 3 года назад

    Surprising that the old hawkers in Singapore are resistant to cashless payment systems. The old street hawkers in Shanghai, who are arguably less educated than their counterparts in Singapore, have already moved to cashless 5 years ago.

  • @b.s.1302
    @b.s.1302 3 года назад

    I love Granny so much 💕💕❤️❤️ If I get to visit Singapore one day j will defo pop over to Nan Seng ☺️☺️

  • @jmin4951
    @jmin4951 3 года назад +2

    Ahma is so cute ㅠㅠ