22-Year-Old Grandson Of Ah Ter Fishball Noodles Hawker Opens Own Stall & His Food Is Better Than Grandpa’s
Over the past couple of months, a few new stalls have opened shop at Maxwell Food Centre, including Danlou, BBraise, and more. Among them is two-month-old Hock Lai Seng (Fu Lai Cheng in Chinese) Teochew Fishball Bak Chor Mee. Despite its traditional-sounding moniker, the stall is helmed by young hawker Marvin Kan, 22.
Don’t be fooled by his age — bak chor mee runs in Marvin’s veins. The culinary grad from At-Sunrice GlobalChef Academy and fourth-generation hawker is the grandson of Ah Ter of the eponymous fishball noodle and bak chor mee stall at Amoy Street Food Centre.
Ah Ter’s dad founded the well-loved stall in 1958 and now Ah Ter runs it with his son, hawker hunk Gilbert Lim (Marvin’s uncle).
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