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NUS Double Degree Grad Serves $2.50 Malay Dishes To “Help Older Folks & Needy Families” Who Frequent Her Hawker Stall

The law and economics grad runs the Muslim-owned stall serving affordable hearty dishes like mee soto, lontong and nasi lemak with her parents.

NUS Double Degree Grad Serves $2.50 Malay Dishes To “Help Older Folks & Needy Families” Who Frequent Her Hawker Stall

While helping out at her parents’ Malay food stall at Jalan Kukoh Food Centre last year, Hani Isnin, 40, often came across older folks and needy families from the nearby Chin Swee neighbourhood and one-room rental flats in Chinatown.

“The aunties and uncles would pass me a $2 note and ask if they can have lontong. Parents with many kids would ask, ‘What can I get for $10?’” she tells 8days.sg. Conversations with these customers spurred Hani to lower the prices of dishes like mee rebus, mee soto and nasi goreng from $3.50 to $2.50. With her parents’ approval, she also rebranded the stall as Traditional Malay Muslim Cuisine - The $2.50 Shop to highlight its affordability.

Despite ongoing inflation, Hani plans to carry on serving $2.50 meals. “We will save on whatever we can to continue offering our food at the same prices. We don’t compromise on ingredients. Sometimes it can be trying, but it makes me want to do better.”

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