Wei Nan Wang Hock Kian Lor Mee has not too long ago introduced the everlasting closure of their Market Street Hawker Centre stall in a publish on Facebook revealed on 23 Oct 2022, after almost 47 years of promoting lor mee.
In the publish, it mentions that the house owners, Mr and Mrs Lee have determined to retire and let go of the stall and are within the midst of transferring the house to a different hawker. According to some netizens, Mrs Lee talked about how Mr Lee’s reminiscence and well being are declining. Mrs Lee herself can not stand for too lengthy. The married couple are of their 80s.
Wei Nan Wang Hock Kian Lor Mee began all the best way again in 1975 by Mr and Mrs Lee. Mr Lee began out as an apprentice again within the 60s in Chinatown. They had their first stall by the Singapore River however needed to transfer to Golden Shoe Hawker Centre when an MRT line was constructed over it in Nineteen Eighties.
Their lor mee differed drastically from most lor mee stalls. For starters, their gravy was way more watery as in comparison with conventional lor mee which is characterised by its viscosity and use of eggs.
They used steamed fish as an alternative of the same old fried ones and in addition included lean pork meat in addition to pork pores and skin. Their lor mee is topped off with do-it-yourself fried fritters.
Apart from its distinctive lor mee, Wei Nan Wang Hock Kian Lor Mee was additionally identified for its affordability. A bowl of lor mee that’s filled with toppings solely prices S$3.50/S$4.50, costs of which which had been unparalleled particularly within the CBD space.
Despite it being sombre information, we will no less than know that Mr and Mrs Lee will lastly have the ability to get pleasure from their well-deserved retirement understanding that they’ve stuffed hundreds of tummies, and extra importantly, the dear recollections created with each bowl.
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Wei Nan Wang Hock Kian Lor Mee
86 Market Street, #02-05, Singapore 048947
Wei Nan Wang Hock Kian Lor Mee
86 Market Street, #02-05, Singapore 048947