Chinatown Food Street 50 Cent Fest: Nostalgic Food At Prices from the Past!

It's the 50 Cent Fest! No, I'm not talking about no gangsta rap. Chinatown Food Street (7 Smith Street) is going to be transformed into a 1950s/1960s pasar come 30-31 July, with prices that match. Yes, come grab your favourite nostalgic dishes for just 50 cents.

There are more than 30 specially-curated hawker dishes, including rare or long lost dishes like Kok Kok Mee, UFOs, Ice Ball and Rickshaw Noodles. More than half of these dishes will be sold at a mere 50 cents to resemble the prices of the past. You might remember the saying - "50 cents is bigger than a bullock cart wheel!"

This event is part of this year's Singapore Food Festival (SFF).

OK, so it looks like not ALL the dishes can be 50 cents; some are in multiples of 50 cents. Let's take a look:

List of Food Items (50 cents in red)

Char Kway Teow $0.50: Kosong (without Egg) / $0.50 x 2: With Egg
UFO (Fried Oyster Cake) $0.50
Kok Kok Mee $0.50
Sweet Noodle $0.50
Rickshaw Noodle $0.50
Ice Ball $0.50
BBQ Chicken Wings – $0.50
Fried Carrot Cake (Black) – $0.50
Charcoal Fire Toast Bread – $0.50
Steamed Glutinous Rice (Sweet and Savoury) – $0.50
Steamed Bee Hoon – $0.50
Nasi Lemak wrapped in banana leaf – $0.50
Roti Prata – $0.50
Satay – $0.50 per stick
Rose Syrup Drink with Basil Seeds – $0.50
Chin Chow Drink – $0.50
Green Bean and Barley Soup – $0.50
Cheng Teng – $0.50




Hainanese Chicken Rice Balls $0.50 x 2
Rojak on Wheels $0.50 x 2
Mee Teh $0.50 x 2
Ngor Hiang Platter: Prawn Fritters, Pork Rolls, Pork Liver Rolls, Egg Rolls, Pork Sausage – $0.50 x 2
Fried Rice – $0.50 x 2
Steamed Cockles – $0.50 x 2
Oyster Omelette – $0.50 x 2
Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee – $0.50 x 3
Bak Kut Teh – $0.50 x 2
Braised Duck Rice – $0.50 x 2
Prawn Noodle Soup – $0.50 x 2
Pigtail and Kang Kong Soup – $0.50 x 2
Sliced Fish Bee Hoon – $0.50 x 2
Laksa – $0.50 x 2
Bird’s Nest Drink – $0.50 x 2
Vinegar Pork Trotters – $0.50 x 3
Chilli Crab – $0.50 x 4

See the PDF of the food items with descriptions here

It'll be a blast from the past; you can try the services of a letter writer or street fortune teller. Visitors can also bask in the lively atmosphere with performances by opera singers and martial art professionals. Families can also enjoy black and white movie screenings.

Event Venue and Timing

Chinatown Food Street, 7 Smith Street, Singapore 058921
30 July 2016, Saturday: 3pm – 11pm
31 July 2016, Sunday: 11am – 11pm

Cash terms only

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