{"id":72020,"date":"2026-07-27T13:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T05:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=72020"},"modified":"2026-07-27T13:56:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T05:56:00","slug":"8dayseat-young-hawker-tan-jing-herng-has-a-degree-in-engineering-from-nus-born","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=72020","title":{"rendered":"@8dayseat Young hawker Tan Jing Herng has a degree in engineering from NUS. Born&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n@8dayseat <\/p>\n<p>Young hawker Tan Jing Herng has a degree in engineering from NUS. Born in a hawker family, with his parents selling yong tau foo and his uncle serving duck rice, Jing Herng reckons: \u201cI guess I have the hawker blood in me.\u201d  He started out working at the Shiok Hokkien Mee chain before branching out to open his own stall, where he now offers \u2018herng hao chi\u2019 Hokkien mee with a kosong option that only has noodles and pork lard in rich prawn broth! #8dayseathawker #hokkienmee #sgfoodie #foodtok #sgfyp<\/p>\n<p> \u266c Exciting opening clap stomp(993436) &#8211; zomap<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@8dayseat\/video\/7666797383061196050\" data-video-id=\"7666797383061196050\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@8dayseat\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@8dayseat?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@8dayseat<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Young hawker Tan Jing Herng has a degree in engineering from NUS. Born in a hawker family, with his parents selling yong tau foo and his uncle serving duck rice, Jing Herng reckons: \u201cI guess I have the hawker blood in me.\u201d  He started out working at the Shiok Hokkien Mee chain before branching out to open his own stall, where he now offers \u2018herng hao chi\u2019 Hokkien mee with a kosong option that only has noodles and pork lard in rich prawn broth! <a title=\"8dayseathawker\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/8dayseathawker?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#8dayseathawker<\/a> <a title=\"hokkienmee\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/hokkienmee?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#hokkienmee<\/a> <a title=\"sgfoodie\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/sgfoodie?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#sgfoodie<\/a> <a title=\"foodtok\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/foodtok?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#foodtok<\/a> <a title=\"sgfyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/sgfyp?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">#sgfyp<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c Exciting opening clap stomp(993436) - zomap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/Exciting-opening-clap-stomp-993436-6954047024631121921?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c Exciting opening clap stomp(993436) &#8211; zomap<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<center><\/p>\n<p>Tap Video and \ud83d\udd08 To Unmute<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@8dayseat\/video\/7666797383061196050\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tiktok <\/a> Credits <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@8dayseat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>@8dayseat Young hawker Tan Jing Herng has a degree in engineering from NUS. 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