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China Street Hum Jin Pang at Maxwell Food Centre has quietly shuttered after over 40 years in business.<\/p>\n
The hawker stall was known for letting customers fry their own savoury dough fritters, priced at $1 for five pieces.<\/p>\n
China Street Hum Jin Pang’s closure was announced on Monday (Aug 24) via an Instagram video by Deitrich Mohan, third-generation owner of Maxwell Fuzhou Oyster Cake in the same food centre.<\/p>\n
According to the 43-year-old, the stall closed some time last week after the owners “called it quits”.<\/p>\n
“They’re done making it, and we’ll probably never experience something like that ever again,” he said, lamenting that this was the end of yet another traditional dish in Singapore.<\/p>\n
In the clip, Deitrich also showed the unit previously occupied by the heritage stall was undergoing renovation. A congee stall will be opening in its place, he said.<\/p>\n
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Customers who came across the hawker’s post expressed their disappointment at China Street Hum Jin Pang’s closure, and shared their memories of the stall across the years.<\/p>\n
One commented: “Oh no… I was still looking out for them to open every time I passed by. Their hum jin pang is unique and I’ve never seen it replicated anywhere else.”<\/p>\n
“That’s really sad but I hope aunty can retire well. She has created unforgettable memories for so many people,” another netizen wrote.<\/p>\n
The owners of China Street Hum Jin Pang started off as street vendors, and were one of the first hawkers to move into Maxwell Market in 1986, reported 8world.<\/p>\n
The market then underwent a revamp, reopening as Maxwell Food Centre the following year.<\/p>\n
Before its closure, the hawker stall was run by second-generation owner Li Shuhui.\u00a0<\/p>\n
While she initially let customers fry their own savory dough fritters just like her father used to, she stopped doing so as she got older.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This was to make things easier for her as she ran the stall alone, online reviews said.<\/p>\n
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bhavya.rawat@asiaone.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n