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Lor mee roughly translates to braised or stewed noodles. This robust dish was originally created by the Hokkiens. The noodles, usually thick flat yellow ones, are doused in a headily spiced dark, thickened sauce served with toppings ranging from ngoh hiang and dumplings to fish cakes, fried fish and more. Keep scrolling to find out where to slurp up the.
Prices obtained from stalls listed above, accurate as of 10 Feb 2020. Subject to changes.
Given how price-sensitive Singapore consumers can be (especially when it comes to hawker food), hawkers are unwilling to increase prices despite their increasingly thin profit margins due to a combination of rising food cost and salaries for workers. Thus, resulting in affordable – some might even say ‘cheap’ – meal options typically ranging between S$3 to S$7. Of course, these costs vary based on food items. For instance, chicken rice will typically be pricier than a meatless meal, like chwee kueh (water rice cakes).
Thus, for fair comparison’s sake, the cost of 3 everyday hawker dishes that can also be found in restaurants or prepared at home have been averaged. Of the 3 meals, nasi lemak turned out the most expensive, presumably because of the number of ingredients it contains.
One (Case 59517) is a Singapore Permanent Resident who returned from the U.S.
One (Case 59501) is a Dependant’s Pass holder who arrived from the UAE.
One (Case 59497) is a Long-Term Visit Pass holder who arrived from the U.S.
Two (Cases 59486 and 59487) are Work Pass holders who arrived from India and the UAE.
26 are Work Permit holders who arrived from Bangladesh, India and Indonesia, of whom one (Case 59503) is a foreign domestic worker.
One (Case 59514) is a Short-Term Visit Pass holder who arrived from India to visit her child who is a Singapore Permanent Resident.
Two (Cases 59479 and 59515) are Special Pass holders who are sea crew. Case 59479 arrived from Indonesia to board a vessel docked in Singapore, and Case 59515 arrived onboard a vessel from Indonesia and had not disembarked. He was tested for Covid-19, and conveyed to the hospital when his result came back positive.