Help Needed: Finding Jeffrey Ho Fried Kway Teow

[toffeesthings]

Hi guys,
Me and an old mate were recalling the days of wasted youth spent in Serangoon Gardens in the early 90s when the topic of Jeffrey Ho's fried kway teow came about.

His stall that he took over from his retired dad in an obscure coffeeshop in Gardens (now obsolete and taken over by NTUC) and worked tirelessly on together with his mum is one of the best I've tasted (to me at least) in Singapore, where his Fried Kway Teow is fried to perfection in a generous serving size.

Seriously, no offence to the Fried Kway Teow uncle in Chomp Chomp but his, while above average, is nothing compared to Jeffrey Ho's and we'll patronize his stall at least once a week!

Firey with a hint of wok's breath and fragrant garlic that was served not too 'wet' and not too dry with a fair serving of pork lard cubes.

The best thing is that he remembers specifications very clearly as I was quite particular about having extra sweet sauce, extra chilli and $1 more raw cockles that he placed generously on top of a piping hot plate.

He has since moved away since the NTUC coffeeshop came about and if any 'food-God' bro or sis knows where he has moved to, don't mind if you can share.

Hope I made somebody hungry!

[5218-201/A]

Google says his new shop is listed here but I could not see it as I am not a member of that forum

http://flowerpod.com.sg/forums/Fried...html&p=1300380

[Darkangel]

Hi guys,
Me and an old mate were recalling the days of wasted youth spent in Serangoon Gardens in the early 90s when the topic of Jeffrey Ho's fried kway teow came about.

His stall that he took over from his retired dad in an obscure coffeeshop in Gardens (now obsolete and taken over by NTUC) and worked tirelessly on together with his mum is one of the best I've tasted (to me at least) in Singapore, where his Fried Kway Teow is fried to perfection in a generous serving size.

Seriously, no offence to the Fried Kway Teow uncle in Chomp Chomp but his, while above average, is nothing compared to Jeffrey Ho's and we'll patronize his stall at least once a week!

Firey with a hint of wok's breath and fragrant garlic that was served not too 'wet' and not too dry with a fair serving of pork lard cubes.

The best thing is that he remembers specifications very clearly as I was quite particular about having extra sweet sauce, extra chilli and $1 more raw cockles that he placed generously on top of a piping hot plate.

He has since moved away since the NTUC coffeeshop came about and if any 'food-God' bro or sis knows where he has moved to, don't mind if you can share.

Hope I made somebody hungry!

Gosh! I love that stall too!

Been eating it for many years man! Used to head down at least once a week during my sec sch days! (Just a few years ago )

It is the best Char Kway Teow I've eaten I really must say!

Very unfortunately, he let go of his stall just awhile before NTUC took over. I saw the new guy learning from him and taking over his stall after awhile but he was there to help. That guy's char kway teow is

I guess...it's the last of the authentic Jeffery Ho Char Kway Teow...

Google says his new shop is listed here but I could not see it as I am not a member of that forum

http://flowerpod.com.sg/forums/Fried...html&p=1300380

I was really hoping that the owner had let go of his stall at Gardens and went to somewhere else to open another stall instead....

so I signed up for an account with flowerpod just to view the thread. And...nope there was no new address

[Sirex]

Jeffrey

Agree it is one of the best char kway teow! Mother and son partnership provide awesome food and good service!

[toffeesthings]

Google says his new shop is listed here but I could not see it as I am not a member of that forum

http://flowerpod.com.sg/forums/Fried...html&p=1300380

Hi Bro,
Thanks for your help but like Darkie said, no new address found.

Oh well, perhaps one fine day he'll surface...

[toffeesthings]

Bro Darkie and Sirex,
Ah, you guys know the great tasting 'stall' (or rather, in correction to my first post, food) I'm talking about then and I'm sure your fond memories in Gardens were triggered!

It's a tad sad that he's gone missing as I used to patronize the stall from yonks ago and saw him as a teenager be an apprentice to his dad, learning the ropes and being slowly supervised and taking over the stall subsequently, where he morphed from padawan to fried kway teow master.

I guess if Darth Vader was a hawker and had his way, he'd also want Luke and Leia to take over in that manner too! Use the force to move utensils, use lightsaber to slice lap cheong, use jedi mind control to convince customers they made the wrong order i.e, "You didn't want Char Kway Teow mai hum"!

But seriously, looking back, it seems like one of the last few traditional acts of handing over a business from one generation to another where food and service integrity is maintained.

All the best to Jeffrey, maybe his legacy continues somewhere else or maybe he accumulated a tidy some over the years and used the golden wok to wash his hands.

Now my other mission is to find out where the tea and coffee uncle in the said coffeeshop went, hehe. His Iced Tea (Teh Ping) was to die for also, sweet, rich, thick and frothy! A lethal combination of Fried Kway Teow washed down with thick ice-tea was the way to go!

All these TV show hosts/makansutra folk don't know Jack, or in this case, Jeff!

[Darkangel]

Bro Darkie and Sirex,
Ah, you guys know the great tasting 'stall' (or rather, in correction to my first post, food) I'm talking about then and I'm sure your fond memories in Gardens were triggered!

It's a tad sad that he's gone missing as I used to patronize the stall from yonks ago and saw him as a teenager be an apprentice to his dad, learning the ropes and being slowly supervised and taking over the stall subsequently, where he morphed from padawan to fried kway teow master.

I guess if Darth Vader was a hawker and had his way, he'd also want Luke and Leia to take over in that manner too! Use the force to move utensils, use lightsaber to slice lap cheong, use jedi mind control to convince customers they made the wrong order i.e, "You didn't want Char Kway Teow mai hum"!

But seriously, looking back, it seems like one of the last few traditional acts of handing over a business from one generation to another where food and service integrity is maintained.

All the best to Jeffrey, maybe his legacy continues somewhere else or maybe he accumulated a tidy some over the years and used the golden wok to wash his hands.

Now my other mission is to find out where the tea and coffee uncle in the said coffeeshop went, hehe. His Iced Tea (Teh Ping) was to die for also, sweet, rich, thick and frothy! A lethal combination of Fried Kway Teow washed down with thick ice-tea was the way to go!

All these TV show hosts/makansutra folk don't know Jack, or in this case, Jeff!

I have to agree, it definitely did bring me back down memory lane.

I saw the uncle at one of the coffeeshops in Balestier, bearing the same company name too.

Google this, 571 Balestier Road, it's in this place called mega foodcourt. Google map it you will find a nice pic. It's next to Balestier Hill Pri Sch I believe...

All the best in your hunt, hope he is still there and that I managed to help you in your search

[Sirex]

Char kway teow

Btw he does white char kway teow as well as far as I can recall. My dad who is diabetic always asked me da bao without black sauce. To my surprise it tasted awesome as well! I suppose you need excellent frying technique to bring out the aroma and make it taste good without the add on sauce..

Bro Darkie and Sirex,
Ah, you guys know the great tasting 'stall' (or rather, in correction to my first post, food) I'm talking about then and I'm sure your fond memories in Gardens were triggered!

It's a tad sad that he's gone missing as I used to patronize the stall from yonks ago and saw him as a teenager be an apprentice to his dad, learning the ropes and being slowly supervised and taking over the stall subsequently, where he morphed from padawan to fried kway teow master.

I guess if Darth Vader was a hawker and had his way, he'd also want Luke and Leia to take over in that manner too! Use the force to move utensils, use lightsaber to slice lap cheong, use jedi mind control to convince customers they made the wrong order i.e, "You didn't want Char Kway Teow mai hum"!

But seriously, looking back, it seems like one of the last few traditional acts of handing over a business from one generation to another where food and service integrity is maintained.

All the best to Jeffrey, maybe his legacy continues somewhere else or maybe he accumulated a tidy some over the years and used the golden wok to wash his hands.

Now my other mission is to find out where the tea and coffee uncle in the said coffeeshop went, hehe. His Iced Tea (Teh Ping) was to die for also, sweet, rich, thick and frothy! A lethal combination of Fried Kway Teow washed down with thick ice-tea was the way to go!

All these TV show hosts/makansutra folk don't know Jack, or in this case, Jeff!

[toffeesthings]

Thanks for the tip off, Darkie!

And yeah to Sirex, it takes good skill and fire control to imbue food with wok's breath. In fact, Fried Kway Teow slatthered with sweet sauce can be made by any amateur, only a well experienced chef manages to bring out the magic in white kway teow.

Hehe, maybe I'll search for him on facebook!

[triton]

OT.

my favourite char kway teow used to be those road side stall outside apollo centre where now it is a a four lane road.

i remember the char kway teow moved to hill street food centre next to central fire station.

then after that moved to bedok hawker centre opposite TJC. think the block number is 8 or 12. cant recall. the last time i went there, there are 2 woks. one by him when he feels like frying. another is by a female.

the female fry liao not as good.

another one is my army friend's father's stall @ old airport road opposite lau fu zi. the name still remain but the cooks fry liao not shiok. i have been asking my friend to carry on the tradition but he say im mad. he say, look @ me, i perspire so much, u want your char kway teow to have additional ingredients?

nice food stall once change chef. it is never the same. so i just keep looking for nice one. im currently looking for pig organ soup with pig blood inside. miss those man......

[Darkangel]

Thanks for the tip off, Darkie!

And yeah to Sirex, it takes good skill and fire control to imbue food with wok's breath. In fact, Fried Kway Teow slatthered with sweet sauce can be made by any amateur, only a well experienced chef manages to bring out the magic in white kway teow.

Hehe, maybe I'll search for him on facebook!

Hope he's still there! Have fun in your hunt!

OT.

my favourite char kway teow used to be those road side stall outside apollo centre where now it is a a four lane road.

i remember the char kway teow moved to hill street food centre next to central fire station.

then after that moved to bedok hawker centre opposite TJC. think the block number is 8 or 12. cant recall. the last time i went there, there are 2 woks. one by him when he feels like frying. another is by a female.

the female fry liao not as good.

another one is my army friend's father's stall @ old airport road opposite lau fu zi. the name still remain but the cooks fry liao not shiok. i have been asking my friend to carry on the tradition but he say im mad. he say, look @ me, i perspire so much, u want your char kway teow to have additional ingredients?

nice food stall once change chef. it is never the same. so i just keep looking for nice one. im currently looking for pig organ soup with pig blood inside. miss those man......

Yeah as usual 1 man...once change chef that's it

[zidaneong]

Hope he's still there! Have fun in your hunt!


Yeah as usual 1 man...once change chef that's it

Ya, agree. Once they change the chef, the standard is gone, like a particular wanton mee at old airport hawker.

[seiko.citizen]

... im currently looking for pig organ soup with pig blood inside. miss those man......

once you have seen what goes with the pig blood, i doubt you will want to eat it anymore.

...Yeah as usual 1 man...once change chef that's it

Thats the same everywhere, but also, i found, when some restaurants go on cost cutting exercise, the food standard also drop even if its the same chef.

[kosasik]

Chay kway teow in Jalan batu ??

I just saw a HK book by "Chai Lam" who is a Singaporean but resident in HK, wrote about Jalan Batu's CKT n he say it is the best, any one can tell me more about this too ??

Thanks..from Kos.

[toffeesthings]

Bro Citizen Seiko,
Now I'm curious, what goes with the pig blood?!

Oh, you can PM me if you're concerned about spilling the blood, I mean, beans on the thread just in case Bro Triton doesn't want to know, hehe.

[QUOTE=seiko.citizen;323652]once you have seen what goes with the pig blood, i doubt you will want to eat it anymore.