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Ex-Takagi Chef Says Takagi’s Ramen ‘Not Umami Enough’; Opens Hawker Stall Serving His Version With ‘Better Ingredients’ At Same Price

['Casual Japanese chain ', 'is well-known for its wallet-friendly noodles, which start from just $6.90 for a classic ', '. Ex-Takagi Ramen chef, Gary Chua, 33, claims to whip up his own version with “higher-end” ingredients, at the same price at his new hawker stall ', 'Tsuki Ramen', '.', 'Does Gary really think his ramen is better than Takagi’s? “I wouldn’t say it’s ', 'better', ', I just feel that it’s more suitable for me,” he replies humbly.', 'After he left Takagi, the millennial set out to create a bowl of ramen that would live up to his standards. In particular, the soup: “The soup is most important. It must be very strong - thick, creamy, and very umami,” he shares.\xa0', 'While he declines to reveal too many details about his recipe, Gary says he simmers ingredients like pork bone and chicken feet for several hours, which helps to “extract the essence of the pork, resulting in a rich, creamy white broth”.\xa0', ' hasn’t tried his ramen yet, so until we do, we’ll just have to take his word for it.']

Cheap & Filling $3.50 Mee Siam From No-Frills Stall That Opens At 1.30am Daily

['With the hot and sticky evenings we’ve been having lately, our late-night hunger pangs have been steering us towards something a little more piquant.\xa0', 'Enter Low Seng Kim, a mee siam stall at Geylang Bahru Market & Food Centre\xa0that opens at the rather peculiar hour of… 1.30am. When ', ' intern dropped by one morning to investigate, the ', ' manning the stall simply handed over a name card and suggested reaching out to his boss directly. Despite multiple attempts, we’ve yet to receive a response, leaving Low Seng Kim’s operating hours a mystery for now.', 'The stall opens from 1.30am to 10am', 'While Google Maps lists Low Seng Kim’s hours as ', ' to 2pm, a netizen has pointed out that the stall actually operates from 1.30am to 10am instead (see above FB post).\xa0', 'Low Seng Kim has a sister stall under the same name at Blk 216 Bedok Food Centre & Market, which maintains regular opening hours from 6am to 2pm (this possibly explains the confusion with the Geylang Bahru outlet).']