Despite the affordable price, the hawker says some elderly customers cannot afford her popiah: “They tell me they only have $1, and I will sell it to them at that price. I just want them to eat something.”
stall Popiah Affection where the no-frills rolls are priced at a very wallet-friendly $1.80. Located in the same coffeeshop as the popularPopiah Affection is owned and run by Ho Chi Minh City-born hawker Klim, 50. She moved to Singapore in 2006 when she married her Singaporean husband, who is a cook at a bak kut teh hawker stall. The couple have a 12-year-old daughter.
She switched to her family’s popiah recipe, which, she says, has a “Vietnamese touch”. And by that, she means that besides the standard stewed bang kuang filling, it’s also loaded with fresh raw veggies, kinda likefilling, sweet sauce, and chilli. “My husband is vegetarian, so we do not use pork, lard, or MSG.
The discount isn’t just for regulars, but anyone who approaches her for it. While profits are slim, she says it’s enough for her to get by.It’s not easy running my own business, but I earn slightly more compared to working for others. As long as I make money every month, it’s okay. Just take it one day at a time,” she says.
“Business here is quite good. Sometimes I’m so busy that I cannot manage,” Klim says modestly. “I can sell around 200 popiah a day. It’s a lot already.”Klim wasn’t exaggerating when she says she piles her popiah with veg. Our vegetarian roll, though a little on the petite side, is so stuffed that it unravels when we attempt to pick it up with our chopsticks. Klim uses smaller supplier-made popiah skins, but she overlaps two sheets to make the rolls bigger.
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