Market Fresh Stories
Tribute to our vendors: EP1 Aunty Mary
This is the start of a new series over the next few months and we will interview and ask our vendors questions that you guys have asked us before. Uncle only has so much knowledge ok? The people we are interviewing are all the experts!
Hungry Ghost Festival at Tiong Bahru Market
1) Prayers for Hungry Ghost festival is held at the market’s main lobby
The Hungry Ghost Festival (中元节) falls on the 7th month of the Chinese lunar...
Painstakingly handmade Yong Tau Foo
One of the most popular yong tau foo stall in Tiong Bahru market is run by Mr Edwin Tan, 58. Like many of the long-time stallholders here, Mr Tan took over the business from his father.
Are wet markets becoming a lost tradition?
Wet markets have long been a fabric of Singapore’s culture. Singapore’s first wet market is widely believed to be Tiong Bahru Market, then known as Seng Poh Market when it was built in the 1950s.
Life in an eggshell
Mdm Neo Chai Han is 87 years old and one of the most recognizable faces in Tiong Bahru Market. At an age when most of us would long have retired (most of us probably would not even live that long), Mdm Neo is still very physically and mentally active.
Traditional provision shop in Tiong Bahru Market
Mr Khoo Kai Hock, 62, and his wife, Felicia Yip, 58, have been tending to their provision shop at Tiong Bahru Market for almost 40 years.
Old School Pork Uncle and Aunty in Tiong Bahru
Today we will continue to feature stallholders at Tiong Bahru Market. The groceries on Marketfresh.com.sg comes directly from these stallholders.
Vegetable seller’s 50 years in Tiong Bahru Market
Starting from today, we are shining the spotlight on some of the stallholders at Tiong Bahru Market that we get our fresh produce from. The groceries you buy on Marketfresh.com.sg comes directly from these stallholders.
The Story of MarketFresh (Part 2)
Linus and I were Army mates. We lost contact but reconnected while he was doing his grocery shopping at Tiong Bahru Market. Linus was running his own business selling apparel online. We decided to combine expertise and thus Marketfresh was born.
Our plan was to run Marketfresh on a part time basis. Linus took care of the website and other technical aspects while I managed vendors and fulfillment. Our idea was simple enough. Collate groceries from stallholders in Tiong Bahru Market and sell them online.
