Joo Chiat Heritage - “A Swirl on a Hot Plate”

 

The episode examines how Joo Chiat’s multicultural heritage and popiah tradition are changing alongside neighborhood gentrification. I sit down with Michael Ker, third-generation owner of Kway Guan Huat Joo Chiat Popiah, whose family have been in the neighbourhood since the 1930s. 

Kway Guan Huat Popiah

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