Hainanese chicken rice ( Along with Bak Chor Mee ) will always be my favourite Hawker dish. I grew up eating it weekly because I lived a street away from the famous Boon Tong Kee! As a kid, chicken rice was always the highlight when eating out. We'd always order the 油菜, along with a refreshing cup of cold homemade barley. Both went so well with our chicken rice! Of course, my family was always divided on what type of chicken rice was the best. Roast or white. We'd travel all around Singapore to find the different ones. Wee Nam Kee, Loy Kee, Pao Xing, Tian Tian and the list goes on. Chicken rice is truly comfort food at it's best!

Having grown up in Singapore, I often think of my childhood and reminisce about all the wonderful memories eating out at hawker centres back home… the newspaper seller at my neighbourhood whampoa market, the koel bird, the cool breeze in the early evenings, the sound of ingredients being tossed in woks and the giant flames. The aunties and uncles going ‘来！找钱！’ The ringing of bicycle bells, the ah pek clearing his throat… all so insignificant sounding but when put together, they form a core memory in my heart. A memory of home.

Oh what I would give to have a whiff of the aroma and taste of the different foods of which I so love and dearly miss! Growing up in Southeast Asia, food will always be a part of me. No matter where I go, what I’ve eaten, hawker food will always have my heart…. to celebrate, I’ve created a special Kopitiam 88 Series and I hope the pieces in it bring you joy and think of home too.

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Open Edition Fine Art Giclee Print.
Each piece is professionally printed on beautiful 100% acid-free, quality art paper using quality archival inks. Please note all prints come unframed. I highly recommend a simple wooden frame for the piece. Print will be mailed in a protective sleeve along with a sturdy box board, inside a stiff document mailer. Larger prints will come rolled and mailed in a mailing tube.

PRINT IS AVAILABLE IN VARIOUS SIZES. Select from drop down box when placing your order.

*All prints are made to order. Please allow up to 3 weeks for delivery. Thank you*