Have eaten Hum Jin Pang (HJP) from this store since my A'levels days. Found this jewel when I was working at URA during my holidays while waiting for entry to University. That would be like 10 to 12 years ago.
The stall owner, 70-year old Lee Chok, also known as Hum Jin Pang Ah Pek, is a legend. He stands tall & mighty with his fragil frame, hunched to knead and roll dough non-stop with only his daughter to help out.
The selling point of this HJP stall is that customers can fry the HJP themselves while he continously dumps dough into the huge wok of hot cooking oil. The cost is only $1 for seven small puff that are available in two types: one infused with five spice (outer layer sprinkled with sugar & salt) and the other filled with sweet red bean paste. ( outer layer is covered with sesame).
The only catch is that they only open from 1pm to 8pm. Sometimes they end early if they finishes their 25kg of flour.
Maxwell Hum Jin Pang
Maxwell Market Food Centre
Stall 28
2 Murray Street
Singapore 079519
Closed on Sunday
Rating : 4/5
