A Michelin-Starred Meal for $1.50

Chan Hon Meng is the master chef behind “Hong Kong Soya Sauce Chicken Rice and Noodle,” the food cart home to the cheapest Michelin-starred meal in the world. Ringing in at a mere $1.50, Meng’s perfected braised chicken recipe was passed down to him by his uncle. Now, he’s serving hundreds of meals a day out of his hawker in Singapore. And while his food has gained acclaim and recognition across the culinary community, Meng hasn’t forgotten his roots. He’s still serving up the same great food, all for under two bucks.

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+5 1. ComentAtor commented 6 years ago

a great big story

i'm fascinated that this guy took preparation so serious.. equipment, prepare time... spices.. wanna go there
it's actually the first starred restaurant i want to go to
no the second.. Noma made me interested
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+1 2. ringmaster commented 6 years ago

But is the low price enough to cover salary, food, building costs etc?
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0 3. Judge-Jake commented 6 years ago

So that's $150 a day at the Hawker stall, less what he paid for his chickens, and the cost of the added ingredients and the power required to cook them and staff costs. If this was Dragons Den, I'm afraid I would be out! Plus I'm a vegetarian, poor chickens. <3
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0 4. buckleg08 commented 5 years ago

that is probably the only michelin food i can afford to taste....O:)
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+1 5. Judge-Jake commented 5 years ago

I wonder if he's still charging the same? I hope not 8-)
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+1 6. buckleg08 commented 3 years ago

Yum. Hope business survived the pandemic..:)
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+1 7. krazeeeyez commented 3 years ago

what is the damn secret spice!! I can't get to singapore!
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0 8. buckleg08 commented 2 years ago

fresh meat...:P
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0 9. Judge-Jake commented 2 years ago

The life of a chiken is cheap. :squirrel:
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0 10. krazeeeyez commented 2 years ago

give me the damn recipe :'(