The hawker stall co-owned by the “boss of an established noodle chain” also offers wild-caught Chinese silver pomfret collagen soup.
who was previously from the oil and gas industry. He spent most of his 16 years in trade support operations, and when the local company he worked for closed down in 2021, he got a job as a cargo officer which required him to“After about six months, I found the job very stagnant. I also realised that this was not a forever job ’cos
“I know fish well because I enjoy cooking and fishing. I also have a good friend, who is a fish supplier so I know I will get a consistent supply of good quality fish,” explains James, though he wouldn’t have considered venturing into F&B if not for his biz partner. They invested around $30K to open Fish Joy in mid June and planWhy collagen soup? “Light Teochew-style fish soup is very common, so we wanted to try something different.
“A lot of customers think we add milk in our soup, but this is real collagen, like the soup base you have at [hot pot chain] Beauty In The Pot. The broth is in jelly form when it is delivered to the stall, and we add water and heat it up to make our soup. We do not add MSG or salt,” says James. assistant helps with the food prep and takes orders. Though he knew what he was getting himself into when he decided to switch careers, he admits that the hawker trade is a lot tougher than expected. It doesn’t help that he just had surgery for a“I work 15-hour days now and am constantly standing. I have to cook, prepare ingredients and wash dishes. I tried running the stall alone, but I couldn’t manage. Even when I worked on board a vessel, it was not as tiring as this,” reveals James.
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