Fishballs, feuds, and family chaos — Singapore's hawker life never looked this dramatic.
Season 1 • Episode 34
LatestIt is the beginning of a new day. Ziqiang, aka Fish Prince, is a fishmonger who gets along well with everyone. Niu Ji and Hao Ji are two rival fishball noodle stalls in the hawker centre. Business at Niu Ji is brisk because its fishballs are freshly made every day. Hao Ji is run by Hao Youcai and his wife, Luo Na. He is an honest man. An unreasonable woman, Luo Na often picks on Niu Wuyin of Niu Ji. A maid buys tofu from Amy and leaves her trolley at the stall. While she is in the toilet, an old lady claims to be her mistress and takes the trolley. Youcai, who helps the old lady with the trolley, is forced to compensate the maid. A psychotic man poses as a doctor and sneaks into Youcai’s house when Youcai’s mother leaves the door open. He is about to molest Youcai’s daughter, Meiying, when the telephone rings. Wuyin’s son, Shaowei, who is a real estate agent, is calling Meiying.
Acting
Kym Ng's Luo Na: the villain you love to hate.
Production
Authentic hawker centre energy, complete with grease and gossip.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This series captures the dying art of handmade fishballs and the social ecosystem of Singapore's hawker centres before UNESCO recognition made them trendy.
Yao Wenlong and Kym Ng's on-screen marriage here became so iconic that viewers still associate them as a couple in real life, despite both being married to other people.
