$16 for mala meal that's not even at a big F&B chain is 'absurd', says Stomper
Cherlynn Ng
Posted on 01 December 2023 | 11,745 views | 23 comments
Is $16 for mala hotpot at a coffee shop stall reasonable?
A Stomper said he visited the Dragon-Fly Mala Hotpot stall at Block 259 Bukit Panjang Ring Road on Nov 27, at around 11am. He was shocked by the price of his meal.
He recounted: "I paid $16 for only mala ingredients, no noodles.
"It's a neighbourhood hawker centre mala stall, not even a big hawker chain like Kopitiam, Koufu or Food Republic."
The Stomper provided a cost breakdown of what he ordered:
- Fried beancurd skin: $1
- 0.246kg of meat (one quadrant of luncheon meat and some chicken): $8.61
- 0.288kg of vegetables (two pieces of bok choy and one pack of enoki mushrooms) $6.34
- Takeaway container: $0.30
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