New Horse Noodles opened by 2 brothers to close after 5 months: 'The lifestyle is not what we really want’
The hawker stall at Chinatown Complex Food Centre will close on Oct 25, five months after brothers Scott and Troy Lee left fintech and trading careers to become hawkers.
Two brothers, Scott and Troy Lee, will close their New Horse Noodles stall after five months of operation at Chinatown Complex Food Centre. The decision to cease operations came on October 25, as they found the lifestyle not aligned with their true desires. The brothers abandoned their fintech and trading careers to pursue their passion for Hakka yong tau foo and Malaysian-style noodles.
Despite investing around S$20,000 from their savings, they found themselves working 70 hours a week and earning less than minimum wage. Scott, a former fintech product manager, and Troy, a trader, trained with an 85-year-old Hakka hawker in Malacca for ten days before bringing her recipes to Singapore. Their stall offered a Handmade Hakka Yong Tau Foo Set for S$6.50, consisting of stuffed tau pok, tofu, tau kee, and bitter gourd in soup with Malaysian-style dry noodles.
The broth, simmered with carrots and corn, provided a pleasant natural sweetness. The brothers expressed gratitude for the support they received and promised to share their future plans in upcoming social media videos.
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