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One special thing about this stall is the fry-it-yourself hum jin pangs. I first learned about this stall from my colleagues. However it is usually not opened at lunch time but after that and so we had get it for teatime.There is usually 2 people present at the stall. One person makes the dough and the other puts in the filling and throws it into the pot of oil. Speaking of which, customers who order will then fry their own hum jin pangs, according to their own likings, not too burnt, slightly chao-ta or crispy. However once or twice the stallowners will intercept and just pick up those that are already cooked.There is usually a long queue (though there are 2 woks for people to cook) depending on how many buns the people in front order. One can choose between the sweet and the salted, though my personal preference lies in the salted. It's mini hum jin pangs and best eaten hot. Once it's cold, its not as nice anymore.It's a fun experience frying your own hum jin pangs and so its worth the wait! The last time i went was 6 Hum Jin Pengs for $1. I am not sure if they upped the prize already a not.
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This Hum Jin Pang stall located in Maxwell Food Centre is different from the typical Hum Jin Pang stalls. This stall requires customers to fry the Hum Jin Pang by themselves. Yes! You saw this right. (When one of my friend told me about this, I was wondering if she was joking.) This is a fry-it-yourself Hum Jin Pang (Hum Ji Pang) Stall.6 Hum Jin Pang for $1! What a bargain! I visited this stall at 4pm on a Saturday. There was a short queue. I was surprised to find out that there was only 1 person mending this stall!Firstly, you queue and wait for your turn. If this is your first time, take the chance to observe what the person in front is doing.Once it is your turn, the lady will ask you to choose from the 2 types of Hum Jin Pang available; Five Spice Salt and Sweet Red Bean Paste (differentiated by sesame seeds). Since it was our first time, we went for a mixture of both.The lady immediately start kneading and rolling the dough. Folding them and also stuffing the red bean paste if required. She did everything very fast and start to fling the dough (Hum Jin Pang) into the wok of hot oil.Grab the giant chopstick and start cooking your own Hum Jin Pang. You will be required to turn it over the other side (to cook the other side). Everything happens so fast, that you might be cooking for the person in front of you or behind you as it is hard to know which is yours.Once the Hum Jin Pang turns golden brown, scoop it out of the wok to drain on a tray.The lady will help if she notice that it is becoming overcooked. After that you can sugar coat your Hum Jin Pang and just put it into the brown paper bag available. For payment, you put the money into a white container just next to where the brown paper bags are. It is all about integrity! You take what you order and you pay accordingly.The pipping hot Hum Jin Pang was crispy on the outside and fluffy in the inside! It was very soft and fragrant. The one with sesame has Sweet Red Bean Paste in it. The others that did not have the sesame contained Five Spice Salt. We prefer the Five Spice Salt Hum Jin Pang! We should have bought more as it was superb and not as filling as we thought. So simple yet so delicious!Very affordable and yummy Hum Jin Pang! In addition, it was an interesting experience. I will be back for more!*pictures combined from 2 visits (Hence you may noticed that the lady was wearing different clothes). Visited a 2nd time to buy $3 worth of Hum Jin Pang Yummy!*Detailed review: http://foodiefc.blogspot.sg/2012/06/hum-jin-pang-maxwell-food-centre.html
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