Sing Hon Loong Bakery bread slicing upclose

Ghee Leong – Sing Hon Loong Bakery (新丰隆面包厂) in Whampoa

Sing Hon Loong Bakery Shop

What is the greatest thing since sliced bread? It is still sliced bread!! Lao Beng (yours truly) really missed the old school traditional bakery shops like the Ghee Leong – Sing Hon Loong Bakery (新丰隆面包厂) located in Whampoa, near the Whampoa Drive Market and Food Centre.

When I was young boy in the late 80s and early 90s traditional bakeries like this was just a stone throw away from where I stay. I remember buying the bread, toasting it with my mini oven and spreading planta butter (this foolish boy thought planta was real butter) and hainanese kaya (coconut jam) on it.

Sometimes when our family couldn’t finish the whole loaf it will turn mouldy on the second night or third day. Read More