Tekka Online Market

Stay home, we deliver!

In response to the rise in community cases, TADA Fresh Market has implemented Contactless Collection in the daily operational process to minimise contact between the collection crew and the stallholders in the markets. ⁣
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With effect from today, the collection team will NOT enter the markets. The stalls we are partnering up with will deliver groceries to our sorting centre and leave them in a stipulated drop-off area, with no contact with the people in the sorting centre. ⁣
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For the stalls who don’t have the extra hands to facilitate this process, they will transport the orders to a safe unloading zone and the similar contactless collection protocol ensues. ⁣
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The delivery team perform daily testing with self-test kits before going out for deliveries.⁣
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TADA Fresh Market will continue supporting local markets and the stallholders by connecting them with our growing number of “digital market-goers”! We hope this newly-implemented contactless collection protocol will give the fresh produce lovers peace of mind while protecting everyone in this mini ecosystem.⁣

Support stalls at our local markets now:
https://bit.ly/3kKPhug

Make Chicken Tinola (a traditional Philipino soup), Stir-fry Moringa Leaves and Moringa Dal that can be served with hot rice or roti! 😃 Get Drumstick Leaves from Tekka: https://bit.ly/3wrB2h8

Lebanese Cucumber (aka Persian Cucumber) is nearly seedless. It is crunchy and tasty🥒, often used for pickling and slicing. ⁣
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If you want to get a taste of the Middle East spontaneously, the Lebanese Cucumber is THAT cucumber you need to make a traditional Middle Eastern salad - Salad Shirazi.⁣

Buy Lebanese Cucumber from Tekka: https://bit.ly/2SsO9ji
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𝘖𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘥 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘻𝘪: 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘰, 𝘺𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘺, 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘩 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘵, 𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘪𝘭, 𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯.

We are 99% sure that this is the best offer you can find online right now for the Sarawak Kolo Mee by LJMX(刘家面线)🤩 - get your hands on the noodles for $1 ONLY, you are already on the way to serve an addictive bowl of Kolo Mee at home. ⁣
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Don’t let other essential ingredients slip your mind! Complete your dream Sarawak Kolo Mee with Instant Noodle Mixing Sauce, Minced Pork and Fried Shallots. You can even enjoy some extra toppings with the Char Siew from Pasar 216 Bedok and Fried Wantons from the famous Tiong Bahru Fishball stall. Our local wet markets just made everything possible😎⁣
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Buy $1 Sarawak Kolo Mee now: https://bit.ly/3cALlaB
Buy Instant Noodle Mixing Sauce: https://bit.ly/3gtVhnq
Buy Fried Wanton from Tiong Bahru Fishball: https://bit.ly/3xcq8M7

GREAT NEWS for local markets!😍

7,000 market stallholders in S'pore to get rental waivers during Covid-19 curbs SINGAPORE - Market stallholders will be getting some help in coping with reduced business during this period of Covid-19 curbs.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

These recipes - with the ingredient lists that can be ticked off at the fingertips with the help of our local wet markets - make our stay-home days a little more bearable 😉

Check out the recipes here: https://bit.ly/3fTqpOj

Make Fish & Prawn Otah-Otah from scratch
Steamed Pork Belly with Preserved Vegetables
Steamed Tri-Seafood Dumplings
MSG-Free Chicken Thigh Satay & Pineapple Peanut Sauce

Love broccolis? You have to stop and check out this steal! Victor, the guy who is running the biggest vegetable stall at Tekka (anyone remember the curated Mushroom Bento from last year's livestream? 😉) is letting go a (big) crate of Australia Broccoli at merely $1 per piece.

A Broccoli eater knows that an average size of broccoli would costs you $2 or more and we called this a "steal" for a good reason. The price-slashing is the way to take care of an unexpected surplus. Snatching this $1 Australia Broccoli does not only make your broccoli-loving heart feel full, but also help reducing potential food waste. 🥦🥦🥦

Shop Now: https://bit.ly/3vG6aJb
Till 6 June or while stocks last.

"There is no future being a hawker".

These were the words told to Uncle Khiang when he was merely 10 by his school principal. Now, more than 50 years on, he still vividly remembers this comment and recounts to us every time we visit his stall. Uncle Khiang started his wet market career from a young age. He admits that he was not academically inclined. Weighing a bag of silverfish as he was speaking to us, he smiled and said that he was, however, adept at numbers. While he may hold a dim prospect of this business, it has already taken him through five decades.

Uncle Khiang runs Hai Kee, a dry and preserved goods store at a corner of Tekka Wet Market, all by himself - unlike other stalls who may have an additional hand from their second or third generation. He remarked that he may close his business when he retires in five years. Customers who visit his stall are often elated from finding ingredients that they thought has been lost from Singapore's trail.

We want to help Uncle Khiang and more people like him, letting them enjoy the benefits of going online. We hope that this additional avenue will support the longevity of these businesses.

If you are looking for dried goods (Buah Keluak, Dried Scallops, Dried Mushrooms, etc) check out the products from Hai Kee via TADA Fresh Market!

Shop Now:https://bit.ly/3wLYhlz

Looking for meal ideas that take minimal effort? Get these ready-to-cook food from our local wet markets. There are freshly-made noodles from Tekka, Chee Cheong Fun Set from Pasar 216 Bedok, Yong Tau Foo ingredients from Tiong Bahru Market and many more!

Shop for Fresh Noodle:https://bit.ly/3g0GkJu
Shop for Yong Tau Foo: https://bit.ly/3i7sbgk
Shop for Frozen Food: https://bit.ly/2Rdjgii

How long will wet markets be around?⁣
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We are not sure. It’s akin to the debate about whether brick-and-mortar retail will continue thriving when everyone’s shopping online - except that our wet markets are left far behind in the wave of digitalisation.⁣
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After the independence of Singapore in 1965, street hawkers were “re-housed” into purpose-built facilities which are known today as wet markets cm hawker centres.⁣
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With the entry of supermarkets since 1980s, wet markets have been facing the biggest challenge ever. They are failing to attract young customers for obvious reasons. Wet markets open early in a day and are closed by mid-afternoon. The odd hours are driving working adults away who certainly have plenty of options for grocery shopping. ⁣
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We may still feel a sentimental attachment to wet markets but for many of us, there’s no longer a reason to step into one.⁣
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On the other hand, many long-standing wet market stalls are family business passed down by generations. If the younger generation see no prospect of growth and thus decide not to take over the business, the family legacy will soon be let go and our well loved wet market stalls will disappear one day.⁣
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As we wrapped up this post, the answer to the opening question presented itself - we are the answer. Wet markets will stay as long as we allow them to be part of our lives.⁣
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(Source of facts: Community Heritage Series II, NHB)

Shop from Wet Markets today: https://bit.ly/2R5D6Md