What's This Place About?
It is a must for everyone to visit the row of single-storey shop house! Nowadays, it is rare to find single-storey buildings in Singapore and there are only a handful remaining. These single-storey buildings are the earliest forms of buildings to be built in the rural areas and functioned as shops and homes for new settlers in the rural areas in pre-1965 Singapore. The designs in the form of Art Deco pediment above the five-foot way beautified it, giving it an elegant touch, setting it apart from its simplistic design. These shop houses are owned by the Ngee Ann Kongsi, a foundation founded in 1845 to look after the interests of Teochew immigrants in Singapore. Something worth mentioning is that the income generated from these properties will become funds for education and charitable projects. Dabbling in properties for a noble cause never felt this good. This row has also been conserved by the URA, which means that the shop front cannot be altered. The preservation of this site means there is a huge historic meaning for you to discover and explore, so hurry up and visit it!
It is a must for everyone to visit the row of single-storey shop house! Nowadays, it is rare to find single-storey buildings in Singapore and there are only a handful remaining. These single-storey buildings are the earliest forms of buildings to be built in the rural areas and functioned as shops and homes for new settlers in the rural areas in pre-1965 Singapore. The designs in the form of Art Deco pediment above the five-foot way beautified it, giving it an elegant touch, setting it apart from its simplistic design. These shop houses are owned by the Ngee Ann Kongsi, a foundation founded in 1845 to look after the interests of Teochew immigrants in Singapore. Something worth mentioning is that the income generated from these properties will become funds for education and charitable projects. Dabbling in properties for a noble cause never felt this good. This row has also been conserved by the URA, which means that the shop front cannot be altered. The preservation of this site means there is a huge historic meaning for you to discover and explore, so hurry up and visit it!
What's Interesting?
Walking along the stretch of shop house, you are sure to notice the 4 Tau Sar Piah shops. Tau Sar Piah is a popular confectionery item with a sweet or salty bean-based filling covered with an outer skin of flour. In Balestier, the idea of Tau Sar Piah originated from Loong Fatt Confectionery which was owned by Mr Lee. This confectionery item was so popular that others started selling this traditional biscuit and the end product, as you can see are the 4 shops selling Tau Sar Piah.
Walking along the stretch of shop house, you are sure to notice the 4 Tau Sar Piah shops. Tau Sar Piah is a popular confectionery item with a sweet or salty bean-based filling covered with an outer skin of flour. In Balestier, the idea of Tau Sar Piah originated from Loong Fatt Confectionery which was owned by Mr Lee. This confectionery item was so popular that others started selling this traditional biscuit and the end product, as you can see are the 4 shops selling Tau Sar Piah.
In fact, Balestier is famous for its Tau Sar Piah (and we as your guide, have validated this claim for you). =) Thus, another good reason for you to visit this shop house is to purchase this famous traditional biscuit that originated form Balestier. The shop we visited (House of Tau Sar Piah) not only sells the traditional filling of sweet and salty, it also created other fillings to cater to more customers; coffee paste, yam paste, lotus paste and the best of the best, green tea paste! Besides selling Tau Sar Piah, the shop has diversified to sell cookies and other confectionery items. Therefore, it is a must for one to experience and taste the traditional biscuit and other goodies of Balestier.
Location of House of Tau Sar Piah 529 #01-02 Balestier Road Tel: 62503008
Once again, it is time for silly re-enactments. Try to top ours if you can. (:
This is the stall we visited.
You try and top this photo.lol.
the row of single-storey shophouses
Another Tau Sar Piah shop
