Young Hawker of 4th Generation Family Stall Wins Hawker Heritage Award
Filzah Mirante Binte Mohd Dawood, who is just in her 20s has emerged as one of the youngest winner of the Hawker Heritage Award at SG Hawker Seminar on 11 January 2021. The award hours hawker brands that has been established for at least 30 years and has been passed down through generations.
Filzah who is the hawkers behind Gerai Nenek Obek, a 57-year-old family owned stall located at Geylang Serai market where she is the fourth generation to join her family’s business which sells authentic Malay dishes such as Nasi Rawon, Nasi Jenganan and Nasi Ambeng. Her great-grandmother first opened the store in 1963 and the family has continued to use the same recipe since then.
Here you can find as many as 30 dishes which are sold daily at Gerai Nenek Obek from as early as 7am.
1, Geylang Serai Market, #02-136 Singapore, Singapore 402001
