Singapore wet market: Meiling Street Wet Market

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When do the wet markets open during Lunar New Year

Prices of fresh meat and seafood at the wet markets generally increase before the Lunar New Year. This is because people stock up fresh food during the Lunar New Year period which the Chinese would break off for a rest of 15 days.

Closure of Meiling Street Wet Market for renovation

The Meiling Street Wet Market closes from 6 Jul 2015 to 4 Aug 2015 for renovation.

During the month, I needed to locate a nearby wet market which sells inexpensive fresh meat and fish. The one at Queens Road sells relatively fresh and inexpensive poultry but not fishes.

Tiong Bahru Wet Market was quite far away from Farrer Road.

Weekly marketing April 2015

I have been marketing but not sharing the details of the prices. Today, a new price to reveal for chicken wings at Meiling Street Market.

12 whole chicken wings for S$7

Have a nice day!

First wet marketing in 2015

Today's marketing :

Mackerel - S$16

Red grouper - S$34

Cod fish - S$36

(1kg S$48)

2 chicken total 3kg - S$18

1 Chicken breast - S$2.50

1kg Prawns - S$18

Vegetables - S$9.60

1 bunch Naibai (奶白）

4 Carrots

2 stalks curry leaves

1 packet garlic

Sliced "Sheng" fish (生鱼)- S$9

Happy New Year!

5 November 2014 Marketing

2 packets of pork bones ("long gu") - $14

Mackeral fish ("Batang") - $11

(Cost today is $16per kg)

1 chicken - $7.50

1 chicken breast - $2.50

29 October 2014 Marketing

Pork ("Mei Rou") - $10

(Cost today is $27per kg)

1 packet of pork bones - $7

1kg prawns - $18

Sliced fish ("Sheng yu") - $8

1 Chicken - $8

(Cost today is $6per kg)

Dry gds - $12.40

Breakdown of dry goods:

Garlic

Ginger

Tau Kee

Yellow beans

1 packet of barley

1 packet of preserved turnip ("Cai bu")

2 packets of cereal prawns

400g melon strip - $2.40

Tuesday Marketing Prices

The food from marketing at Tiong Bahru Market lasted me almost 2 weeks. Therefore, the marketing at Meiling Street market today is "massive".

We bought:

Prawns - $17

(Cost today is $17per kg)

Salmon - $21

(Cost today is $20per kg)

White promfret- $9

(Cost today is $22 per kg)

Cod fish - $26

(Cost today is $45 per kg)

Red grouper - $53

(Cost today is $24 per kg)

Prawns - $17 per kg

Sliced pork (枚肉) - $9

(Cost today is $26 per kg)

Minced pork (肉头) - $15

Pork Bones - $21

3 chickens - $24.50

1 chicken breasts - $2.50

8 Korea pears - $8

2 Watermelon wedges - $5

Vegetables - $8.30

Breakdown of vegetables:-

3 bunches watercress - $2

1 old cucumber

Naiqing

1 stalk curry leaves

Spring Onion

Small lime - $0.80

Long Beans

Dry Goods - $20.20

Breakdown of dry goods:-

Dried mushrooms ($4 per kg)

Garlic

Ginger

2 packets Emperor Chicken herbal spices

1 packet barley from Holland

All amount is expressed in Sgd.

Thanks for reading!

Very little to buy

We had very little to buy this week. Due to Sunday's hosting, we loaded too much food on Saturday at Tiong Bahru Market. However, we were still short of:-

Pork loin bones - S$14

A bunch of kangkong and lime - S$2

2 watermelon wedges - S$5

Half rockmelon - S$3

Have a great day!

Wednesday marketing

Marketing today at Meiling Street market is :

Weds marketing

This is the post for last week's marketing. Due to school holidays, I had not been to the market for a week.

This week's marketing

There is nothing unusual for this week.

Wedsnesday Marketing

Today's Prices at the Meiling Wet Market are:

Sliced Pork ("Mei Rou") - 1kg S$23

Pork Loin ("Long gu") - S$7

2 Red groupers - S$38

生鱼（Sheng fish） - S$7 (1kg S$20)

3 Chicken Breast Meat - S$ 7.50

2 whole chicken -2.8kg - S$16.80

White fungus - $1 (100g S$3)

Peanut- 100g S$0.50

3 Bunches Water cress - S$2.40 (1 bunch for S$0.80)

Old cucumber, Lime 100g, Spring onion

- S$3.10

Thanks for reading!

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This week's marketing

I went to the Meiling market today expecting to buy only eggs and fruits but ended up with a whole load of fresh food.

I thought my supplies were running low so why not? I qhad used up my pork bones and Batang fish. As such, loading up on these this morning was a good idea.

I bought :

1 Whole Chicken - S$7.8

10 Chicken Drumsticks - S$18

2 Chicken breast meat - S$5

In total, I spent S$30.80 for chicken. The butcher helped me to chopped the drumsticks and removed the skin and bones for the chicken breast. Not bad.

I bought 1 wedge of watermelon at S$2.50 and half a rock melon at S$3.

Pork loin bones today cost S$16/kg. For the last two weeks, it had been S$18/kg so the price dropped. I bought 2 packets of S$7 each, slightly less than a kg.

For fish, I did not ask the price per kg for Batang. But for prawns and "Sheng yu" (生鱼), it was S$18/kg and S$20/kg respectively.

I bought:

Batang - S$10

Prawns - S$9

Sheng fish - S$7 for 350g

I needed some spices for my Emperor Herb chicken today. The pre-packed spices are very suitable for on the go mum like me. I am going to try a new popular brand today called Seah's.

I spent S$10.60 for 4 packets of cereal prawn spices and 1 packet of Emperor chicken spice.

I also bought 2 bunches of Watercress at S$1.60. I noticed it is cheaper than the one sold in Giant at S$0.90 per bunch but it's more expensive than my last week price. See Marketing on a Saturday

Tuesday marketing

Today, there is plenty that I need to buy.

The stalls at 730am are usually quiet. I am one of the early birds as the local schools here starts early. I need to drop off my school-going children.

I start off with pork. I have a brief conversation with the butcher as I notice that his helper - his wife is not around. His wife fell sick last night. It will not be easy for him today. Tuesday is a busy day for wet markets. Wet markets are closed on Mondays and most homemakers come on Tuesdays to pick up fresh food which they run out of. I belong to this category.

My mum and mother-in-law visit the wet market everyday in order to pick up fresher meat and fish. It is also lighter to pick up what you need everyday as compared to weekly marketing. Staying close to a wet market or supermarket is definitely a plus for homemakers.

Today I spend :

S$37 on pork

S$12 for Batang fish (500grams)

S$27 for cod fish (600grams)

S$20 for prawns

2 whole chickens - 3kg for $18

Mango - 4 for $12

Ikan bilis - S$1.40 for 100g

Ginger - S$1.40 for 100g

Garlic - S$1.40 for 100g

The lady at the dried goods stall tells me that the prices of the ikan bilis and garlic stay fairly stable but the price of ginger fluctuates. It used to be S$4 to S$5 per kg but rises to S$6 per kg lately.

Last week, I bought the prawns at S$26 per kg as compared to this week's S$20 per kg. I captured a picture in my previous post. Do you spot any difference? The ones today are slightly smaller. I still prefer the cheaper stall given a minimal difference.

I notice that the prawns are cheaper at the stall which I bought the fishes. The fishmonger at the latter stall comments that her cod fish is at very reasonable price. It is usually S$50 per kg but she sells only S$45 per kg. I agree because I notice her prawns cost only S$18 per kg. I am definitely going to buy from her stall next week.

The vegetables today is very fresh. Lotus root costs only S$8.5 for close to 1.5kg and radish costs S$3.5 for 1.25kg.

Have a lovely day and thanks for reading!

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Items today

It's been a week since I went to the wet market. Today I needed only fish, prawns, fruits and a little pork bones for soup. I usually buy "long gu" as it's the leaner part of the bones. Since I was there, I also bought some tomatoes and capsicum for lunch.

The prices are :

生鱼（“Sheng yu”） : 450g - $9

Prawns - 500g - $13 (See photo)

Capsicum - 3 colours - $2.80

4 tomatoes (the kind from Malaysia) for $1.20

Pork and dry goods

I was running low on my pork as I did not get any on my previous trip on Tuesday.

I usually buy S$7 pork bones for a pot of soup. I do not know the price per kg but today I ask so I could share this information. It is S$16 for a kg. I was recommended to buy this part of the pork called "Mei Rou" in Chinese. It is very tender and lean but pricey. One slab costs S$11.

I also bought pork loin and asked the butcher to mince it for me. I usually buy S$5. Today I ask the per kg price and find out that it's S$13 per kg.

I also needed dry goods and spent S$ 3.80 for 400g of yellow beans, 200g of black beans and 5 pcs of cuttlefish.

Since I'm at the market, I must as well buy some fruits. So I bought half a watermelon at S$5 and half a rock melon at S$3.50.

Lady at the stall and her fruits

Items today

I need only prawns, vegetables, eggs and fruits today at the market.

The prawns always come from the usual stall that I frequent. It sells S$18 for a kg and the eggs were S$ 2 for 10. I bought 30 as my household is big.

I am especially impressed by the vegetable stall today. There are a few in the Meiling market but never one which I especially frequent.

I tried out 2 or 3 vegetable stalls in Meiling street before. One of them is cheap but the goods are not fresh. The other two have better vegetables but pricey. I didn't like the way the stall owner trade.

Today this stall lady gave me reasonable quality with great price!!

Look at these! S$16 for the lot and free lime from the stall lady.